An experimental dual-focus soft contact lens may reduce the risk of myopia progression in school-aged children.

Wearing an experimental dual-focus soft contact lens may reduce the progression of myopia in children, according to a new study.

Dr. John R. Phillips and Dr. Nicola S. Anstice, researchers in the Department of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), recently studied the effectiveness of an experimental dual-focus soft contact lens in reducing myopia progression, compared with a conventional soft contact lens. Read more…

Overnight wear of ortho-k contact lenses may slow the progression of myopia.

Orthokeratology — the fitting of special gas permeable contact lenses for the temporary treatment of myopia — may also reduce the progression of myopia in children, according to a new study.

Researchers in Japan studied how overnight wear of ortho-k lenses might affect eyeball elongation in children, which is a cause of myopia progression. Read more…

New contact lenses may help slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.

Myopia (nearsightedness) is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United States and throughout the world. A recent multi-year study found that 41.6 percent of Americans were nearsighted in 1999 to 2004, up significantly from 25 percent in the early 1970s.

The primary cause of myopia progression in children appears to be axial elongation (lengthening) of the eyeball. Some researchers believe the key to slowing myopia in susceptible children is found in how light is focused in the peripheral retina. Read more…

New specially designed silicone hydrogel contact lenses may slow the progression of myopia in pre-teen and teenage children.

That’s the conclusion of researchers from Australia, China and the United States, who presented the findings of a new study at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Read more…