A Closer Look at Myopia
Myopia can affect your children in different ways. Beyond blurry distance vision, myopia can impact their well-being, hinder their school performance, reduce their self-confidence, and even increase the risk of mental health issues.
More time spent on computers, studying, or reading, less time spent outdoors, and genetics can all contribute to myopia development. The good news? Myopia control can help. We offer MiSight lenses that can slow myopia progression, helping your child experience clearer vision that won’t hold them back.
Controlling Myopia Progression with MiSight
Diagnosing myopia early means we can work on a management plan to control how much your child’s eyes grow.
We offer MiSight 1 day lenses to help your children enjoy clear, healthy vision.
What Is MiSight?
MiSight 1 day contact lenses are a safe and effective way to slow the elongation of children’s eyes and minimize the effects of myopia. MiSight lenses send signals to the brain to stop the eyes from growing.
MiSight 1 day lenses can be prescribed to children as young as 8. The sooner we begin their myopia control, the more likely we are to slow its progression and protect their eye health.
Is MiSight Safe?
Providing peace of mind for parents is important for us at Eye Lab. Extensive clinical trials spanning 6 years found MiSight contact lenses to be safe and comfortable for children. In fact, studies reported high satisfaction with ease of use and comfort. But the real win? An impressive 71% of children wearing MiSight lenses showed complete stabilization of their nearsightedness over a 3-year period.
How Does MiSight Work?
MiSight contact lenses look and feel just like regular contacts but they use technology based on peripheral defocus to signal to the brain to slow eye growth.
MiSight Success Stories
We know that clear vision is vital for your child’s development and confidence. Myopia can pose a challenge, but it doesn’t have to hold your child back.
Explore success stories from patients who have benefited from MiSight. These real-life experiences show the positive impact MiSight can have on a child’s life, allowing them to:
- Enjoy activities freely
- Experience improved vision
- Boost their self-esteem
Together, we can help your child see the world clearly and reach their full potential.
Myopia Control Glasses
For younger children, or kids and teens who prefer glasses to contact lenses, we also offer Stellest Lenses by Essilor. They can be shaped to fit most frame options, so your child can still express their style while caring for their eyes.
What Are Myopia Control Glasses?
Myopia control glasses use specially designed lenses that correct nearsightedness and slow the progression of myopia.
While different lenses use different technology to achieve this, the general practice involves focusing your child’s central vision on their retina, just like traditional glasses. However, myopia control glasses differ from traditional lenses by refracting peripheral vision to focus in front of the retina rather than behind it. This signals to the eye that it is long enough, and encourages it to stop growing.
How Do Stellest Lenses Work?
Stellest lenses by Essilor use their HALT (Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target) technology, made up of over 1,000 invisible lenslets around the outer rings of the lens, to act as a shield against myopia progression.
The glasses have been shown to slow myopia progression by 67% compared to single vision lenses, when worn 12 hours per day.
Is My Child Nearsighted?
Protect Your Child’s Sight
One of the best things you can do for your child’s eyesight is to bring them in for regular eye exams. Even though they may not have complaints about their vision, an optometrist can identify issues that are going on inside their eyes.
Preventing the progression of myopia starts at a young age. See if your child needs myopia control.
Our Location
Eye Lab proudly services those in North Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, North Phoenix, or the surrounding areas.
We’re conveniently located off East Raintree Drive and North Frank Lloyd Boulevard in Scottsdale Horizon Center. Find us on the right side of the Safeway plaza.
We have plenty of parking in the lot near our office.
We also perform eye exams in Chinese and Spanish. (我們也有說中文的服務）También tenemos a alguien que pueda traducir en español durante el examen.
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I am 75 years old and have had issues with my eyes since birth, probably. I moved to Arizona 3 and 1/2 years ago and had to find all new doctors. On one of my first visits she diagnosed one of my conditions. It is called trichiasis. That is a condition where a person has two rows of eyelashes. They tend to curl inward irritating the eye. Now all that I need to do is have them pulled every few weeks and fairly soon they won’t even grow back.
I am so pleased to have found Dr. Serena Shao. She is opening a practice in Scottsdale and I will be driving 40 miles to be seen by her and her staff.
Dorothy L.
Every time I’ve came in for my eye visits Dr.Shao is very professional, thorough, and is always warm and sweet. I would recommend her to anyone who needs a eye visit or glasses. I give her a 10/10. I’ve been to several eye doctors and she is by far best one I’ve ever had!
Charles G.
Dr. Shao is super thorough and give good advise on my super dry eyes. I’m following her from her previous practice to her new practice
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Eye Lab
- 14700 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd Suite 155
- Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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P: 480-795-7970
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