NaturalVue Multifocal contact lens – Q&A With Dr Carolyn Lederman
Dr Carolyn Lederman, ophthalmologist from the United States, explains how she prescribes and manages myopia patients with the NaturalVue Multifocal 1 Day contact lens in her practice.
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The SightGlass DOT Lens – Q&A with Dr Sherman Tung
Our Q&A format explores new technologies, products and research with experts. In this interview, Dr Sherman Tung, optometrist from Canada, shares his experience with The SightGlass Vision DOT 0.2 Lens in his practice, from prescribing to parent explanations and clinical outcomes.
Can we predict long-term efficacy from short-term outcomes?
Comparison of myopia control interventions shows that around half of the total efficacy is observed in the first 12 months. How can we use this knowledge to select and monitor the most suitable treatment for the individual child with myopia? Learn more here.
Talking to a myopic adult about risks for their children
Adults with myopia may not understand that they have more than just a problem seeing clearly. We discuss genetic risk in glaucoma and macular degeneration – are you doing the same for myopia? How can we talk to myopic adults about risks for their children and support them to take action?
Considering the individual in myopia management
How can you improve your success and strategies in myopia management? Considering the individual’s family situation and risk factors is key to providing the ideal solution that will ensure suitability and compliance.
Which is the most appropriate contact lens option? Questions to ask patients and parents.
Myopia controlling contact lenses offer numerous benefits for children. How can you select the most appropriate option, specific to the individual child and their family? Explore these key questions in clinical communication to learn more.
How can we set myopia control expectations?
When setting myopia control expectations both at outset and follow up, it is important to compare the child’s observed myopia progression to ‘average’, and to then judge the expected outcomes of treatment. Bringing their lifestyle, motivations and abilities into consideration is also important. Here we explore how to use resources in practice to set expectations and gauge success along the way.
Kids and contact lenses – benefits, safety and getting to ‘yes’
There are numerous reasons why contact lenses are beneficial for children, and the safety profile is high. Yet there are still barriers in the mind of the practitioner, parent and young patient to childhood CL wear. Here we address these often cited barriers, with the goal to support your clinical communication on the benefits and safety of contact lenses for kids, to move towards achieving a ‘yes’ from the parent and patient.
Keys to Communication in Myopia Management
Communicating the reasons, benefits and options in myopia management can be complex. Using pictures in health communications has been shown to improve patient attention, recall and comprehension of information and adherence to treatment. The Managing Myopia Guidelines Infographics are designed to guide you through the process of explaining myopia control using simple messaging and pictures. We explain the four key messages of myopia management here.
