Myopia Control
for Children
Glasses getting stronger? sleepSEE uses custom lenses worn during sleep. For children whose eyes fit the plan, the goal is clear daytime sight and help to slow myopia. Myopia means nearsightedness. Regular eye checks track changes.
See If My Child May Be a CandidateThis online check is a starting point. An eye exam is needed to find out whether treatment is right for your child.
Near Fayetteville? See the evaluation option
Eye Medics Optometry · Fayetteville, NC
Start with a $93 candidacy evaluation
Meet with an eye doctor to find out whether sleepSEE fits your child. The $93 fee is for the evaluation; treatment costs are separate.
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No treatment can promise that a child's lens needs will stop changing. Overnight lenses need careful cleaning and eye checks. They can cause an eye infection, including a serious infection.
Why Myopia Progression Matters
And It's Getting Worse
Myopia means nearsightedness. Higher levels are linked with a greater chance of eye disease later in life.
Myopia makes distant things look blurry. Glasses can help a child see clearly. Myopia control has another goal: to slow how quickly the eyes grow and the prescription gets stronger.
Myopia that gets worse over time is called myopia progression. Eye growth is one key reason myopia gets worse. Higher myopia is linked to eye health risks later in life. These include a detached retina, when the layer at the back of the eye pulls loose. Other risks include glaucoma, which can harm the nerve for sight, and loss of vision.
Eye checks track myopia and eye health. Ask the doctor when treatment may help your child. Compare the wider range of myopia-control options for children.
The good news? Myopia progression can be slowed. Ask about care early so the doctor can assess your child’s needs. That is what the sleepSEE system is designed to do.
The sleepSEE System:
More Than Just a Lens
The sleepSEE plan looks at lenses, daily habits and changes in your child’s eyes.
Ortho-K Lenses
Custom lenses change the shape of the cornea during sleep. They come out in the morning. The goal is clear daytime vision without glasses or contacts.
Environmental Vision Planning
Your child’s screen use, reading habits and time outdoors are part of the conversation. Your sleepSEE doctor helps you plan changes that fit your family. These habits support care but do not replace needed treatment.
Vision Therapy Techniques
Some children also have trouble focusing or using both eyes together. Your doctor checks these concerns on their own. Extra care for those problems is not a substitute for myopia control.
Other brands give your child a lens. sleepSEE gives your child a plan.
How the Cornea Is Reshaped
Click through each phase to see how sleepSEE Ortho-K lenses change the shape of the clear front of your child’s eye during sleep. The goal is clear daytime vision.
Before: Myopic Eye
With myopia, or nearsightedness, light focuses in front of the retina at the back of the eye. That makes distant objects look blurry. The eye’s length and focusing shape affect where the light lands.
Glasses-Free Freedom
Even for Kids Without Myopia Progression
Your child's myopia does not have to be getting worse to ask about sleepSEE. Some families choose overnight lenses for clear daytime sight without daytime glasses or contacts.
Sports and Activities
There are no daytime contact lenses to shift during play. With a good fit and clear vision, children can use nonprescription sports goggles when needed. Ortho-K does not replace eye protection.
Plan for Lens Care
A full pair is bought every two years in the founding-location plan. Damage or a change in fit may mean replacing a lens sooner. Ask your provider about the plan, including exams and care supplies.
Confidence and Self-Esteem
Some children prefer activities and school days without glasses. Talk with your child about what they want to change and whether they’re ready for an overnight lens routine.
sleepSEE lenses can last up to two years in the founding-location plan. Damage or a change in fit may call for a new pair sooner. Ask your provider about your plan.
What to Expect at Your First Visit
Getting started with sleepSEE starts with an eye exam. Here are the main steps.
Comprehensive Eye Exam
Your doctor checks your child’s vision and eye health and makes a detailed map of the cornea.
Custom Lens Design
The doctor uses eye surface readings and lens power needs to design lenses for your child’s eyes.
Fitting and Training
You and your child practice putting lenses in, taking them out and caring for them. Take the time needed to learn the routine.
Ongoing Monitoring
Checkups track vision, eye growth, lens fit and eye health. Your doctor compares the findings with earlier visits and changes the plan when needed. Clear sight alone does not show whether eye growth has slowed.
Precision Equipment.
Expert Care.
sleepSEE providers measure your child’s eyes to guide lens fitting. They also track changes over time.
Corneal Topography
Maps the shape of the eye’s clear front surface to help plan the lens fit. Later maps show where the lens effect is centered and help the doctor check changes. Later maps show where the lens effect is centered and help the doctor check changes.
Axial Length Measurement
Measures eye length over time. This helps track the eye growth linked to worsening myopia.
The Pros and Cons of sleepSEE for Kids
Here’s what sleepSEE offers and what the day-to-day care involves.
The Pros
- Can help slow worsening nearsightedness in some children; results vary
- No glasses or contacts needed during the day
- No surgery; temporary lens effect: the shape change wears off when wear stops. Harm from complications may not reverse.
- At the founding location, buy a full pair every 2 years. Damage or fit changes may mean sooner. Ask other providers about their plan.
- Great for sports, swimming, and active lifestyles
- Lenses, guidance on daily habits and eye-health checks
Things to Know
- Needs wear on the prescribed schedule to keep the effect
- Not suitable for very high prescriptions (typically above -6.00D)
- Vision can change during fitting; the time needed varies
- Needs a doctor trained in Ortho-K. Not all eye doctors offer this
- Compare the first-year fee and later care costs
- Requires a routine your child can follow, with help from you when needed
Every child is different. The best way to know if sleepSEE is right for your child is to talk with an experienced provider.
Could sleepSEE Fit Your Child?
Start with the child candidacy check. An eye doctor will need to examine your child's eyes before recommending treatment.
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