Myopia (also called nearsightedness) is very common among children. Usually, many children will experience progressive myopia as they grow. Currently, lots of eye doctors and researchers are studying myopia in order to find some strategies for solving this problem.

As it name indicates, laser eye surgery is an operation, in which laser beam is employed for treatment. If one suffers from myopia, his cornea becomes very high. Then, the laser can cut some parts of the eye tissues, making the cornea flat and even. On the contrary, people who suffer from farsightedness usually have too flat cornea. As for this, laser can be used to extract some other tissues onto it. As for astigmatism, the laser can be used to flatten the uneven tissues around the cornea.

Also named nearsightedness, myopia is so common today that it is estimated to affect one-third of the population in the world. In contrast to hyperopia which deprive people from close vision, people with myopia can see up-close objects but can not manage distance things such as highway signs.

Among various treatments for keratoconus, Intacs corneal inserts or implants are special that they insert two tiny and clear pieces of plastic polymer (intacs) into the cornea. Firstly approved for mild myopia, the Intacs implants now have been approved to be described as corneal implants for keratoconus treatment, rather than prescription inserts. Corneal implants are designed for long-term vision correction and have receives satisfying results from clinical trials and practices.

Vertical stripes in different sizes are sometimes used to measure an infant’s vision capability and some other instruments can be used to evaluate the approximate prescription in infants. Only certain pediatric specialists work with the vision problems of infants who are several months old.