Published: 20 October 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia is generally defined at ≤ −0.50 D and high myopia at ≤ −6.00 D. Higher myopia carries greater long-term eye-health risk, while pathologic myopia is defined by structural changes rather than prescription alone.
Published: 20 September 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia makes distant objects look blurred and can progress during childhood. Correcting blur and slowing progression are different goals, and no single management option guarantees that progression will stop.
Published: 6 September 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia makes distant objects look blurred and can progress during childhood. Correcting blur and slowing progression are different goals, and no single management option guarantees that progression will stop.
Published: 6 September 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Seeing involves the eyes, optic nerves and brain working together. Understanding that pathway does not by itself prove a treatment works. Assessment should identify the particular visual problem and the evidence for any proposed care.
Published: 15 May 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: This lockdown-era interview discusses concerns about children’s visual habits. Historical population findings do not prove the cause of an individual child’s myopia. Continue prescribed correction and review; no myopia-control option guarantees success in every case.
