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Comprehensive Myopia Control for Bay Area Children and Teens
At San Carlos Eye Care we provide myopia management for children and teens across the San Francisco Bay Area. Our goal is to slow the progression of nearsightedness using proven treatments like low-dose atropine, specialized contact lenses, myopia glasses and lifestyle guidance—helping protect your child’s long-term vision and eye health.
Encourage Outdoor Play
Encourage Outdoor Play
Encourage Outdoor Play
- Research suggests that spending more time outdoors can significantly slow the progression of myopia.
- Aim for at least 2 hours of outdoor play each day.
- Natural light and focusing on distant objects has been shown to help in reducing the amount of myopia.
Limit Screen Time
Encourage Outdoor Play
Encourage Outdoor Play
- Excessive use of screens can strain the eves and mav contribute to the worsening of myopia.
- Set limits on screen time ensuring breaks are taken every 20 minutes to look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds- the "20-20-20 rule."'
Proper Room Lighting
Promote Proper Reading Habits
Promote Proper Reading Habits
- Ensure that the environment where your child reads or uses electronic devices is well-lit to prevent eye strain.
- Use ambient lighting that evenly illuminates the room without causing glare on screens or books.
- Avoid harsh or dim lighting that can cause the eyes to work harder.
Promote Proper Reading Habits
Promote Proper Reading Habits
Promote Proper Reading Habits
- Encourage children to maintain a healthy distance between their eves and books or screens.
- The recommended distance is about the length of a child's forearm.
- Ensure adequate lighting to avoid eye strain.
Myopia Management Strategies
Ortho-K (Overnight Lenses)
- These custom contact lenses are worn while your child sleeps. They gently reshape the cornea overnight so vision is clear throughout the day—without glasses or daytime contacts.
- Best for: Active kids or those who prefer not to wear lenses during the day.
MiSight & Specialty Soft Contact Lenses
- MiSight daily lenses are FDA-approved to help slow the progression of myopia while providing clear vision. They’re comfortable, easy to handle, and well suited for responsible children ready for contact lenses.
Low Dose Atropine
- Low-dose atropine is a simple nightly drop that helps slow down how quickly your child’s nearsightedness progresses. We use very gentle concentrations (0.01%–0.05%) so kids get the benefit without the stronger side effects seen in higher doses.
- Most children tolerate it easily. Any mild light sensitivity or slight blur up close usually fades as their eyes adjust.
- Parents appreciate that it’s safe and fits easily into a bedtime routine.
- It can be used alone or combined with Stellest lenses, ortho-k, or soft contacts.
Myopia Glasses
- Essilor Stellest lenses are the first eyeglass lenses authorized by the FDA to slow myopia progression in eligible children. These lenses work by gently altering how light focuses on the retina, similar in concept to myopia control contact lenses.
- Other types of myopia-control glasses, such as MiyoSmart, MyoCare, and Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) lenses, are available in certain countries but not in the United States. Stellest lenses are currently the only myopia-control glasses we can offer here and have strong research supporting their ability to slow myopia progression.