{"id":1740,"date":"2024-07-30T13:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/unkategorisiert\/myopia-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:53:26","slug":"myopia-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/en\/unkategorisiert\/myopia-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Myopia Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One in three children in Austria is nearsighted, and by 2050 this proportion will rise to over 50%. <strong>Nearsightedness (=myopia)<\/strong> not only impairs quality of life, but also <strong>increases the risk of serious eye diseases later in life<\/strong> (retinal detachment, <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/en\/medical-conditions\/glaucoma\/\">glaucoma<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/en\/medical-conditions\/age-related-macular-degeneration\/\">macular degeneration<\/a>). <strong>However, the progression of nearsightedness can be slowed with special contact lenses, therapeutic eyeglass lenses, and medical eye drops<\/strong>. We are now taking this a step further and have established a specialized myopia clinic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/augenzentrum-graz.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/myopie-kurzsichtigkeitsmanagement_haag-streit-group.jpg\" alt=\"Myopia \/ Nearsightedness Management (Photo: \u00a9 Haag Streit Group)\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/myopie-kurzsichtigkeitsmanagement_haag-streit-group-200x162.jpg 200w, https:\/\/eyeside.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/myopie-kurzsichtigkeitsmanagement_haag-streit-group-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eyeside.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/myopie-kurzsichtigkeitsmanagement_haag-streit-group.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 70%;\">Photo: \u00a9 Haag Streit Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using a biometry device, we measure your children&#8217;s eyes with a special laser technology (SS-OCT = swept source &#8211; optical coherence tomography). A dedicated software system (Age-Matched Myopia Control, AMMC\u00ae Haag-Streit) enables the creation of a risk profile and the early detection of developing nearsightedness (see <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/en\/medical-conditions\/ametropia\/\">Refractive Errors<\/a>) &#8211; even before the nearsightedness manifests in diopters. This is particularly important for siblings of nearsighted children. A prediction of the probable diopter strength &#8211; without and with therapy &#8211; is also possible. The results are presented to you and your child in a clear format and provided to take home. Please first schedule a <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeside.at\/en\/appointments-contact\/\">standard check-up appointment for your child<\/a>. After an initial examination, we will plan &#8211; if necessary &#8211; further check-ups in our <strong>myopia clinic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 70%;\">Header Image Photo: \u00a9 Pixel-Shot, Adobe Stock<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in three children in Austria is nearsighted, and by 2050 this proportion will rise to over 50%. That is why we have established a specialized myopia clinic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Myopia Management - eyeside Graz, Augenarzt Dr. Wackernagel u. 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