Growth of the eye
Although the eye of a two-year-old child usually already has adult dimensions, the eye can still grow longitudinally. This means that the distance from the cornea to the retina can become even greater. As a result, the incoming light rays are no longer projected onto the retina but in front of it, resulting in blurred vision. The eye grows backwards, as it were. As a result, the axis length becomes larger than the average value of approximately 23 millimetres. If the eyes continue to grow longitudinally, the correction should be increased. The myopia is progressive. Without correction, the child’s vision will become worse and worse and there is a chance that they will develop high myopia. High myopia means that the length of the eye is significantly longer than average. This is also why intervention should take place at a young age: the greatest eye growth can occur at the age of 6-12.
Refraction of the light rays
Because a myopic eye has become too long, the light rays no longer fall on the retina. This can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
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Although myopia is a growing health problem, myopia treatments are not yet reimbursed by health insurers. We hope that the growing demand for myopia management treatments will soon lead to it being included in the basic package. Visser Contactlenzen advises you to contact your health insurer to see if there may be a reimbursement.