If your child has myopia or short-sightedness, he/she can’t see things at a distance without eye glasses or contact lenses. Why? Normally, an image is focused on the retina. The retina is a layer at the back of the eye. If your child has myopia, the image is focused in front (or short) of the retina. (See the drawing). This commonly
happens when:

• Your child’s eyeball is too long.
• Your child’s focusing lens is too strong.

Other terms for Myopia:

• Short-sightedness
• Near-sightedness

What is astigmatism?

Astigmatism is distorted vision caused when the cornea (the eye surface) is oval like an American football instead of spherical like a basketball. This causes images to focus on more than one point in the eye (short or long of the retina), resulting in blurred vision when your child looks at things that are near or far. Astigmatism often occurs along with myopia (shortsightedness) or hyperopia (long-sightedness).

What is progressive myopia?

Myopia most commonly develops in childhood or early teens (between 7-14). In the United States and the European Union more than 25% of the adult population are myopic, while in certain Asian countries myopia affects more than 80% of the adult population. And the number of people with myopia worldwide is expected to increase.

As your child grows up, his or her myopia may increase, which is known as progressive myopia. Your child’s risk of developing myopia is increased if other members of your family have it. There may also be a link between myopia and prolonged near work such as extensive reading and computer use. Yet, the exact cause of myopia remains unknown. When you’re growing, your eyes are still growing too. Surgical procedures are not encouraged for people under 21 years of age. So up until now, kids with myopia had the choice of wearing glasses or contact lenses or having poor vision. NeuroVision™ offers a new choice.

How does PowerVision help you with your myopia?

If your child has myopia, the patented, innovative NeuroVision™ Technology can help your child get clearer and sharper vision. As a result, your child may be able to wear glasses with reduced degrees (less power) following the PowerVision Training Program. If your child has 150 degrees or less, he/she may even be able to go without eyeglasses.
PowerVision utilizes the NeuroVision™ technology, which is based on 20 years of scientific and clinical research and has been clinically proven to successfully treat low myopia. PowerVision has been approved by the European Union CE Mark.

This training program does not require surgery or medications, and you can be confident of its safety. All it requires is for your child to do a series of computerized visual tasks, and in only two weeks your child may start seeing improvement in his/her vision!