OHSU Casey Eye Institute focuses on nearsightedness

Myopia Management Program offers comprehensive care to treat increasingly common, vision-threatening condition

By Franny White March 12, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program helps Owen Ni, 13, of Lake Oswego, manage his nearsightedness. Being able to see clearly enables Owen to enjoy both school and summer camps, including the youth program that enabled him to stay at a college residential dormitory. (Courtesy of Jun He)

Margaret Overstreet, O.D. (OHSU)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Amanda Dieu, O.D., FAAO, FSLS, left, goes over contact lens application and care with pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, practices using contact lenses at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Amanda Dieu, O.D., FAAO, FSLS, left, helps pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, with contact lens application and care at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, examines a pair contact lenses at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, holds a contact lense at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Amanda Dieu, O.D., FAAO, FSLS, right, checks the eyes of pediatric patient Melody Redfield, 10, of Corvallis, Oregon, at the OHSU Casey Eye specialty clinic. The OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s Myopia Management Program provides comprehensive care for nearsightedness, which causes objects in the distance to appear blurry and can lead to serious vision problems if left untreated. Treatment options include dual-focus contact lenses, prescription eyeglasses and low-concentration atropine eye drops. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU Myopia Management Program

Amanda Dieu, O.D., FAAO, FSLS