Myopia Management PERSPECTIVES

Welcome to a new series bringing the latest on how to address the global challenge of myopia and its impact on eye health.

Our monthly Myopia Management Perspectives will explore the latest research articles about preventing myopia development and slowing its progression. Join us as we delve into the forefront of myopia research, bringing you valuable insights and helping you with identified action items for your clinical practice. Together, we can shape a brighter future for our patients and elevate the standard of care in optometry.

Our understanding of myopia is rapidly evolving, with numerous studies published in scientific literature. In July 2023 alone, 81 papers with the term ‘myopia’ in the title are listed on PubMed – it can be challenging keeping up to date!

With Myopia Management Perspectives, we will bring you summaries of recent research from peer-reviewed journals, focusing on environmental modifications, optical treatments, pharmaceutical approaches, combination therapies, and more. Staying informed about the latest advancements is essential to deliver the best possible care to your paediatric patients.

With the high volume of research papers being published, it is vital to scrutinize papers for their scientific quality. Our Perspectives will spotlight fundamental elements that enhance research integrity. Such elements are key to sound clinical investigation and bolster the overall scientific rigor of research studies.

There is now much good science around slowing myopia progression, and we hope that our new Myopia Management Perspectives series will help you gain valuable insights and empower you to incorporate evidence-based practices into your patient care.

Interested in learning more?

Learn how environmental exposures are critical in myopia development and get introduced to recent studies showing how outdoor environments are inhibitors for myopia development.

Learn about the journey of a patient at the Singapore National Eye Centre and gain insights into the progression and challenges faced by patients during their preschool and early childhood years.

This session presents the updated self-reported attitudes and practices of eye care practitioners towards myopia management across the globe.

Three case records of children on a myopia management plan will be shared to help illustrate the importance of recruiting the whole family on a myopia journey to reinforce the need of strict compliance.

Learn how myopia related signs and pathologies may change over a lifetime and hear how Jessica discusses how it is not always straightforward how to measure, diagnose, and treat these pathologies.

Hear the lived experiences of two patients with myopia related pathology and how their lives have been shaped by the disease

Learn how to recognize risks of developing myopia in children based on presenting refractive status, axial length, and family history and to implement a clinical management protocol.

Hear how current leading practitioners in the field of myopia management choose a myopia management strategy for their patients.

Learn about tools and strategies for monitoring the myopia progression of your patients, assessing the effectiveness of their treatments and modifying their treatments to maximize their effectiveness.

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Measurement

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Myopia Management Perspectives - A Research Blog Series

Learn how to recognize risks of developing myopia in children based on presenting refractive status, axial length, and family history and to implement a clinical management protocol.

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

Read about how to always be evidence-based in your practice by following some simple principles: Stay Informed, Be Proactice and Personalize Patient Care.

Assessing Online Health Education to Prevent Myopia

Here we discuss the practical implications of a study assessing the impact on myopia prevention of weekly online family health education messages promoting outdoor activities, good eye habits, and limited screen time.

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.