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Morgan Eyeglasses · #1 (**permalink**) 04-05-2011, 09:18 PM

I have an 11-year-old son who is myopic. His doctor suggested that he be fitted for hard contact lenses and reading glasses. She also suggested that he wear bifocals. Are bifocals common in children, and is this trying to accomplish the same effect as the hard lenses with reading glasses?

Janae Eyeglasses · #2 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 06:16 PM

I totally agree with using rigid gas permeable (GP) lenses to control myopia (nearsightedness). Research shows that, in many cases, fitting myopic youngsters with GP lenses may slow the progression of their nearsightedness. There's also a special fitting technique with GP contact lenses called Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT) that can even reverse certain amounts of childhood myopia.

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