CPD ref no: C-115658
Exam type: Video
Interactive:
Practitioner types: O, SO
Sponsored by:
Professor Nicola Logan
Myopia management is one of the fastest evolving areas of optometry, with new products becoming licensed to help slow the progression of myopia. In this video, Professor Nicola Logan will help you wade through the evidence-based research, exploring why myopia management is so important and how it can be used to help achieve the best outcome for patients. In order to collect interactive CPD points for this exam, you are required to join OT's LinkedIn group, where you will find a discussion thread relating to this exam.
Closed: 22 September 2022
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Practice team resources: Contact lenses for younger patients
Refraction changes in children
18 Jan 2021
In this lecture, Dr Nicola Logan will outline the evidence base and discuss the current and emerging options available for practitioners to offer to patients with progressing myopia. Dr Peter Hampson will then follow to discuss the steps that practitioners should take to ensure they manage the expectations of parents and patients and take a robust approach to consent and record keeping
Closed: 14 September 2020
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09 Jul 2020
This article will provide an overview of the latest literature surrounding myopia onset and progression, and will explore the evidence base for clinical interventions
Closed: 22 February 2020
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07 Dec 2019
This video looks at whether we can modify the progression of myopia and hyperopia in children. Dr Logan and Dr Beasley explore the current evidence base, including the use of contact lenses, spectacles, lifestyle choices and pharmacological agents
Closed: 28 July 2019