CAN MONOVISION DECREASE MYOPIC PROGRESSION IN CHILDREN?

EyeWorld Magazine: August�2006

One theory says that if we can reduce accommodation in children, we can reduce myopic progression. So children were given monovision contact leneses. Interestingly, the children did not use the near eye for near. They used the dominant distance eye for near work by accommodating. The near lens in the non-dominant eye did slow the rate of progression of myopia by .25 to .5 diopters per year, but the near non-dominant eye caught up to the distance eye within 18 months of discontinuing the near lens.

So if you think you're smart and want to try monovision contact lenses to try to slow the progression of myopia in children, keep this study in mind and don't expect success.