As a result, people with myopia have good near vision but poor distance vision. Instead of focusing images on the retina-the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye-images of distant objects are focused at a point in front of the retina. Myopia occurs when a child’s developing eyes grow too long from front to back. Walline, O.D., Ph.D., associate dean for research at the Ohio State University College of Optometry It’s a safe practice,” said BLINK study chair, Jeffrey J. It’s not a problem to fit younger kids in contact lenses. “It is especially good news to know that children as young as 7 achieved optimal visual acuity and got used to wearing multifocal lenses much the way they would a single vision contact lens. Investigators of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study published the results August 11 in JAMA. The findings support an option for controlling the condition, also called nearsightedness, which increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment later in life.
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NEIĬhildren wearing multifocal contact lenses had slower progression of their myopia, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Animal studies show that bringing light to focus in front of the retina cues the eye to slow growth. The outer portion of the lens adds focusing power to bring the peripheral light rays into focus in front of the retina. The center portion of the lens corrects nearsightedness so that distance vision is clear, and it focuses light directly on the retina.
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