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Myopia Management Matters
Myopia is a condition caused by abnormal eye growth, not just the need for glasses. When the eye grows too long from front to back, light focuses in front of the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in blurred distance vision. Higher levels of myopia increase the lifetime risk of a retinal detachment or tare, glaucoma and myopic macular degeneration as well as other eye complications. This is why it's important to slow progressive myopia.
Holistic Care
We take a holistic approach to your child’s eye health by combining myopia management with overall vision care to support healthy eye development and long-term visual well-being. By addressing family history, acuity changes, lifestyle, vision habits we develop personalized treatment plans to better protect your child’s eyesight today. Our goal is to set the foundation early for a lifetime of clear vision.
Specialized Expertise
Eye Department Optometrists have decades of expertise in children's myopia utliyzing cutting-edge technology with proven and FDA approved treatments to slow progression. These options will help provide clearer vision, confident kids, and lifelong healthy eyes. Healthy vision promotes success in the classroom, performance in sports and success in social life.
Myopia Management Programs
If either parent or both have Myopia, aka nearsightedness, schedule your child for a Myopia evaluation. Healthy eyes are about more than just seeing clearly. Increased myopia can negatively impact your child's visual system and may lead to future ocular disease. Eye Department's Myopia management program helps slow your child’s changing prescription while supporting clearer vision and safer eyes long‑term. This will provide a better learning experience in school, performance in sports, and everyday life with friends.
At what age should my child start myopia management?
Is it too early or too late?
Myopia management is typically recommended as soon as myopia is diagnosed and progressing, typically between ages 5 and 16, because earlier treatment can significantly slow eye growth during the years when progression is fastest. Eye Department even has patients as young as toddlers all the way into their early 20's utilizing Myopia treatment programs.
It’s rarely too early to begin myopia management once nearsightedness is diagnosed. Children ages 5–16 who exhibit myopic progression tend to be most active patients. While earlier treatment generally provides the greatest benefit, it’s rarely too late to start. New options like Essilor's Stellest spectacle lenses or myopia control daily contact lenses can still help slow further progression during the growing years. We have patients in their early to mid twenties and those in graduate school who are utilizing our myopia treatment programs.
Does my child really need myopia management if they can just wear regular glasses?
What signs in my child’s vision should prompt me to book an eye exam?
Regular glasses correct blurry vision, but they do not slow the progression of myopia or reduce the risk of future eye health complications associated with higher prescriptions. Myopia management options, such as specialized control lenses or contact lenses, are designed to both correct vision and help slow eye growth during the critical years of development.
Schedule an eye exam sooner if your child is squinting, complaining of blurry distance vision, having frequent headaches, holding devices very close, or struggling to see the board at school. Additionally, if one or both parents have a history of myopia, your child has a higher risk, making early and proactive eye evaluations especially important.
We see families, not just patients.
Health Plans
We Accept
Eye Department is in network with medical insurance plans like Medicare, BCBS, Moda, Providence, UNH and Cigna. We are in-network with vision discount plans like VSP Signature/Choice and certain Eyemed plans. As always, it's best to verify with your carrier to ensure in-network status. For inquiries, reach out 503-227-0573.
Highly Regarded Family Eye Care in Portland
Eye Department is a long established comprehensive eye care and eyewear practice in Portland, Oregon. Our Optometrists provide pre-post surgical care, glaucoma management, LASIK evaluations and diabetic eye care. Feel confident in referring your entire family for eye care at Eye Department.
Precision Eye Care
Our Optometrists have decades of experience treating all members of the family. From guiding children through myopia management to supporting grandparents with complex eye conditions, we see more than patients; we see families, stories, and futures. Your eye care is our primary focus as we develop individualized treatment plans to help you see the moments that matter.