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The cornea (the front surface of our eyes) is responsible for focusing light into the eyes. See Diagram 1.
Diagram 1. Eye model with labelled parts.
For people with no glasses or contact lenses… Light enters the eye and focuses on the retina (the back of the eye). For nearsighted people (or myopia) the eye is longer, this in turn changes the focus point. See Diagram 2.
Diagram 2. Light ray diagram of the with Myopia.
Eye retainers are worn like contact lenses, but at night when you sleep. The eye retainer reshapes your eye and when you wake up, take the retainers off, your eye has a different shape! The new shape will allow light entering your eye to once again focus on your retina.
Learn more about Eye Retainers & Myopia Control on our information post – Myopia Control
Check out our Meet the Doctors page. Both Drs. Anh Do & Anthony Huynh provide care to Orlando patients. Dr. Anh sees & cares for our pediatric, myopia control & eye retainer patients.
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