Editor’s Perspective
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250Successfully Presenting Myopia Management Fees to Parents
September 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE One of the most uncomfortable conversations for optometrists is discussing myopia...
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107Tailoring the Myopia Management Conversation
August 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Because most parents of myopic children have never heard of myopia...
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Improving Adherence to Lifestyle and Visual Health Recommendations
July 5, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE According to the International Myopia Institute Prevention of Myopia and Its...
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Working Together with Pediatric Ophthalmology
June 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Effectively treating childhood myopia is a team effort. Although optometrists are...
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Myopia Management Is the Standard of Care
May 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Numerous optometry and ophthalmology organizations worldwide have developed guidance documents recommending...
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Why Axial Length Measurement is Essential to Manage Childhood Myopia
April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia can no longer be considered a benign refractive condition with...
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Don’t Wait: Past Progression Does Not Predict Future Progression
March 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In virtually every survey conducted in recent years, most eye care...
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What is the Best Treatment for Childhood Myopia?
February 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care practitioners (and parents of myopic children) often ask, “What...
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The Time to Act is Now
January 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE According to a recently published survey conducted by the American Optometric Association...
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Light as a Tool for Myopia Control
December 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Increased time spent outdoors in bright light has been established as...
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Myopic Children Often Lead Unhealthy Lifestyles
November 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many children and adolescents have developed unhealthy lifestyles, which affect their...
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Combination Therapy
October 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Combination therapy is widely prescribed in medicine. The simultaneous use of...
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Accurately Expressing Myopia Control Efficacy
September 1, 2022 Is percentage treatment effect the most accurate way to express myopia control efficacy? Treatment effect has been expressed in...
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How to Impact Myopigenesis
August 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Progressive myopia is increasingly common in children. With increasing prevalence, more...
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10 Myopia Management Facts to Remember
July 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and has raised...
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Innovative Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses on the Horizon
June 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE There is good reason to slow the progression of juvenile-onset myopia....
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Progressive Myopia Isn’t Just for Kids
May 2, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE It is abundantly clear that many myopes continue progressing into adulthood...
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Optometric Referral Doesn’t Have to Be An Oxymoron
April 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Often, I ask optometrists if they offer myopia care services and...
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Congratulations, GMAC
March 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE What are leading ophthalmic companies and eye health associations doing to...
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Compliance is Key
February 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Compliance with medical recommendations has been recognized to represent a complex...
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Myopia Management Begins with Lifestyle and Visual Hygiene Guidance
January 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE When should myopia management be implemented, and on which children? Progression...
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Axial Length is the Target
December 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the...
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When to Stop?
November 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Parents often ask myopia management clinicians, “How long will my child require...
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Benefits Beyond Patient Outcomes
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There are several long-term eye health benefits of lowering a child’s ultimate...
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Professional Leadership
September 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Eye care practitioners often look to professional organizations to provide leadership. Depending...
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Case in Point
August 2, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Several products and interventions — which have been proposed for reducing the...
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What is Myopia Management?
July 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA When I speak with colleagues about myopia care for children, it becomes...