Orthokeratology & Myopia Management for Children/Teens in Secaucus, NJYour child's prescription climbs every year.
We slow it down.
Ortho-K (overnight lenses)
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Daytime soft contact lenses
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Low-dose atropine eye drops
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Myopia control glasses
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Welcome to Fighting Myopia
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Call/Text (973) 381-6535
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Ortho-K (overnight lenses) ⤷ Daytime soft contact lenses ⤷ Low-dose atropine eye drops ⤷ Myopia control glasses ⤷ Welcome to Fighting Myopia ⤷ Call/Text (973) 381-6535 ⤷
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Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, happens when the eyeball grows too long from front to back.
Close things stay clear and distance blurs. Glasses correct the blur, but the eye keeps growing, which is why the prescription climbs every year.
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Myopia management is preventive care. We slow the growth that drives your child's prescription up, using four proven treatments:
Overnight Lenses (Ortho-K)
Daytime Soft Contacts
Low-Dose Atropine Drops.
Myopia Control Glasses
Myopia is shaped by genetics, lifestyle, screen time, and hours of close work, so Dr. Emil builds a treatment plan specific to your child rather than a standard one.
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A longer eye is a stretched eye, and the retina thins permanently as it stretches. Higher myopia carries higher lifetime risk of retinal detachment, glaucoma, macular disease, and earlier cataracts. Every year of progression we prevent is one your child carries less risk from for the rest of their life.
Lenses that work overnight, so the day belongs to your child.
Myopia is rising fast. The Brien Holden Vision Institute projects that half the world will be nearsighted by 2050, up from a quarter in 2000. It runs on a mix of genetics and lifestyle, mainly hours spent focusing up close and less time outdoors.
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Your child puts the lenses in at bedtime and takes them out when they wake up.
Overnight, the custom rigid lenses gently reshape the front of the eye. Your child goes through the whole day seeing clearly, with nothing on their eyes for school, sports, or swimming.
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Yes, and the effect is well studied. Across clinical trials, children in Ortho-K show roughly 45% slower eye growth than children in standard glasses, and that effect holds over 2 to 3 years. We measure your child's eye length at every visit so you can see it working.
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Ortho-K is surgery-free and fully reversible. There is no procedure and no permanent change to your child's eye.
If you stop the lenses, the eye returns to its original shape within days. Dr. Emil monitors eye health at every visit.
Let's get a clear picture.
Orthokeratology & Myopia Management Evaluations