Practice team webinar: Why myopia matters
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Where: Online webinar
Interactive CPD points: 0.5
This four-part webinar series, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision, is designed with practitioners and the wider practice team in mind. Find out more about the next practice team webinars below.
- Practice team webinar one: Meeting the eye care needs of children with special needs – 21 June 2022
- Practice team webinar two: Sustainability in the optical industry - 28 June 2022
- Practice team webinar three: Why myopia matters - Book now below
- Practice team webinar four: Perfecting your communication with potential contact lens wearers – 12 July 2022
Practice team webinar three - Why myopia matters
This session will inform the whole practice team on why it is important to try and limit the progression of myopia in children, to help prevent problems with associated eye diseases later on in life. The session will explore the current options that practitioners have at their disposal to offer to patients with progressing myopia and communication strategies to best inform patients about myopia management.
CPD
- This webinar is approved for 0.5 interactive CPD points
- To be eligible for the CPD points you need to attend for the duration of the session
Technical requirements
- The session will take place using Zoom
- We recommend that you use a computer or tablet device to join this webinar
7.00PM - 7.45PM
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0.5 points
Practice team webinar: Why myopia matters
CPD ref no: C-101822
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Professor Nicola Logan
Nicola is professor in optometry and physiological optics at Aston University. Her current research interests include the development, progression and management of myopia. Her work spans from basic laboratory experimentation and translate through to clinical trials that involve different strategies to slow myopia progression in children. Nicola runs both an active myopia research lab and a clinical service in myopia management.
CPD points: 0.5
Learning outcomes
- Practitioners will understand how to communicate effectively with patients about myopia management
- Practitioners will be updated on evidence-based interventions for myopia management