Myopia Management
With short-sightedness (myopia) becoming more and more prevalent in children, our highly trained optometrists can discuss and advise on the latest, innovative treatment options to help control your child’s myopia.

What is myopia?
Myopia, more commonly known as short-sightedness, is a refractive error of the eye where distant objects appear blurred while close objects remain clear.
This eye condition is a result of the eye growing too long and so the light comes to a focus in front of the retina. Myopia can develop at any age, although typically develops in childhood and can progress rapidly, particularly during school years.
Why myopia matters
While myopia used to be merely associated with “blurry vision”, we now know that myopia is correlated with vision problems in later life, including a higher risk of sight threatening eye diseases such as myopic macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment. The earlier your child is diagnosed and treated, the greater the protection against future vision loss.
Myopia on the rise
In the UK, the prevalence of myopia in children has more than doubled in the last half a century and is manifesting at a younger age.
Now affecting one in six children in the UK, myopia is one of the biggest threats to eye health.
By 2050, it is predicted that half of the world’s population will have myopia.
Controlling myopia
At R. A. Glass, we have a wealth of experience in all areas of myopia management and our expert optometrists will advise you on the most suitable treatment option for your child. Specialised myopia control spectacle lenses, myopia control daytime contact lenses or Night Lenses have all been proven to slow down the progression of myopia.
Myopia Management
With short-sightedness (myopia) becoming more and more prevalent in children, our highly trained optometrists can discuss and advise on the latest, innovative treatment options to help control your child’s myopia.

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What is myopia?
Myopia, more commonly known as short-sightedness, is a refractive error of the eye where distant objects appear blurred while close objects remain clear.
This eye condition is a result of the eye growing too long and so the light comes to a focus in front of the retina. Myopia can develop at any age, although typically develops in childhood and can progress rapidly, particularly during school years.
Why myopia matters
While myopia used to be merely associated with “blurry vision”, we now know that myopia is correlated with vision problems in later life, including a higher risk of sight threatening eye diseases such as myopic macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment. The earlier your child is diagnosed and treated, the greater the protection against future vision loss.
Myopia on the rise
In the UK, the prevalence of myopia in children has more than doubled in the last half a century and is manifesting at a younger age.
Now affecting one in six children in the UK, myopia is one of the biggest threats to eye health.
By 2050, it is predicted that half of the world’s population will have myopia.



Controlling myopia
At R. A. Glass, we have a wealth of experience in all areas of myopia management and our expert optometrists will advise you on the most suitable treatment option for your child. Specialised myopia control spectacle lenses, myopia control daytime contact lenses or Night Lenses have all been proven to slow down the progression of myopia.