MiSight Myopia Management

What is Myopia?

Myopia, also called near-sightedness, occurs when patients can see well up close, but their distance vision is blurry.

It is caused by the eye growing longer over time, which stretches out the retina and neurological tissue and results in progressive vision loss and prescription changes.

Myopic patients are at a significantly higher risk of retinal detachments, glaucoma, and a host of other ocular diseases later in life, in addition to overall worsening vision.

Why is Myopia Management Important?

Short term benefits are similar to typical contact use: Corrected vision for daily activities, no glasses to lose or break, and accommodates a more active lifestyle compared to glasses.

The MiSight Myopia Management program also has many long term benefits for children as it slows the progression of myopia and potentially minimizes the long term effects of myopia.

Long term benefits include reducing the change in eye shape, which results in fewer prescription changes over time, and reduces the risk of retinal detachments, glaucoma, and other ocular diseases later in life.

What is the MiSight Myopia Management Program?

MiSight is a 1-day disposable, soft contact lens that fits and feels like other soft contacts. These lenses correct distance vision like any other contact but with dual focus technology to control retinal defocus. The lenses are FDA approved and clinically proven to slow the progression of myopia in children who began treatment by an average of 59%.