When your child’s glasses prescription gets stronger year after year, clearer vision may feel like only half the answer. Myopia, or nearsightedness, often progresses as children grow, leaving parents wondering what they can do about the changes ahead.
At Bettner Vision, our eye doctor offers myopia management options for children in Colorado Springs, Colorado, including MiSight® 1 day contact lenses. These daily disposable contacts correct blurry distance vision and help slow myopia progression in eligible children.
Why Your Child’s Myopia May Continue to Progress
Myopia happens when the eye grows too long, or light focuses in front of the retina. Nearby objects remain clear, while distant details like classroom boards, street signs, or a ball across the field look blurry.
Myopia can progress as a child grows, influenced by genetics and daily habits such as close-up work and time outdoors. A changing prescription may signal that it’s time to discuss myopia management with our eye doctor.
6 Ways MiSight® Goes Beyond Clear Distance Vision
Standard glasses and contact lenses can correct blurry distance vision. MiSight® 1 day goes further by pairing vision correction with myopia control. These lenses for myopia control use ActivControl® Technology to provide clear sight while helping slow the eye growth associated with progressing myopia.
1. Clear Vision for Busy School Days
MiSight® lenses for myopia correct vision throughout the day, helping children see the board, recognize faces across a room, and take part in everyday activities. Contact lenses can also give active children the freedom to avoid relying on glasses throughout the day.
2. A Lens Designed to Manage Myopia
ActivControl® Technology combines vision correction zones with treatment zones. The treatment zones create myopic defocus, a visual signal designed to help slow excessive eye growth, while the correction zones provide clear vision.
3. Daily Disposables Keep the Routine Simple
MiSight® lenses are designed for single-day use. Children start with a fresh pair and discard the lenses after removal, rather than cleaning and storing them overnight. This straightforward routine can make day contact lenses a practical option for families while helping children develop consistent contact lens habits.
4. Freedom for Sports and Active Days
Contact lenses leave the face free from everyday frames, which can be convenient during sports and other active pursuits. For children involved in athletics, our eye doctor can also discuss Rec Specs and other sports eyewear available at Bettner Vision based on the activity and your child’s needs.
5. Clinical Evidence Behind MiSight®
MiSight® has been studied through a multi-year clinical research program and during the initial 3-year randomized clinical trial, MiSight® 1 day slowed myopia progression by an average of 59% and axial elongation (growth in the eye’s length) by an average of 52% compared with a single-vision daily disposable lens.
6. Care That Tracks Changes Over Time
Myopia management involves continued monitoring as a child grows. Follow-up visits give our eye doctor opportunities to check vision, eye health, contact lens fit, and changes in myopia. Parents can also use these appointments to ask questions about lens wear and their child’s progress.
Signs It May Be Time to Discuss MiSight® with Our Eye Doctor
A stronger prescription can be one clue that your child’s myopia is progressing. Other changes may appear at school, during sports, or throughout everyday routines. Consider talking with our eye doctor about MiSight® if:
- Your child’s nearsighted prescription continues to increase.
- Distant signs or classroom materials become harder to see.
- Your child squints when looking into the distance.
- Glasses feel inconvenient during sports or active pursuits.
- Myopia runs in your family.
- You want to discuss an option designed to manage myopia progression and correct blurry distance vision.
Every child’s eyes develop differently. A comprehensive eye exam gives our eye doctor the information needed to discuss whether MiSight® fits your child’s vision, eye health, prescription, and daily routine.
Support Clear Vision as Your Child Grows with Myopia Control in Colorado Springs, CO
Clear sight matters today, while myopia management looks ahead. Book your child’s eye exam at Bettner Vision in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Our eye doctor can track changes in your child’s prescription and discuss MiSight® 1 day alongside other myopia management options available at our practice.
MiSight® Lenses FAQs
Can Every Child With Myopia Wear MiSight®?
MiSight® candidacy depends on factors including age, prescription and eye health. The FDA indication covers children with non-diseased eyes who are 8 to 12 years old when treatment begins and have a spherical equivalent prescription from -0.75 to -4.00 diopters with no more than 0.75 diopters of astigmatism. Our eye doctor can determine whether the lenses fit your child’s needs.
Does MiSight® Replace Regular Eye Exams?
Regular visits remain part of myopia management. They allow our eye doctor to monitor your child’s vision, eye health, lens fit, and changes in myopia over time.
How Often Does My Child Replace MiSight® Lenses?
MiSight® 1-day lenses are single-use lenses. Your child wears a fresh pair and discards each lens after removal.