These two studies argue different sides of whether the 20/20 rule of regular breaks from near work can support myopia management, while also investigating other factors involved in digital eye strain such as dry eye symptoms and binocular vision function.
This study found that over a 4-yr period, only 2% of children discontinued ortho-k wear, and the reasons were primarily due to adherence to lens wear schedules. This appears to be lower than in soft contact lenses. Encouraging children to continue wear as prescribed throughout the adaptation period, and to maintain compliance, should reduce likelihood of drop-out.
With myopia controlling spectacles, parents may parents may express concern about the potential for accidental breakage when their children are playing sports. What are your recommendations? This case takes in various clinical, safety and functional aspects for kids wearing myopia control spectacle lenses.
In this Q&A Interview, Optometrist Elizabeth Lumb reflects on the evolution of myopia management in the past five years through two ‘lenses’: as CooperVision’s Director of Global Professional Affairs, Myopia Management, and through the very personal experience of her now 12-year-old niece, Maddy.
This retrospective study from Ireland found that despite recent increases in practitioners fitting myopia control contact lenses in Ireland, more than 60% of children were still managed with single vision correction only. Improving the prescribing rates of evidence-based myopia control treatments will ensure progressing myopes are less likely to miss appropriate intervention opportunities.
In our Q&A interview format, we talk to Mario Teufl, optometrist from Austria, who explains how he uses the Topcon MYAH in his practice for myopia management – from axial length to topography to dry eye and more.
In our new Q&A format we explore the Gullstrand Refractive Analysis System (GRAS) Module in the OCULUS Myopia Master with ophthalmic optics expert David Kern, from Germany. We also provide you some additional tips and links to further reading on putting this into practice.
Prediction modelling for future myopic progression was found to be more accurate when factors such as age, sex and ethnicity were considered, rather than prior progression. Myopia management should be initiated when myopia is apparent regardless of prior progression, rather than waiting to assess the progression rate.
Slowing axial length growth is the key goal of myopia management. In this case, parents finally agreed to myopia management once they understood their child’s axial length measurement.
Read how to communicate with parents about axial length, to support your recommendations.
Our new Q&A format is designed to explore a particular clinical topic, intervention, product or research paper with an expert. Here, we explore the OCULUS Myopia Master with practical questions of how optometrist Max Aricochi uses it in his clinic in Austria. We also provide you some additional tips to help you put Max’s recommendations to use in your own practice.
