Is Your Child’s Vision Getting Worse Every Year? A Parent’s Guide to Myopia Control Treatments in Broward County

If your child seems to need stronger glasses every year, their myopia may be progressing. Myopia, or nearsightedness, commonly begins during the school years and can worsen while the eyes are still growing. At Vicle Eye Care in Dania Beach, we provide myopia management for families throughout Broward County who want to do more than simply update their child’s prescription each year.
 

Why Does My Child’s Prescription Keep Getting Stronger?

Myopia occurs when the eye grows too long from front to back, causing distant images to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it. The result is blurry distance vision while closer objects often remain clear. Myopia frequently begins between ages 6 and 14 and may continue progressing into early adulthood.
 

For Broward County students, progressing myopia may make it harder to see classroom boards, presentations, sports activities, and other distant objects. Regular pediatric eye exams allow us to track these changes and determine whether myopia control should become part of your child’s care.
 

Signs Your Child’s Myopia May Be Progressing

Children may not always realize their distance vision has changed. Parents should watch for signs such as:
 

• Squinting to see the board or television
• Sitting closer to screens or classroom displays
• Holding devices unusually close
• Complaining that current glasses are no longer clear
• Needing stronger prescriptions at frequent eye exams
• Struggling with activities that require clear distance vision
• Reporting headaches or visual fatigue

If these patterns keep returning, a myopia management evaluation can provide more information about how quickly your child’s vision is changing.
 

Why Myopia Control Is About More Than Clearer Vision

Standard glasses correct blurry vision, but myopia management is designed to slow progression. This matters because higher levels of myopia are associated with increased risks of retinal detachment, glaucoma, and myopic maculopathy later in life.
 

Myopia control does not guarantee that your child’s prescription will never change again. The goal is to reduce the rate of progression while their eyes are developing.
 

Myopia Control Options at Vicle Eye Care

At our Dania Beach practice, we offer several myopia management options so treatment can be personalized to the individual child. Vicle Eye Care lists Ortho-K, MiSight, Stellest lenses, and atropine drops among its available myopia services.
 

Ortho-K uses specially designed contact lenses worn overnight to temporarily reshape the cornea. Vicle Eye Care incorporates Ortho-K into its personalized myopia management approach for growing children.
 

MiSight 1 day provides another option for qualifying children. These daily disposable soft contact lenses are FDA-approved to correct myopia and slow its progression in children who begin treatment between ages 8 and 12 and meet the indicated prescription criteria.
 

For children who prefer eyeglasses, Essilor Stellest lenses offer spectacle-based myopia control. The FDA authorized Stellest in 2025 for correcting and slowing myopia progression in qualifying children ages 6 to 12 at treatment initiation.
 

Atropine drops may also be considered as part of an individualized myopia management strategy. Vicle Eye Care includes atropine among the treatment options available through the practice.
 

Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Child

The best approach depends on your child’s age, prescription, rate of progression, eye health, activities, and ability to manage contact lenses. A child who enjoys sports may have different needs than one who prefers glasses, while another may benefit from combining monitoring with a specific myopia control strategy.
 

If your child’s prescription keeps getting stronger, schedule a myopia management evaluation with Vicle Eye Care at 1249 Stirling Rd., Unit 5, Dania Beach, FL 33004, or call (305) 935-4606 to explore personalized myopia control options for your Broward County student.