Difference between revisions of Guide:My Child Has Myopia

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==Follow the Guide==

All the same steps for adults apply to children, although you may have to be creative about motivating kids~~. They might not want to "active focus" but they may enjoy some activities and games~~. You know your child best and how to redirect them. Read the guide for adults and kids: [[Guide:Start your improvement here]].

All the same steps for adults apply to children, although you may have to be creative about motivating kids. You know your child best and how to redirect them. Read the guide for adults and kids: [[Guide:Start your improvement here]].

===Distance Vision Activity Suggestions for Children===

===Active Focus===

Kids might not want to "active focus" but they may enjoy some distance vision activities and games. [[Active focus]] can be a natural consequence of participating in distance activities and wanting to see a little further, it doesn't have to be a drill done on street signs.

====Distance Vision Activity Suggestions for Children====

* Outdoor sports

* Stargazing

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* Podcasts in the hammock/on the balcony (Use a limited function device so this doesn't become screen time.)

* Archery

===Measuring edge of blur===

''Related [[Cm Measurement]]''

Pre-lingual or developmentally delayed children may have trouble telling you what they see. The optometrist is going to have similar issues doing a standard manifest refraction. The optometrist can do an auto-refraction test or retinoscopy, but results may still be over-prescribed if your child can not follow instructions to focus on the target. These measurements from the optometrist can though serve as a starting place for your child. Start by calculating [[differentials]] from this measurement, and get glasses for your child. Give the glasses to your child for some near work activity they enjoy and observe their posture and behavior. Are they pulling the book close? Are they participating in the activity longer or shorter than usual? You can then try small changes up or down, and see if your child seems more comfortable holding their books or coloring at a healthy distance. Once they have comfortable differentials, you can back-calculate their [[normalized]].

==What about this treatment my doctor recommended?==

Only you know your risk/reward tolerance. The conventional treatments do show promise of slowing myopia progression, but not stopping it, and not reversing it. EndMyopia does not yet have long term studies to gauge effectiveness, but it ~~definitely~~ has worked for many people, and the science definitely backs up that minus lenses on growing youth causes more myopia, which all the conventional treatments will include. Read up on the known side effects of the proposed treatment and make your decision. (Please do read multiple sources and not just these short summaries.)

Only you know your risk/reward tolerance. The conventional treatments do show promise of slowing myopia progression, but not stopping it, and not reversing it. EndMyopia does not yet have long term studies to gauge effectiveness, but it has worked for many people, and the science definitely backs up that minus lenses on growing youth causes more myopia, which all the conventional treatments will include. Read up on the known side effects of the proposed treatment and make your decision. (Please do read multiple sources and not just these short summaries.)

* Atropine - a chemical that paralyzes both the ciliary and pupil. Although it does partially relax the ciliary, your child may have trouble with seeing near work and with bright outdoor lighting.

* Multifocal contacts - Gives some of the benefits of bifocals, but can be difficult for a child to manage safely, and comes with a risk of eye infection and corneal thinning.

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 ==Follow the Guide==
-All the same steps for adults apply to children, although you may have to be creative about motivating kids.  They might not want to "active focus" but they may enjoy some activities and games.  You know your child best and how to redirect them.  Read the guide for adults and kids: [[Guide:Start your improvement here]].
+All the same steps for adults apply to children, although you may have to be creative about motivating kids.  You know your child best and how to redirect them.  Read the guide for adults and kids: [[Guide:Start your improvement here]].
-===Distance Vision Activity Suggestions for Children===
+===Active Focus===
+Kids might not want to "active focus" but they may enjoy some distance vision activities and games.  [[Active focus]] can be a natural consequence of participating in distance activities and wanting to see a little further, it doesn't have to be a drill done on street signs.
+====Distance Vision Activity Suggestions for Children====
 * Outdoor sports
 * Stargazing
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 * Podcasts in the hammock/on the balcony (Use a limited function device so this doesn't become screen time.)
 * Archery
+===Measuring edge of blur===
+''Related [[Cm Measurement]]''
+Pre-lingual or developmentally delayed children may have trouble telling you what they see.  The optometrist is going to have similar issues doing a standard manifest refraction.  The optometrist can do an auto-refraction test or retinoscopy, but results may still be over-prescribed if your child can not follow instructions to focus on the target.  These measurements from the optometrist can though serve as a starting place for your child.  Start by calculating [[differentials]] from this measurement, and get glasses for your child.  Give the glasses to your child for some near work activity they enjoy and observe their posture and behavior.  Are they pulling the book close?  Are they participating in the activity longer or shorter than usual?  You can then try small changes up or down, and see if your child seems more comfortable holding their books or coloring at a healthy distance.  Once they have comfortable differentials, you can back-calculate their [[normalized]].
 ==What about this treatment my doctor recommended?==
-Only you know your risk/reward tolerance.  The conventional treatments do show promise of slowing myopia progression, but not stopping it, and not reversing it.  EndMyopia does not yet have long term studies to gauge effectiveness, but it definitely has worked for many people, and the science definitely backs up that minus lenses on growing youth causes more myopia, which all the conventional treatments will include.  Read up on the known side effects of the proposed treatment and make your decision.  (Please do read multiple sources and not just these short summaries.)
+Only you know your risk/reward tolerance.  The conventional treatments do show promise of slowing myopia progression, but not stopping it, and not reversing it.  EndMyopia does not yet have long term studies to gauge effectiveness, but it has worked for many people, and the science definitely backs up that minus lenses on growing youth causes more myopia, which all the conventional treatments will include.  Read up on the known side effects of the proposed treatment and make your decision.  (Please do read multiple sources and not just these short summaries.)
 * Atropine - a chemical that paralyzes both the ciliary and pupil.  Although it does partially relax the ciliary, your child may have trouble with seeing near work and with bright outdoor lighting.
 * Multifocal contacts - Gives some of the benefits of bifocals, but can be difficult for a child to manage safely, and comes with a risk of eye infection and corneal thinning.