The University Children's Eye Center has launched a monthly newsletter. Our goal is to promote healthy eyes and proper ophthalmic care among children by bringing the best and most pertinent content to parents.
Our inaugural issue is entitled "Back-to-School Eye Check: Help Kids See Their Best!"
Read on for the full copy.
Myopia Control for Children: UCEC Introduces MiSight Contact Lenses!
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition which is affecting many children worldwide at an increasing rate. Myopia typically progresses with age and often does not level off until teenage years. With the younger onset of myopia, many children are progressing to higher levels of myopia than their parents’ generation. Moderate to high myopia is associated with a longer eyeball (increased axial length), which increases the risk of diseases like retinal tears, retinal detachments, glaucoma, and even eye crossing.
There has been much research in the field of slowing down the progression of myopia. At UCEC, we have been offering dilute Atropine eye drops made by a compounding pharmacy as a treatment for slowing down myopia in select children between the ages of 5 and 16. Now we are happy to offer another option which can be used alone or in combination with dilute atropine eye drops: MiSight Contact Lenses!
MiSight are daily disposable soft contact lenses which have been approved for use in children as young as 8 years old. In a randomized controlled study done over 7 years, MiSight contacts slowed down the worsening of myopia by 59%. Another added benefit is the ability for younger children who are candidates for this treatment to have contact lenses as an alternative to their glasses. MiSight lenses are revolutionary in that they are soft, not hard contacts, with peripheral zones of defocus, which allow clear central vision, while slowing down abnormal eye growth and myopia!
At UCEC, Dr. Nidhi Rana and Dr. Rose Hughes are highly trained in the fitting of MiSight as well as other contact lenses. They will now be offering this treatment to families who are interested if the children meet certain criteria for MiSight fitting and training.
If you are interested and would like more information on MiSight, please give our office a call at (732) 613-9191 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Rana or Dr. Hughes.
Major Congrats to a UCEC Team Member
Congratulations to Lyndsie, our amazing surgical coordinator at UCEC, on her marriage to Mike! The event was beautiful and the happy couple looked over the moon! UCEC wishes all the best to Lyndsie and Mike!
Dr. Mark Engel Honored by Healing the Children New Jersey
UCEC is proud to announce that John Mark Engel MD and his wife, Isabel Kentengian PhD, will be honored by Healing the Children New Jersey, for their 20+ years of volunteer work with the organization and its mission of bringing medical and surgical care to underserved children in the world! This Health and Hope celebration will also serve as a fundraiser for this important organization which is close to our hearts at UCEC. For the invitation and options for sponsorship, click here.
Back-to-School Vision Check: Ensure Your Kids See Their Best!
Across the country, children are heading back to school. Is now a good time for an eye exam? How can you tell if your kids are having vision-related issues in the classroom? To answer these questions and more, join UCEC’s Dr. Rose Hughes in the following video.
US gymnast inspires with unique vision challenges
Despite suffering from strabismus and coloboma, Stephen Nedoroscik secured the U.S. men’s gymnastics team their first Olympic medal in sixteen years, and has inspired many with his candid discussion of vision challenges.
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