Preserve the Health of Your Child’s Eyes
The health of your child’s eyes can affect how they learn, play, and develop. With the presence of myopia, they can struggle to find success both in and out of the classroom.
The prevalence of myopia spans worldwide and affects 40% of the United States population alone. This number is projected to increase by the year 2050.
Myopia is a growing concern, and Great Hills Eye Care is proud and excited to offer myopia management solutions for your family. Schedule your child’s next eye exam today to protect their sight and prevent vision issues associated with myopia.
What Is Myopia?
Myopia is often referred to as nearsightedness because it allows you to see close-up objects clearly, but distant objects appear blurry. It occurs when the eye grows too long, or the cornea has too much curvature. Light entering the eye is not able to properly bend and focus onto the retina, causing blurred vision.
Myopia is often detected in childhood and diagnosed during a comprehensive eye exam. Signs your child may be struggling with myopia include:
- Excessive squinting
- Needing to sit close to the TV or at the front of the class
- Frequent eye rubbing
- Being seemingly unaware of distant objects
Myopia Management Methods
Slowing the progression of myopia is important for the future of your little one’s vision. In the early stages of myopia, it can be challenging to navigate the world without glasses or contact lenses. As it progresses, vision becomes increasingly blurred and the risk of developing sight-threatening issues such as cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal detachment increases.
The good news is there are solutions available to prevent myopia from worsening. At Great Hills Eye Care, we offer myopia management methods to help protect your child’s vision and eye health.
MiSight 1-day Contact Lenses
MiSight 1-day contact lenses by CooperVision help slow the progression of myopia while simultaneously correcting the refractive error. These single-use, soft contact lenses are available for children as young as 8 and have been shown to reduce myopia progression by up to 59%.
With these lenses, there are 2 treatment zones which create myopic defocus with image focus in front of the retina (rather than behind it to slow axial elongation) and 2 correction zones correct myopia in all gaze positions.
These zones work together to provide clear vision while slowing the elongation of the eyeball, and therefore the progression of myopia.
Take the First Step Towards Clear Vision
The path to better vision and effectively managing myopia starts with a comprehensive eye exam. Schedule your child’s next eye exam today to protect their eye health and vision.
We look forward to helping your family achieve their best vision yet!
- Over 40,000 of your neighbors have chosen us for their eye care.
- 98% of our patients would refer us to others
My first time going here was perfect! Short wait to be seen, friendly staff and awesome doctor. He answered all my questions so kindly and gracefully. It was all such an easy process. I will definitely be going back!
Camila
Super friendly and professional. I’ve been wearing glasses for over 20 years and the doctor here is the most helpful I’ve ever seen.
Lucy
I have found my eye doctor for life! Dr. Tillotson and her staff are top notch. I can’t say enough wonderful things about this practice.
Sarah
Fantastic Staff, Professional, fun, and easy to relate to. They do a thorough job. Delightful experience. Can hardly wait for my annual recheck!
Pat
The staff are very friendly, courteous and efficient. The doctor was helpful and listened to my concerns and helped me get into a pair of contacts that I enjoy!
Joe
Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Drew Provost
Clinic Director/Founder
Dr. Drew Provost graduated cum laude from Southern College of Optometry and is a therapeutic optometrist, certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Texas Optometry Board.
Dr. Raymond Carneglia
Optometrist
Dr. Carneglia graduated from Nova Southeastern College of Optometry and is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Texas Optometry Board as a therapeutic optometrist.
Dr. Kelsey Tillotson
Optometrist
Dr. Kelsey Tillotson graduated from the University of Houston School of Optometry and is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Texas Optometry Board as a therapeutic optometrist.
Dr. Ashish Patel
Optometrist
Dr. Patel graduated from the University of Houston School of Optometry and is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Texas Optometry Board as a therapeutic optometrist.
Dr. Hiren Patel
Optometrist
Dr. Hiren Patel earned his Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon. He then attended the Pacific University, where he obtained his Doctor of Optometry degree.
Our Locations
North Austin
Find us conveniently located attached to the Costco just off Research Boulevard. Feel free to park anywhere in the Costco parking lot.
- 512-345-2000
- 512-345-2002
- 10401 Research Blvd, Suite A
- Austin, TX 78759
Hours of Operation
- Monday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pflugerville
Our Pflugerville location is attached to the Costco at the corner of Highway 130 and Kelly Lane. Give us a call if you have any trouble finding us.
- 512-551-2278
- 512-551-2279
- 1901 Kelly Lane, Suite A
- Pflugerville, TX 78660
Hours of Operation
- Monday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
