{"id":12480,"date":"2021-06-06T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=12480"},"modified":"2021-06-10T18:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:04:12","slug":"guide-to-myopia-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Myopia Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/\">Primary Eye Care<\/a> &gt; Guide to Myopia Management<\/p>\r\n<h2>Guide to Myopia Management<\/h2>\r\n<h2>What would you like to learn about?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"childpage-summary\"><ul>\n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management\/\">What is Myopia Management?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\"><p>Myopia management has shown to decrease myopia progression by up to 78%. Myopia management is a treatment program to keep the level of myopia as low as possible, and reduce your risk of developing a serious sight-threatening eye disease. Myopia management can involve the use of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and eye drops\u2014 all scientifically proven to aid in the control of myopia progression.<\/p>\n...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beach-woman-reading-blurred-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beach-woman-reading-blurred-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beach-woman-reading-blurred-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beach-woman-reading-blurred-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beach-woman-reading-blurred-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/understanding-the-myopia-explosion-6-myths-and-facts\/\">Understanding the Myopia Explosion: 6 Myths and Facts<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">The rate of myopia in the western world has doubled in the last 30 years. This is known as the \u2018myopia explosion\u2019&#8230;\u00a0 In today\u2019s day...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/understanding-the-myopia-explosion-6-myths-and-facts\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/understanding-the-myopia-explosion-6-myths-and-facts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a-woman-holding-a-laptop-red-glasses-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a-woman-holding-a-laptop-red-glasses-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a-woman-holding-a-laptop-red-glasses-1024x384-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a-woman-holding-a-laptop-red-glasses-1024x384-1-640x240.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a-woman-holding-a-laptop-red-glasses-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/is-the-myopia-explosion-linked-to-digital-screens\/\">Is the Myopia Explosion Linked to Digital Screens?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">By the year 2050, it\u2019s projected that more than half of the world\u2019s population will have myopia.\u00a0 Are digital screens to blame? In this day...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/is-the-myopia-explosion-linked-to-digital-screens\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/is-the-myopia-explosion-linked-to-digital-screens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/man-reading-news-on-laptop-300x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/man-reading-news-on-laptop-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/man-reading-news-on-laptop.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-stronger-glasses-are-not-the-solution-for-worsening-myopia\/\">Why Stronger Glasses Are Not the Solution for Worsening Myopia\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Glasses can improve visual acuity, but they are not a solution for controlling progressive myopia.\u00a0 Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a refractive error that...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-stronger-glasses-are-not-the-solution-for-worsening-myopia\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-stronger-glasses-are-not-the-solution-for-worsening-myopia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glasses-american-teen-frown-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glasses-american-teen-frown-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glasses-american-teen-frown-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glasses-american-teen-frown-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glasses-american-teen-frown-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/does-myopia-progression-affect-adults\/\">Does Myopia Progression Affect Adults?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Recent research has shown that over 20% of adults experience increasing myopia. Although three-quarters of adults with myopia have stable vision by age 18, almost...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/does-myopia-progression-affect-adults\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/does-myopia-progression-affect-adults\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reema_GSP_UID_94f0c79d-c6ed-4af7-8130-641c6466d80b-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reema_GSP_UID_94f0c79d-c6ed-4af7-8130-641c6466d80b-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reema_GSP_UID_94f0c79d-c6ed-4af7-8130-641c6466d80b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reema_GSP_UID_94f0c79d-c6ed-4af7-8130-641c6466d80b.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management-misight-lenses\/\">Myopia Management: MiSight Lenses<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">The global prevalence of myopia is expected to rise from 2 billion people in 2010 to nearly 5 billion people in 2050. Myopia occurs when...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management-misight-lenses\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/myopia-management-misight-lenses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cooper-Contacts-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cooper-Contacts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cooper-Contacts.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/how-does-ortho-k-work\/\">How Does Ortho-K Work?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Ortho-k lenses are designed to float on top of the eye\u2019s tear film and apply gentle water-based (hydraulic) pressure to the front layer of the cornea, called the epithelium.\u00a0The hydraulic pressure causes the cells of the epithelium to move from the center of the cornea to the periphery. This migration of corneal cells leads to a temporary reshaping of the cornea and correction of the refractive error....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/how-does-ortho-k-work\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/how-does-ortho-k-work\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asian-Child-Sleeping-Ortho-k-Sqr-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asian-Child-Sleeping-Ortho-k-Sqr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asian-Child-Sleeping-Ortho-k-Sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asian-Child-Sleeping-Ortho-k-Sqr.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/ortho-k-top-10-faqs\/\">Ortho-K: Top 10 FAQs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Orthokeratology (ortho-k) is quickly becoming the gold standard for myopia management in children.\u00a0Here are the top 10 most frequently asked questions about ortho-k to help you decide if this myopia management technique is right for you....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/ortho-k-top-10-faqs\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/ortho-k-top-10-faqs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tennis-player-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tennis-player-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tennis-player-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tennis-player-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tennis-player-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/can-your-child-benefit-from-myopia-management\/\">Can Your Child Benefit from Myopia Management?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">According to studies, myopia management has shown to reduce myopia progression by up to 78%. Myopia management is a treatment program that involves multifocal glasses or contact lenses, overnight ortho-k lenses, MiSight lenses, or specialized eye drops\u2014 all scientifically proven to reduce the rate of myopia progression and the risk of future eye diseases associated with myopia....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/can-your-child-benefit-from-myopia-management\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/can-your-child-benefit-from-myopia-management\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boys_with_thumbs_up-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boys_with_thumbs_up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boys_with_thumbs_up.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/misight-lenses-for-myopia-management\/\">MiSight Lenses for Myopia Management<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">MiSight contact lenses are daily disposable, soft contact lenses designed to control myopia progression in children ages 8 to 15 years. Although FDA approval is for children up to age 12, recent research has found that teens up to age 15 can also benefit from these lenses....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/misight-lenses-for-myopia-management\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/misight-lenses-for-myopia-management\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/contacts-square-3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/contacts-square-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/contacts-square-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/contacts-square-3-427x427.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/contacts-square-3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/are-ortho-k-lenses-safe\/\">Are Ortho-K Lenses Safe?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Ortho-k lenses are designed to reshape your cornea while you sleep, so you can benefit from clear vision during the day\u2014 without the need for glasses or contact lenses. These specialized lenses are prescribed to control the rate of myopia progression in children, as well as for vision correction without the need for daytime eyewear. The question is, are they safe?...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/are-ortho-k-lenses-safe\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/are-ortho-k-lenses-safe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sleeping-Woman-1280X853-e1545814111209-1024x386-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sleeping-Woman-1280X853-e1545814111209-1024x386-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sleeping-Woman-1280X853-e1545814111209-1024x386-1-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sleeping-Woman-1280X853-e1545814111209-1024x386-1-640x241.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sleeping-Woman-1280X853-e1545814111209-1024x386-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-do-adults-choose-ortho-k\/\">Why Do Adults Choose Ortho-K?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">If you have been thinking about ways to improve your vision without the need for corrective eyewear, ortho-k may be the solution you have been searching for...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-do-adults-choose-ortho-k\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/why-do-adults-choose-ortho-k\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-woman-drink-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-woman-drink-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-woman-drink-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-woman-drink-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-woman-drink-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-myopia-management\/are-atropine-eye-drops-the-answer-for-worsening-myopia\/\">Are Atropine Eye Drops The Answer For Worsening Myopia?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">We explore the use of atropine eye drops for managing myopia in children, discuss their benefits, disadvantages, and how they work. 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