Myopia Control Clinic

Welcome to the Myopia Control Clinic

The Myopia Control Clinic uses innovative, evidence-based treatments for slowing the progression of myopia (short-sight).

Who are we?

The Myopia Control Clinic is an optometry clinic specialising in the care and management of progressing and high myopes. We see a range of people who are interested in preventing their eyesight from deteriorating, or their myopia getting worse. This translational clinic works in conjunction with the Auckland Myopia Lab at the University of Auckland, and we aim to ensure the public has access to the latest in myopia research.

What is myopia?

Myopia (short sightedness) is a common ocular condition. A person is diagnosed with myopia when light from distant objects fails to focus on the retina in the eye, and instead focuses in front of it. This causes blurred distance vision. A myopes near vision, however, could even be said to be better than average. This is the opposite of hyperopia, or far-sightedness.

The vast majority of myopia occurs when the eyeball grows too long, compared to the optical components at the front of the eye. This type of myopia, called axial myopia, appears to be largely irreversible. The excessive growth of the eye can stretch the delicate ocular tissues, and make it more prone to tears and rips, and it also increases the risk of other potentially blinding conditions, such as glaucoma and cataracts.

Why attend the Myopia Control Clinic?

• Access to the most up to date research equipment, allowing accurate measurements and detection of changes in the eye.
• Access to the latest in anti-myopia technology and research, before it is commercially available.
• You wil be seen by a registered optometrist who conducts full time research in the Myopia Laboratory.
• If you wish, you can be placed on a contact list to be informed should any relevant clinical trials become available.
• You can feel free to discuss your concerns in a non-commercial environment.
• Any profits generated from the clinic feed directly back into the Myopia Lab for future clinical trials and research.

Myopia is getting worse with each generation. It is affecting children from a younger age, and progressing more rapidly that ever before.

The problem with continuing 'as is', is that the eye becomes more fragile the higher the level of myopia. This increases the risk of sight-threatening eye disease, particularly in later life.

Thankfully, there are now ways you can help prevent the rapid progression, and keep the eyes at a manageable level.