What Parents Should Ask When Their Child’s Prescription Keeps Increasing
When faster isn’t better A child whose prescription worsens > 1 diopter per year may have rapidly progressing myopia. Research shows each additional 1 mm of axial elongation increases the risk of retinal detachment by ~40 % (PMC 10442101). 1️⃣ Ask for axial length measurement Axial length tells us how the eye is actually growing. […]