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04/01/2026

Ever wonder what Orthok Dispense Day is like for an 8-year-old?

1. Emotion - excitement, "Today is my last day of glasses!"
2. Sensation - lens awareness, NOT pain (important for child to understand the difference)
3. Physical Independence - from daytime wear of glasses or contacts to 🤾🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♂️⛹🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🏌🏼‍♂️
4. Functional independence - only 8-years-old and confident with lens hygiene and lens removal (parents help with lens insertion for now)
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03/25/2026

Our first episode in a series directed towards children. Like, share, enjoy 🤩

Thank you to Julian Orellana-Monteverde and his amazing talent and skill for full cartoon creation!!

This video was in collab with Dr Stephany Ramdass (played by herself) from Eyecademy who’s here to help you understand Myopia Aka: nearsightednessEyecademy w...

02/23/2026

📌 A Parent Asks:

“Would you use low-dose atropine drops in your own daughter to delay myopia onset?”

STORY TIME...

Last night my toddler accidentally kicked me in the eye.

My first thought wasn’t “Ow.” It was:
Flashes? Curtain? Retina okay? I was freaking out!! I still am 😕

Because I understand what a longer, more myopic eye means over a lifetime.

Myopia isn’t just about thicker glasses.

It’s about axial length — and retinal vulnerability.

BACK TO THE PARENTAL QUESTION:

So would I use low-dose atropine in a high-risk child?
If they had strong family history, early axial elongation, or clear risk factors... ABSOLUTELY YES!!

I wouldn’t wait for significant progression.

Earlier onset often means higher lifetime myopia.
Delaying onset by even a year or two can matter.

And safety? ➡️ Low-dose atropine (0.01–0.05%) has been studied extensively in children, including in large clinical trials like the ATOM and LAMP studies, with strong safety profiles and minimal systemic side effects at these concentrations.

Not casual.
Not for every child.
But thoughtful, evidence-based prevention... YES PLEASE!!

Because I’m not just thinking about her glasses at 8.
I’m thinking about her retina at 44.

📍 Dr. Stephanie Ramdass, Optometrist
Eyecademy | 800 Southdown Rd, Mississauga | 905.823.9999

02/18/2026

📌 A Parent Asks:

“My daughter just started myopia control glasses.
Now she wants contact lenses. Will switching between them ruin the treatment?”

Here’s what I tell parents in clinic 👇

Myopia control works while it’s being worn.

It isn’t fragile but it is dependent on consistency.
Treatments like Stellest glasses and MiSight 1 day contacts are both designed to slow eye growth using a similar mechanism.

Yes! Children can alternate between them as long as total wear time = 10 hours a day.

For example:
✔️ Contacts for school or sports
✔️ Glasses in the evenings OR

✔️ Glasses for school
✔️ Contacts for sports and social activities

That can work very well. I supplement myopia control glasses with EITHER myopia control contact lenses or single vision lenses, depending on each unique case.

You don’t have to choose perfect.You have to choose consistent!

The best myopia control option is the one your child will actually wear, comfortably, every 👏🏼 single 👏🏼 day.

If you're unsure which option fits your child’s lifestyle, that’s exactly what a proper myopia consult is for.

📍 Eyecademy | 800 Southdown Rd, Mississauga | 905.823.9999

02/06/2026

🗣️ STOP myopia BEFORE it starts???

YES PLEASE.

Book your child in for a myopia risk assessment:

https://eyecademy.visualbook.ca/mbooknow

01/31/2026

👀 I follow many parent myopia groups and I see the same questions come up over and over!!

If you’re a parent trying to figure out myopia control, you are NOT alone.

There is so much information online and honestly, it can be overwhelming.

As an optometrist who has been practicing myopia management for 10+ years, both in 🇺🇲 and 🇨🇦 and in research and clinical settings, I want to start helping answer some of the most common questions I see parents asking every day, like:

"Can glasses actually slow my child’s myopia?"
"Is atropine safe?"
"When should we start treatment?"
“What if my child is only pre-myopic?'
"How do I know if treatment is working?"

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to start breaking these down into simple, evidence-based answers for parents, no jargon, no scare tactics, just real information. The same information I pass on to my parents when they present with their kids for exams.

If you’re a parent:
👉 Drop a question below
👉 Email us at [email protected]

01/21/2026

Winter reminder for parents: Outdoor time still matters 👀❄️

Even in the winter, outdoor time is one of the simplest things you can do to help support your child’s visual development.

Recommendation: ~2 hours per day outdoors (when possible).

And no — it doesn’t have to be 2 hours all at once.

Think of it as small outdoor “vision breaks” that add up: ✅ walk to/from car or school
✅ play time during school
✅ park time after school
✅ skating / sledding / snow play
✅ a weekend outdoor adventure

Cold weather counts. Cloudy days count.

Outdoor light exposure is different than indoor light — and your child’s eyes benefit from it.

📍If your child has a family history of myopia (near-sightedness), spends lots of time on screens, or you’ve noticed squinting… this is a great habit to start now.

Want a personalized plan? We offer myopia assessments + ongoing monitoring at Eyecademy. Now conveniently opened on Fridays and select Saturdays!

01/11/2026

Many parents ask us:
“How do we know myopia control really works?”

The answer is simple — because it changes how the eye grows, not just how clearly your child sees.

What myopia control does differently:

Treatments like specialty contact lenses and low-dose eye drops are designed to send the eye a different message — one that says: “Slow down. You don’t need to keep growing.”

The article below reviews how recent studies show that when myopia control is working, we can actually see healthy changes inside the eye — including changes in a layer called the Choroid, which plays a role in eye growth regulation.

Think of it this way: If myopia progression is like a faucet turned on too high, myopia control helps turn the faucet down, so the eye grows more slowly over time.

At Eyecademy, we focus on managing eye growth, not just correcting vision.

If you’ve been told your child’s prescription is “changing quickly,” this conversation matters 💙

📩 Message us or book a consultation to learn which myopia control options may be right for your child.

Meta-analysis Shows Myopia Control Interventions Increase Choroidal Thickness

Treatment effect was greatest in the first few months of ortho-K, atropine and red light therapy, though mechanisms and clinical implications remain unclear.

The researchers believe that the results of this study and those preceding it “suggest a common pathway for choroidal thickening across various myopia control interventions.” They explained in their paper, “Most studies employing advanced OCT and image binarization indicate that choroidal thickening is driven by proportional expansion of both luminal (vascular) and stromal compartments, with minimal change in the choroidal vascularity index,” adding that “this has been observed across modalities, including atropine, orthokeratology and RLRL therapy, suggesting that vascular engorgement and stromal fluid shifts are the dominant microstructural responses, rather than selective angiogenesis or remodeling.”

Read more: https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/metaanalysis-shows-myopia-control-interventions-increase-choroidal-thickness

01/11/2026

🕰️ We heard you.

Busy school schedules. Homework. Activities.

Finding time for eye care shouldn’t be another stress.
That’s why we’ve expanded our office hours, including Fridays and Saturdays, to better support families — especially for children’s eye care and myopia management.

Same thoughtful care.
More flexibility.

📍 Clarkson, Mississauga