Why #Singaporean #kids should start #myopia control?

Understand myopia progression in Asia

Natural Science Foundation of China supported a study in 2015 to evaluate the clinical treatment effects of orthokeratology to slow down myopia progression. 1532 children myopia related articles were identified, only seven eligible studies were extracted and analysed. Two studies reported myopia progression was reduced by approximately 45% in orthokeratology (Ortho-K) group. The axial length of the eye (“measurement of eyeball elongation”) was less than the group not using Ortho-K.

Five studies conducted in Asia suggested significant difference between Ortho-K and control group. No studies reported severe adverse eye infections.This statistical technique illustrates orthokeratology can slow down progression in school-aged children who are myopic.

The elongation of the eyeball has been associated with the onset of blinding diseases. School-aged children from 7 years old should be advised to evaluate axial length periodically. Read the full article.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children to see their optometrists before school-aged. Normal visual acuity, a test that the child has to recognise the certain font size at a distance, is the main focus to rule out myopia progression.