What is Atropine?Atropine is a once-a-week eye drop therapy which reduces spectacle prescription power and myopia progression in children. Atropine is a naturally occurring medicine extracted from the “Belladona” plant. Centuries ago, it was used by women to dilate their pupils and make their eyes appear larger and more beautiful. Other than aesthetic purposes, Atropine…
Childhood myopia management goes beyond spectacles and contact lenses! Usually after getting spectacles prescribed for their child, many parents are lulled into a sense of false complacency, thinking they have effectively managed the problem and do not need to take any further action. However, relying on spectacles or contact lenses without practicing good eye care…
Weekend Atropine Eyedrops (1%) Therapy Controls Childhood Myopia The eyes of today’s children have no time to relax. Reading, writing, watching television, using the computer, surfing the internet or playing video games. Not surprisingly, about half of our primary school children are shortsighted. But there’s good news, childhood myopia control can be controlled through atropine…
Spectacles wear is the oldest and still the most popular method of correcting myopia in children. Parents are naturally concerned if glasses should be prescribed for their young children and if so, how strong and how often should they be worn? There is also the fear that constant wearing of spectacles will cause myopia to…