For parents who are worried about their kids’ increasing nearsightedness, we have good news for you. A new myopia control eyeglasses is now available in the Philippines. Essilor Stellest Myopia Control Lens is now available in the Philippines at Gold Heart Optical. The Essilor® Stellest®Lens is the first eyeglass lens that is approved by […]
Another option of myopia control has arrived. MiYOSMART Spectacle lens is now available in the Philippines. This spectacle lens is based on the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (D.I.M.S.) Technology which was developed in cooperation with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014. Studies show that this lens promises a 60% reduction in myopia progression. How […]
The Pandemic and Nearsightedness During this pandemic, albeit less people are coming out for their annual vision check-up; we have been seeing kids with eye grade of -0.50D 2 years ago, to a -3.00 D now. To put things in perspective, that is 10 steps increase in 2 years. The average increase per year is […]
Myopia Control Clinic What is myopia or nearsightedness?This is where you see blurry at far, but clear at near. It is usually due to a longer eyeball length. The environment plays a significant role for one to develop myopia. The risk becomes higher when 1 or 2 of the parents have myopia. In the old […]
There is a myopia (nearsightedness) epidemic happening in so many countries all over the world. Patients we see with myopia in the clinic are becoming younger and younger. Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong have seen the most childhood myopia in their statistics, and Philippines has been following their footsteps. Clinical trials are being done by top […]