Myopia Focus Partners with Treehouse Eyes to Help More US Families Find Specialist Myopia Management Care

New collaboration will make it easier for American parents visiting Myopia Focus to find evidence-based childhood myopia care near them.

Myopia Focus has announced a new partnership with Treehouse Eyes, one of the leading providers of paediatric myopia management in the United States, to help more families access specialist care for childhood myopia.

Although Myopia Focus is UK-based, myopia is a global issue. The site now receives around 40% of its traffic from the United States, with many parents visiting the platform to better understand what myopia is, why it matters, and what treatments are available to slow its progression.

Until now, however, US-based families using Myopia Focus had limited ability to find a specialist myopia management provider near them through the platform’s dedicated map search function. The new partnership with Treehouse Eyes will help address this by adding Treehouse Eyes practices to the Myopia Focus directory, making it easier for parents in the United States to take the next step from education to action.

Treehouse Eyes is a US-based leader in childhood myopia management, with dedicated clinics and a national network of optometric partners. Its doctors have treated more than 20,000 children with myopia and the organisation is focused on helping practices deliver proven, structured myopia management care.

Myopia, often dismissed as “just short-sightedness”, is caused by the eye growing too long during childhood. As the eye elongates, the delicate structures of the eye stretch and the risk of future sight-threatening eye diseases – such as retinal detachment, myopic maculopathy and glaucoma – increases. While glasses and standard contact lenses can correct blurred vision, they do not address the underlying progression of the condition. Today, a growing range of evidence-based treatments are available that can help slow myopia progression, particularly when children are identified and treated early.

Richard Kadri-Langford, Co-Founder of Myopia Focus, said:

“Parents are increasingly looking for clear, trustworthy information about childhood myopia, but education is only part of the journey. Once a parent understands that myopia is more than simply needing glasses, the next question is usually: where can I find someone who can help my child?

“As a UK-based organisation with a growing international audience, we knew we needed to make Myopia Focus more useful for families outside the UK. With more parents in the US using our site, we have been working to connect them with providers they can access geographically. Working with Treehouse Eyes is of course a natural next step. Their focus on evidence-based paediatric myopia management aligns strongly with our mission to raise awareness, improve understanding, and help families find appropriate specialist care.”

Through the partnership, Myopia Focus and Treehouse Eyes will also collaborate on new educational content tailored to US families. This will include information designed to help parents understand the importance of early intervention, the different treatment options available, and the questions they should ask when seeking myopia management care for their child.

Treehouse Eyes Director of Practice Development, Michelle Carrasquillo, said:

“We are delighted to be working with Myopia Focus to help more families understand childhood myopia and access the care they need.

Myopia management is most effective when parents are informed early, and children are seen by practitioners with the right expertise, technology and treatment options. By joining the Myopia Focus directory, we hope to make that journey easier for families across the United States.”

The addition of Treehouse Eyes practices marks an important step in Myopia Focus’s ambition to become a trusted international resource for parents, practitioners and organisations working to improve awareness of childhood myopia.