Children’s Eye Care
Eye Tests For Children And Teens
Children’s vision directly impacts school, social development, and coordination. We will make sure kids feel comfortable during their examination and our gentle testing methods give accurate results without stress.
NHS-funded examinations are available for eligible children.
Level Of Care
If your child requires vision correction, we will make the process as easy and comfortable as possible. We offer a wide range of frames which are stylish, comfortable and strong.
Our expertise in children’s eye care also extends to fitting contact lenses for children. Our experienced team have the knowledge to successfully fit a wide range of contact lenses to children, including myopia control lenses , which help to reduce the progression of short sightedness.
Myopia Control
Myopia, or short sightedness, is a condition that results in difficulty seeing distant objects clearly. Research has shown that the prevalence of myopia in the western world has increased from 20% to 40% in the last 25 years. It is estimated that half the worlds population will be myopic by 2050.
Myopia usually begins in childhood and is more common in children who have a myopic parent, although sometimes there is no family history. Other influencing factors are ethnicity, environment and spending increased amounts of time doing near tasks, including using smartphones, tablets and computers.
MiYOSMART
MiYOSMART is an innovative spectacle lens that can help to reduce the progression of myopia. In clinical trials over 2 years, the children wearing MiYOSMART with DIMS technology had shown on average a reduction of myopic progression of 60%*. The product has found to be safe to use and allows normal vision at distance and near.
Reducing Myopia
A key part of any myopia management is to encourage children to spend more time outdoors – ideally 12 hours or more per week. Studies have shown that by increasing outdoor time in this way helps to prevent myopia onset and development.
How can Contact Lenses help?
MISIGHT® LENSES
Recently introduced to only a select few practices in the UK, MiSight® contact lenses are soft daily disposable lenses that significantly reduce the rate of myopia progression. It is worn through the day as a standard one day soft lens, for a minimum of six days a week.
According to the two year data from the ongoing European study, the unique optics of the MiSight® one day disposable lens have been proven to slow down myopia by 59% compared to the control group. This means that if fitted early enough with this lens, most children will end up with less than half the strength of myopia than if fitted with a conventional contact lens or spectacles.
If you have any questions or want to discuss myopia control with our experts please call us on 0208 868 2597.
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