How to improve eyesight for 5 year old

Doctors are looking for creative ways to solve an eye problem that is becoming more common among children and teens.

Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry.

While increased screen time could be a culprit, it's not definitively so.

Up until now, the standard treatment for myopia was to prescribe corrective lenses. But Berntsen and a team of researchers looked into how multifocal contact lenses could slow the progression of this disease.

Myopia occurs when the shape of the eye causes light rays to bend and focus in front of the retina instead of on it.

The retina is a nerve at the back of the eye that converts light into electrical signals for the brain to process into an image, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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