Originally Posted by Knotlob

I would guess that opticians would favour disposable daily soft lenses for teenagers and preferably a high Dk lens material (high oxygen permeable lens), though I think at present there is only one on the market and that is probably in the UK, not the US.

The other factor an optician may consider is RGP lenses, which may or may not slow down the rate of change in myopia as a teenager grows up. My son was fitted with RGP lenses, but his eye sight still changed quite a bit (though perhaps less than it would have if he was wearing spectacles or soft lenses).

knotlob