Myopia (Short-sightedness) Treatment
Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a condition in which the eye focuses light in front of the retina instead of on it, making distant objects blurred while near objects stay clear.
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What is Myopia (Short-sightedness) Treatment?
Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a condition in which the eye focuses light in front of the retina instead of on it, making distant objects blurred while near objects stay clear.
Also known as: Near-sightedness · Minus power · Nearsightedness
Myopia is rising sharply among Indian schoolchildren, and it is no longer treated as merely a number to be corrected. The aim now is to slow its progression, because a higher final power means a higher lifetime risk of retinal disease.
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How myopia shows itself
- Distant objects — the blackboard, road signs, faces across a room — look blurred
- Screwing up the eyes or squinting to see far away
- Sitting very close to the television or holding books unusually near
- Headaches and eye strain after school or a working day
- In children, a sudden drop in classroom performance that is really a vision problem
What drives myopia
- The eyeball grows slightly too long from front to back
- Strong family history — a child with two myopic parents is at much higher risk
- Prolonged close work: phones, tablets, tuition and reading without breaks
- Very little time spent outdoors in natural daylight, which is protective
Treatment options at Wills Eye
Accurate spectacles
A correct, cycloplegic refraction in children — an over-minused prescription is a common and avoidable cause of headaches.
Myopia control in children
Low-dose atropine drops, myopia-control spectacle lenses and structured outdoor-time advice, aimed at slowing the yearly increase.
Contact lenses
Soft lenses fitted and taught properly, for sport, work or personal preference.
Surgical correction in adults
LASIK, Contoura or PRK for moderate powers, and ICL where the power is high or the cornea thin.
What to expect — step by step
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Vision and refraction
Unaided and corrected vision, with cycloplegic refraction for children so the true number is not masked by focusing effort.
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Axial length and fundus
For progressing or high myopes, we track eye length and examine the peripheral retina for thinning or holes.
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Control plan
For children, an agreed plan of drops or lenses plus daylight exposure, reviewed every six months.
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Adult options
Once the power is stable, surgical correction is discussed with the appropriate candidacy testing.
Why timing matters
High myopia is not just a thick pair of glasses. A long eye carries a lifelong increase in the risk of retinal detachment, myopic degeneration and glaucoma. Every dioptre that progression is slowed by in childhood is a permanent reduction in that risk — which is why myopia control in a child is more valuable than any adult procedure.
Myopia (Short-sightedness) Treatment — frequently asked questions
Can myopia be cured without surgery? +
No treatment reverses the length the eye has already grown. Glasses and lenses correct it, myopia-control methods slow its progression, and surgery in adulthood removes dependence on glasses.
Do glasses make myopia worse? +
No. This is a persistent myth. Correctly prescribed glasses do not increase the power; under-correction has if anything been linked to faster progression.
How much outdoor time helps a child? +
Around two hours a day of outdoor daylight is the figure supported by research, and it is one of the few genuinely protective factors we can recommend freely.
At what age does myopia stop increasing? +
Most commonly in the late teens to early twenties, but it varies. Refractive surgery is offered only once the number has been stable for at least a year.
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This page is written for general information about myopia (short-sightedness) treatment and is not a substitute for examination and advice from a qualified eye doctor. Treatment recommendations depend on your individual findings.
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ICL Surgery
ICL surgery places a soft, permanent lens inside the eye in front of the natural lens to correct high spectacle powers, without removing any corneal tissue.
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LASIK Surgery
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Pediatric Ophthalmology
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