Orthokeratology Contact Lenses
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263X-Cel’s Educational Opportunities Help Practitioners Stay on Top of Their Game
sponsored content January 17, 2022 By Kristen Dalli, Managing Editor, Review of Myopia Management Regardless of where practitioners are in their myopia...
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453Treating Both Pediatric Dry Eye and Progressive Myopia
January 3, 2022 By Judith Flanagan, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Reduced prevalence of dry eye in children, fewer subjective symptoms, and...
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981X-Cel’s In-Office Consultation Fosters Close ECP Relationships
sponsored content December 15, 2021 By Kristen Dalli, Managing Editor, Review of Myopia Management Based on feedback from ECPs who X-Cel had...
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290Prescribing Orthokeratology for Adult Patients
sponsored content December 15, 2021 By Andrew D. Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO Attracting adult orthokeratology patients simply starts by making them aware...
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892Commitment to Myopia Management Creates Lasting Changes in Your Practice
December 15, 2021 By Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, ABO Diplomate I always say that I am prescribing myopia management and not...
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1.4KContact Lenses For Myopia Management: Benefits Outweigh Risks
November 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of ocular pathology and visual impairment is high with increasing...
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2.0KEmbracing the Latest Technology Can Build A Stronger Myopia Management Practice
November 15, 2021 By Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, FIAOMC More recently, we’ve shifted our attention to TikTok. It is the only...
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1.5KX-Cel Consultants Provide the Expertise I Need When Fitting OrthoK
sponsored content November 15, 2021 By Ben Larson, OD, FAAO Having expert consultants just a phone call away is an invaluable resource...
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1.2KDangers of High Myopia
sponsored content November 15, 2021 By Craig Brawley, OD, FAAO; Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO; Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP; Pamela...
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995Myopia Management in the Philippines: An International Perspective
November 1, 2021 By Carmen Abesamis-Dichoso, OD, MAT, FIACLE, FPCO, FAAO As it was then a novel idea, eye care practitioners and...
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920Myopia Management Practice Protocols for OrthoK
sponsored content November 1, 2021 By Azinda Morrow, OD, FAAO Although OrthoK fitting can appear complex, breaking down the practice protocol into...
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2.0KMy U.K. Experience with Myopia Management
November 1, 2021 By Nick Dash, BScHons (Bio), BScHons (Optom), MCOptom, Dip. SVA Myopia is more than diopters. It is more than...
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6.3KOvernight Orthokeratology for Myopia: What Does the Evidence Say?
No one treatment is 100% effective at slowing the rate of myopia progression.
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1.3KSimplicity is Key When Talking to Parents About Myopia Management
sponsored content October 1, 2021 By Brett O’Connor, OD, FAAO There’s no one right way to have these discussions with patients. However,...
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1.5KGraduating Patients from Myopia Management
October 1, 2021 By Erin S. Tomiyama, OD, MS, and Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD The ultimate choice of when to stop must...
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5.3KPediatric Myopia Management vs. Adult Orthokeratology
October 1, 2020 By Michael Lipson, OD, FAAO, FSLS Years ago, the pharmaceutical agent bimatoprost was developed to reduce intraocular pressure and...
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1.3KInnovation and Creativity Can Help Grow Myopia Management Practices
September 15, 2021 By Michael Dittman, OD; Dittman Eyecare, Butler, PA My associate doctors and I do our best to educate parents...
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1.3KThe CONTROL OrthoK Study
September 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In prospective studies of low to moderate myopes, orthokeratology (OrthoK) lenses have...
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1.4KMeasuring Visual Quality When Prescribing Myopia Management Devices
September 1, 2021 By Dean Psarakis, B.Optom., Senior Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Understanding what is to be expected in terms...
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2.5KCall Them ‘Night Lenses’ Not Orthokeratology
August 16, 2021 By Tom Griffiths, Managing Director, Scotlens Call them “OrthoK” and it’s immediately a specialist lens. Call them a “night...
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2.3KPutting in the Work for Myopia Management Benefits Young Patients
August 16, 2021 By Katherine Schuetz, OD; RevolutionEYES and Little Eyes Pediatric Eye Care, Carmel, IN As our profession learns to embrace...
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2.8KLong-Term Effect of Orthokeratology on Axial Length
August 2, 2021 By Nina Tahhan, PhD, MPH, BOptom, Senior Research Scientist at BHVI Orthokeratology (OK) is the practice of reshaping the...
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4.1KSpectacle Lenses for Myopia Management Changed Our Practice
August 2, 2021 By Vishakha Thakrar, OD; Vaughan Family Vision Care, Ontario, Canada Since we started utilizing novel spectacle lenses, we have...
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2.2KStarting Myopia Management Early Yields Greatest Outcomes
July 15, 2021 By Melanie Frogozo, OD, FAAO, Alamo Eye Care , San Antonio, Texas To give children the greatest chance of...
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3.3KX-Cel Specialty Contacts Releases New REMLens OrthoK Design
July 1, 2021 DULUTH, Ga. — X-Cel Specialty Contacts is expanding its orthokeratology designs with the new REMLens. Specifically for myopia management,...
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2.6KDoes Orthokeratology Treatment Zone Size Matter in Myopia Management?
July 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA During orthokeratology treatment, the degree of myopia is reduced by flattening the...
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2.0KFocusing on Parents Can Build Your Myopia Management Practice
July 1, 2021 By Shefali Miglani, OD; Monroe Eye Care, Monroe, NJ One big thing I’ve learned after practicing myopia management for...
