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Classic teaching about myopia did suggest that myopia would usually start at age 8 or 9 and would worsen gradually until “the age of cessation” at age 16 for girls and 18 for boys. That is still being taught and it may apply to some people with myopia, but it clearly does not explain the massive increases in myopia found throughout the world these days, nor does it explain the frequent experience of many adults that find that their vision worsens in adulthood. My research has shown that bifocal contact lenses, properly prescribed, can reduce the gradual worsening of myopia by about 90%. This is the most effective, proven technique to control myopia progression and is a particularly effective technique for adults.

Whether your son is a candidate for correction with orthokeratology depends on his current prescription and would have to be determined after an initial examination. There are several preliminary studies that suggest that orthokeratology treatment causes myopia to progress about 50% less rapidly than if a child were wearing regular soft contact lenses. Many children and adults with progressing myopia can have their myopia progression virtually halted with an alternate therapy using anti-myopia soft lenses, details of which can be found at our website!