How Is Nearsightedness Treated?
Eyeglasses or contact lenses can be prescribed to optically correct nearsightedness and enable you to see more clearly. They alter the way the light images are focused in your eyes, but they do not cure nearsightedness. You may need them only for certain activities, like watching television, going to a movie, or driving a car. In recent years, a number of options to surgically alter the shape of the cornea, the eye’s clear front surface, to reduce nearsightedness have been developed. There is also a procedure called Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), or orthokeratology, which uses a series of rigid contact lenses to alter the curvature of the cornea to provide improved vision for extended periods of time. Your doctor of optometry can help you decide if these procedures are right for you.
