MAYopia Day - Session 1 - Driving change to put the brakes on myopia
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Interactive CPD points: 1
Clinical interest in myopia continues to grow with an increasing range of options available to manage its progression and help mitigate for the risks associated with the condition.
This event offers a full day of education delivered by experts from around the world offering key insights on the evidence-based management of myopia in clinical practice.
The programme has seven live webinars, each offering one interactive CPD point. Delegates are invited to attend the full programme or choose individual sessions based upon their clinical interests.
Session one: Driving change to put the brakes on myopia
Session two: Repeated low-level red light therapy – shining the light on myopia
Session three: A patient-centred approach to myopia management – what’s changed in the last 12 months?
Session four: The next generation – myopia controlling spectacle lenses
Session five: Communicating with patients and monitoring the progression of myopia in optometric practice
Session six: Busting the myopia myths
Session seven: Science of compliance – the importance of a flexible approach to managing myopia
Session one: Driving change to put the brakes on myopia
Back in 2017, CooperVision presented a 60-minute lecture on myopia management called ‘Time to stop talking and start doing’. Six years on, this presentation will reflect on how far the profession has come, what we’ve learned and what’s yet to overcome to make sure that no myopic child is left untreated. What more can we all do to speed up the changes needed within the profession to slow down the progression of myopia?
Learning outcomes
- Gain an understanding of all current methods available for myopia management including spectacle options, contact lens options and pharmacological agents with specific emphasis on those that are available in the UK
- Reflect on current attitudes towards myopia management among UK ECPS and understand how that may or may not have changed within the last few years
- Gain an understanding of the current clinical evidence base for myopia management in 2023 and how this has moved forwards within the last few years
- Gain an understanding of the perceived barriers for myopia management contact lenses that some ECPs may have and how these can be addressed during contact lens fitting and aftercare to ensure they are working within the current evidence base
9.00AM - 10.00AM
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1 point
Webinar: Driving change to put the brakes on myopia
CPD ref no: C-104823
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Elizabeth Lumb
Elizabeth Lumb is director of global professional affairs for myopia management, working with CooperVision’s regional marketing and professional affairs teams delivering professional education and training programs as well as driving publication planning in support of the myopia management interventions available including MiSight® 1 day, orthokeratology and SightGlass Vision.
Liz is based in the UK and is an optometrist with a first-class honours degree from the University of Manchester and is a fellow of the British Contact Lens Association.
She joined CooperVision in 2015 with the integration of Sauflon, where she was a professional relations manager.