Myopia commonly known as nearsightedness or shortsightedness is the inability to see far objects or images clearly. A person with Myopia will find it difficult to see road signs, the television or a clock on the wall. While both adults and children are at risk of myopia development and progression, 40% of the people affected are under the age of 17. Myopia is the condition in which the axial length of the eye grows too long or the cornea or eye lens becomes too curved relative to the eyeball length. Instead of focusing on images directly on the retina, a myopic person will focus on images in front of the retina which can result in blurry distant vision.
Myopia can be corrected in different methods like using corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses that eye doctors denote by a negative sign such as -1.00 or -2.25 in their optical prescription. Vision therapy is effective and appropriate for myopia that occurs due to a lack of eye focusing skills. Vision therapy mostly involves a personalized treatment process that improves focusing abilities by training the visual system, including the eye-brain connection to function more efficiently. Vision therapy helps reduce the risk of developing progressive myopia by improving focusing skills.
Vision therapy is best known as a process to help children and adults with eye turn, lazy eye or learning difficulties. Most parents are still unfamiliar with the effectiveness of vision therapy in preventing, reducing or slowing down the progression of myopia in children. While there isn’t yet any cure found for Myopia, vision therapy is recommended by eye doctors as it may target certain factors that contribute to the progression of Myopia.
