Leaders in Comprehensive & Pediatric Eye Care

Pediatrics

Optimizing vision in childhood is key to lifelong eye health and a bright future. The pediatric eye doctors of Northwest Eye understand how kids communicate and most importantly, that a developing eye is unique from an adult eye.

Our specialized pediatric eye doctors treat common children’s eye conditions such as strabismus, lazy eye, sports injuries, digital eye strain and more.

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Myopia Management

Myopia causes difficulty with distance vision and in most cases, simply treating with glasses or contact lenses improves distance vision. In some patients, however, myopia may progress, increasing the risk of developing vision threatening complications. Here’s some things to look out for:

• Is your child between the ages of 7 and 12 and has he/she been diagnosed with Myopia?
• Does your child squint to see distance objects better?
• Is your child in glasses as a pre-teen?
• Has your child needed a new glasses prescription more than once a year?
• Have you been told his/her prescription is -6.00 or more?
• Are both parents nearsighted (have difficulty seeing distance objects without glasses or contacts)?

If you answered yes to any of the above, your child may be a candidate for the Myopia Management program. This program has three different treatment options, with the goal of milder glasses prescriptions by adulthood and reduced risk for sight-threatening conditions caused by degenerative myopia.

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