SO WHAT IS MYOPIA?
by HJArago, 11/16/2025, Lipa City, Batangas
Myopia or nearsightedness is an eye condition where near objects are clear but are blurry at distance.
What Causes Myopia?
Myopia is an elongation of the eye that can be attributed to genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors like prolonged near-work (for example, reading, screen time), poor lighting and insufficient time spent outdoors under natural sunlight are strongly linked to its development. If one of the parents has myopia, the child is at risk of acquiring it. If both of the parents has myopia, this increases the risk of myopia.
Eye injuries, diabetes, and retinal detachment can also lead to severe myopia.
How Does this Affect My Family?
Being nearsighted will affect the family in varying degrees and effect for each of the family member. For example, your child may struggle participating in school activities that may require reading from the blackboard, they may find it difficult to participate in sports activities such as football or baseball, or they may have hardships in performing on top of school auditorium stage.
All these will have an impact on their learning, their grades, personality development and self esteem.
(source: Family Vision Care)
(source: Family Vision Care)
Left undetected and uncorrected, myopia may cause lasting effects on their mental and emotional well-being. Myopia may also cause headache. At severe cases, this may lead to missed schools or missed work days or important social and family events. They may feel like they are left behind, anxious and frustrated. You will notice that your child is withdrawn and easily irritated over tasks that requires distance vision.
As for the older members of the family, their work and productivity may suffer because of reduced efficiency in their vision. This may affect their job performance leading to missed promotions and economic well-being. Your family's safety may also be compromised when driving, walking or just by simply doing household chores that requires looking at far.
(source: Family Vision Care)
What Should I Do?
There is hope! Family Vision Care is here to help you!
Myopia can be controlled.
It is important that your child gets checked by an eye doctor before myopia or pre-myopia. Early detection is key in managing your child's myopia.
Thanks to advancement in science, there are now many ways to control myopia. There are now many management options to choose from.
Do not self diagnose. Do not buy questionable corrective glasses or eye drops online as these pose more harm to your family's eyesight.
The first step is to talk to your family member. Talk to your child. Is he having problem focusing at the basketball ring? Can he still see the face of the player clearly from the other side of the court? Can your husband read the directional signages clearly on the highway while he is driving?
Does your family have frequent headaches? Do their eyes feel tired? Do they feel exhausted?
If they have difficulty answering your question, chances are they have myopia.
The next step is to visit Family Vision Care in Lipa City in Batangas and have their eyes checked by one of our eye doctors. Our doctors are eye specialists with years of experience in eye care.
Early detection and correction of your family's Myopia is key to your their future success.
Our doctor will run series of eye exams for each of your family member. You can open up to our doctor about your wishes and dreams for your child. What are his dreams. What are your family's vision for the future? What is your family's lifestyle? What is your favorite food and so on. Our doctors will be happy to see you and provide consultation for your family's eye care.
Having an eye exam is a family event!
Bring your family together at Family Vision Care for their eye exams today.
Give your family a better future...today.
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