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Myopia Awareness

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What is Myopia?

  • Myopia is the most common condition of the eye. It’s caused by an eye that is too big and results in blurry distance vision

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  • Myopia usually gets progressively worse

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  • Glasses or Contact Lenses can compensate for blurry distance vision BUT NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN MYOPIA

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  • Worsening Myopia can cause OCULAR DISEASES such as retinal detachment, glaucoma and others

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There is NO safe amount of Myopia!

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“Myopia is twice as big of a problem as obesity”

BCLA May 2015

Ian Flitcroft MA DPHIL FRCOPHTH

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Worldwide Epidemic of �Myopia

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  • Myopia is increasing in all populations faster than is expected in the population

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  • Estimated to be DOUBLE the population of myopia by the year of 2050 <N.E.I.>

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  • Economic burden from increase in myopic eye diseases

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Myopia Epidemic in Asian Countries

            • 9-15% of preschool children
        • 24.7% of 7 year olds
        • 31.3% of 8 year olds
        • 49.7% of 9 year olds
  • 85-90+% of young adults

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Jung SK, Lee JH, Kakizaki H, Jee D. Prevalence of myopia and its association with body stature and educational level in 19-year-old male conscripts in seoul, South Korea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Aug 15;53(9):5579-83.

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Risk Factors for Myopia

  • Race
  • Genetics
  • Parents
  • Environment
  • Time performing near work
  • Time spent outdoors

Risk Scale for Myopia and Near Work

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Outdoor Time

  • Increased outdoor time was associated with less myopia

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  • Some classrooms are removing walls and ceilings and replacing with glass and bright lights

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Guangdong Province, China

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Why it Matters?�

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  • Quality of life

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  • Higher degrees of myopia can increase the risk for retinal detachment, early development of cataracts and glaucoma

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  • Degenerative myopia may also progress far into the adult years

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We Know the Problem…So How Do We Treat It?

  • Atropine Eye Drops
  • Orthokeratology
  • Custom Soft Multi-Focal Contact Lenses

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Atropine

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Orthokeratology

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Soft MultiFocal Contact Lenses

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Questions

Questions?

We think big for little eyes.

Schedule a free myopia consultation appointment today!

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TreehouseEyes.com

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Treehouse Eyes Video

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Public Service Announcement

Health Promotion Board of Singapore