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Recorded at 100% Optical 2020, Professor Ian Flitcroft explains his five-step plan for myopia management. He discusses how to communicate with parents and patients about myopia management options.

Closed: 28 Dec 2020

This CET exam describes the elements of binocular vision assessment that are important with regard to the risk of myopia development and progression in children and how this might influence myopia con...

Closed: 27 Dec 2020

This CET exam outlines the approaches that can be taken to help explain the implications of refractive outcome to parents of children with myopia

Closed: 27 Dec 2020

This CET exam outlines the implications of refractive status at a key milestone in a child’s visual development, particularly in the context of myopia

Closed: 30 Oct 2020

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...

Closed: 14 Sep 2020

This article summarises the global research efforts to reduce the progression of childhood myopia outlining the efficacy for a range of interventions

Closed: 17 Jul 2020

In this article, the author unravels six mysteries that practitioners should be aware of in contemporary myopia management.

Closed: 17 Jul 2020

This article explores the use of orthokeratology as a tool for myopia management, and the evidence base that supports its use.

Closed: 17 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 Feb 2020

This article considers the indications, assessment, surgical procedure and follow-up of patients undergoing phakic intraocular lens implantation for the management of high refractive error

Closed: 20 Sep 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, spec...

Closed: 28 Jul 2019

This article discusses the resurgence of orthokeratology (ortho-k), its role in myopia management, and the characteristics of lens designs

Closed: 19 Apr 2019

This article describes how binocular vision assessment is relevant to identifying children at risk of developing myopia and managing progressing myopes in both spectacle and contact lens corrections

Closed: 22 Feb 2019

There is strong scientific interest in understanding factors leading to myopia development and progression, and options for myopia control. In this article, scientific evidence will be combined with...

Closed: 26 Dec 2018

OT's very own clinical editor, Dr Ian Beasley, tells his tale of having LASIK for high myopia. His surgeon, Allon Barsam gives us an up-to-date account of refractive surgery. He discusses the latest...

Closed: 06 Sep 2018