Myopia is having a Minus prescription in glasses. With excessive near work and very less outdoor play we are putting lot of stress on the visual system. This is the cause for more children becoming Myopic. Use of gadgets is more, studies involve so much of close work in smaller class rooms or smaller houses that it is estimated by 2050, half of the world population will become Myopic. When we become Myopic, other than the Psychological issues associated with it, many vision threatening complications develop in late adulthood.
Life of a Myope is difficult to understand for a person who is not wearing glasses. Myopia is associated with the child becoming an introvert, always dependent on glasses for clear vision.Playing sports like swimming is always an issue. Luckily the most successful method of Myopia in Majority of cases is Orthokeraology or the night wear contact lenses. One of the good side effects of this therapy is that the child doesn’t require his glasses during the daytime to see clearly. It is like charging the eyes at night to use them during the day!
What is this?
Why is it important?
Who needs it?
How is it controlled?
There are various options to control progressing Myopia. Most widely used by top Myopia control practitioners across the world is Orthokeraology or night wear contact lenses. But these have to be customised as ready lenses from various companies may not work as well. The risks associated can be summed up by the sentence — A -5.00 D Myope is 4 times most likely to suffer from Myopia related complication in adulthood than contact lens related complication at young age.
For few children binocular vision therapy is required to control the Myopia. This is most often an additional therapy along with others.Specially designed spectacle lenses would also help in Myopia control. Yet to be launched in India. Atropine eye drops diluted to a safe extent, when used once at night gives good Myopia control. Few studies indicate that though Atropine controls Myopia well, it doesn’t help much in slowing down the axial growth of the eye balls, which is the main reason for future complications. Also it is considered to be very safe, however long term safety is not known.
A detailed I to 1.5 hrs eye exam would be conducted to note the base line readings of various parameters. These values, age of the patient, family history of Myopia, length of the eye balls, strength of the eye muscles would help us to plan our Myopia control strategy. Your child would be followed up every 4 to 6 months to assess how the Myopia is progressing.
> Base line evaluation, Corneal topography, A Scan would be done
> Out of may Myopia contro! strategies, the best or sometimes combination of 2 or 3 strategies would be used
> Follow up at frequent intervals with eye ball length measurement is a must
> Strategy may be altered or completely changed depending on the success achieved
Myopia epidemic is growing its tentacles on our children which may affect there future. We aim to create awareness about this and with early intervention,
which to make our small contribution towards making the future of today’s children as bright.
Who We Are
At Saoji Vision Care (SVC), we are pioneers in delivering comprehensive optometric and vision care solutions in India. Founded in 2000 by Optometrist Yeshwant Saoji, SVC was established to fulfill the growing need for a specialized Vision Care Clinic that goes beyond basic eye checkups to focus on complete vision wellness. With its roots in the Saoji Contact Lens Clinic (Sitabuldi), which has been serving Nagpur since 1969,
Yeshwant Saoji, an internationally acclaimed educator and Lifetime Fellow of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (FIACLE), SVC continues to set new benchmarks in clinical excellence, patient trust, and professional integrity.
Baccalaureate In Optometry from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (1991) Fellow of Optometry from the first batch of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad (1992) Masters in Optometry, from the first masters batch of India at Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune (2006)
He is an Educator and Post graduate external examiner at various universities and is on Education and advisory panel of Johnson and Johnson, Bausch + Lomb, Alcon and other corporates.
He was awarded with the Best Optometrist of India 2011, by Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
Recently he was voted as Alumnus of the year 2021 by the Association of L V Prasad Optometrists of the L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
Optometrist Yeshwant Saoji is invited at various forums for talks on topics related to Optometry, specifically on Contact lenses and Myopia control and is involved in lot of trainings as a faculty. Till date he has delivered over 125 lectures.
Our Story
Few years into the profession we realised that a speciality Vision care Clinic is not available to serve the needs of people with vision related problems.
Among the many eye clinics, rarely anyone dealt with Vision issues the way it should be done.
Saoji Contact lens clinic (Sitabuldi) was serving the people of Nagpur
since 1969, but scope of practice was limited to Contact lenses.
In 2000 we started Saoji Vision care, an Optometry clinic having all faculties of Optometry like Speciality Contact lenses, Binocular Vision clinic and therapy, Customised artificial eyes, Scientific spectacle dispensing.
At SVC as we all lovingly call the clinic, we believe in giving the most apt Vision care solutions to all our patients.
For the safety of eyes state of the art of instrumentation, makes SVC one of the most advanced Optometry clinics of India. Knowledge is constantly updated as the Chief Optometrist – Yeshwant Saoji is an Internationally acclaimed educator for Contact lenses and has maintained the FIACLE status (Fellow of International Association of Contact Educators, Australia) for over 15 uninterrupted years and was awarded Lifetime FIACLE status for this recognition.
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