Multimedia Articles & Videos
The World Council of Optometry’s Myopia Management Multimedia Resource Center is an online platform aimed at providing eye care professionals with the most current and comprehensive information, tools, and resources for mitigating, measuring and managing myopia in their patients.
FEBRUARY 2024 VIRTUAL EVENT *SPANISH*
The World Council of Optometry, in partnership with CooperVision, a global leader in addressing myopia, hosted its first Latin America-based multi-day virtual event, primarily in Spanish, in February 2024.
By Sandra S. Block OD, MEd, MPH, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FCOVD, FNAP, ARVO, USA
David Piñero, PhD, Spain
Ángel Macedo, Mg. Optom, Lic T.M., Peru
The World Council of Optometry, in partnership with CooperVision, hosted its first Latin America-based multi-day virtual event, “Myopia Management: From Theory to Practice”
By Jorge Giovanni Vargas Velasco OD, PhD(c), MSc, FIACLE, Colombia
Héctor Hugo Páez OD, Colombia
Alejandro Tapia OD, Colombia
Leonardo Orjuela OD, Colombia
Module 2 focuses on myopia management interventions and discusses spectacle lenses for managing myopia, followed by a detailed overview of contact lenses used for myopia management.
By Ariolfo Vázquez OD, FIACLE, Colombia
Edgar Davíla-García OD, FSLS, FIACLE, NCLE-AC, Puerto Rico
Andrea Monteleone OD, MEd, Argentina
Nikolas Rossé TMOC, Chile
Carlos Chacón OD, MSc, Ecuador
Module 3 discusses how to get started with patient quizzes and calculators, followed by key elements of a standard procedure, refraction, and the relevance of binocular vision testing.
By Ricardo Pintor OD, FIACLE, Mexico
Elise Kramer OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, USA
Module 4 outlines recommendations for how and when to follow-up and what to measure on a patient undergoing myopia management, followed by how to communicate to parents and children and how to best market your myopia management services in your practice.
Prepared by the World Council of Optometry Myopia Management Resource Committee 2023.
The World Council of Optometry Myopia Management Standard of Care initiative is a collaborative partnership between World Council of Optometry and CooperVision.
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When to wear it
Considerations
Shown to improve confidence and ability to participate in activities.
Typically more availability for astigmats.
No wearing time during waking hours.
Optical correction is still needed.
* Excluding children frequently engaged in water sports.
