Nearsightedness: Treatment & Monitoring- Myopia

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Nearsightedness

Alternate Names : Myopia

Nearsightedness | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the treatments for the condition?

Treatment for myopia includes:

glasses

contact lenses

refractive laser surgery

How is the condition monitored?

A person who is slightly nearsighted needs to update his or her glasses prescription every 2 to 3 years, or sooner if he or she thinks it is needed. A person who is very nearsighted needs to see an eye doctor more often to be checked for high pressure in the eye, degeneration in the retina and cataracts.

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Nearsightedness: Prevention & Expectations

Author: William Stevens, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 07/27/01

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