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Had a conversation yesterday with an optometrist about this. My daughter's myopia jumped from -.75 to -2.0 in a year. Asked about the atropine drops, special

Had a conversation yesterday with an optometrist about this. My daughter's myopia jumped from -.75 to -2.0 in a year. Asked about the atropine drops, special contacts, etc. He said the number one thing was to make sure my daughter was outdoors in sunlight. You can read or be on screens, just outdoors. His opinion was mixed on the drops and special contacts. The tricky part is you don't know how bad the myopia would be without interventions. So my child's myopia might be progressing, but maybe would have been even worse if we didn't do the drops or whatever. He also said growth spurts correlate with myopia progression.

avery17 2y ago
Theres a brand of glasses for kids that stops the progression of myopia. Posted on HN the other day, cant remember the name. Look it up!
- drjasonharrison 2y ago
  https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/glasses-stop-myopia-are-successful-multi-site-trial https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/glasses-stop-myopia-ar...
Nicholas_C 2y ago
Look into ortho-k contact lenses. My siblings all have terrible eyesight but mine is ok around -1.5 and I was the only one who used ortho-k contacts.
- kreyenborgi 2y ago
  ortho-k might be able to slow down development, but I haven't seen evidence it can reverse it. The NIH in the US claims ortho-k works for slowing down development https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/multifocal-contact-lenses-slow-myopia-progression-children https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/multifocal-con... But on the other hand, the UK NHS guidance https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/short-sightedness/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/short-sightedness/ says that multifocals may help slow the development, while "Some opticians may advise wearing a special lens overnight (orthokeratology). This can help you see better without glasses or contact lenses" (so the UK guidance does not list ortho-k in the list of things that can slow development, only that opticians may advice using it)
  - Nicholas_C 2y ago
    My eyesight did get worse while wearing ortho-k so I agree it doesn’t reverse or stop bad eyesight. But I do believe it does slow the development of bad eyesight.

avery17 2y ago

Theres a brand of glasses for kids that stops the progression of myopia. Posted on HN the other day, cant remember the name. Look it up!

drjasonharrison 2y ago
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/glasses-stop-myopia-are-successful-multi-site-trial https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/glasses-stop-myopia-ar...

Nicholas_C 2y ago

Look into ortho-k contact lenses. My siblings all have terrible eyesight but mine is ok around -1.5 and I was the only one who used ortho-k contacts.

kreyenborgi 2y ago
ortho-k might be able to slow down development, but I haven't seen evidence it can reverse it. The NIH in the US claims ortho-k works for slowing down development https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/multifocal-contact-lenses-slow-myopia-progression-children https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/multifocal-con... But on the other hand, the UK NHS guidance https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/short-sightedness/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/short-sightedness/ says that multifocals may help slow the development, while "Some opticians may advise wearing a special lens overnight (orthokeratology). This can help you see better without glasses or contact lenses" (so the UK guidance does not list ortho-k in the list of things that can slow development, only that opticians may advice using it)
- Nicholas_C 2y ago
  My eyesight did get worse while wearing ortho-k so I agree it doesn’t reverse or stop bad eyesight. But I do believe it does slow the development of bad eyesight.