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Myopia Control
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Myopia or short-sightedness occurs when the eye is too long relative to its focusing system. This causes light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on the retina. This myopic defocus will typically make distant objects difficult to see. Myopia is the most common focusing error of the eye, and it has become more prevalent in recent years. Rates of the condition have doubled in recent decades and it is estimated that 36% of Australians will be myopic in 2020. High myopia has long been associated with sight-threatening conditions including myopic maculopathy, retinal detachment, cataract and glaucoma. Increasingly it is being recognised that even low to moderate degrees of myopia can increase the risk of such comorbidities. Myopia control aims to slow the progression of myopia to decrease the likelihood of sight-threatening conditions developing. Current evidence-based myopia control options are: - Orthokeratology - Multifocal soft contact lenses - Atropine eye drops - Time spent outdoors