Key Issues
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2.9KPromoting Better Sleep Hygiene in Children for Myopia Control
October 1, 2021 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptom, PhD Candidate at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Recognition of sleep as a component...
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2.2KInfluences on Myopia Progression
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Many studies have reported rates of myopia progression, which are most frequently...
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2.4KInnovation 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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2.0KThe Myopia App Study
September 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Smartphone use is a relatively new behavior among youth. It became increasingly...
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2.3KMeasuring 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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2.5KProfessional 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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4.5KNo Child Left Behind
sponsored content August 16, 2021 By Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA Our obligation as health care providers is to prescribe myopia...
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4.4KPutting 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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3.2KWhy Am I Not Seeing More Myopia-Related Pathology in My Practice?
sponsored content August 16, 2021 By Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO Why haven’t we seen an increase in myopia-related pathology in...
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3.7KEverything ECPs Need to Know About Myopia Management and Where to Get It
sponsored content August 16, 2021 By Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA; Kelly Vaupel, MS; R. Alan Landers, OD, MS, FAAO The...
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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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3.4KNutritional Factors and Myopia
August 2, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Although genetic factors play a role in the development of myopia, they...
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3.5KWhen Should You Start Myopia Treatment?
August 2, 2021 By Sally Dillehay, OD, EdD, FAAO, Expert Content Contributor for the Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Myopia Center Deciding...
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5.3KSpectacle 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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7.1KGetting Paid for Myopia Management
August 2, 2021 By Clarke D. Newman, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS, FNAP If the parents do not have clear in their minds...
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4.9KSleep and Childhood Myopia
July 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Myopia is attributed to a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors....
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2.9KEyes On Eyecare Navigates the Job Market for ECPs
sponsored content July 15, 2021 By Kristen Dalli For employers looking to fill positions, sometimes the candidate that would be a good...
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2.9KWhat a Parental Control App is Teaching Us About Eye Health Care Service Utilization
July 15, 2021 By Joshua Foreman, PhD; Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng; Dilara Koca, MPH; and Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD The planoApp...
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3.1KStarting 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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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...
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3.5KAxial Length Growth and the Risk of Developing Myopia in European Children
July 1, 2021 By Erin Lam, BVisSci, MOptom, Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The rising prevalence of myopia and high myopia...
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4.3KAxial Length Growth Curves to Assess Risk and Monitor Myopia Progression
July 1, 2021 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, Collaborating Scientist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The value of monitoring axial length change with...
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3.3KFocusing 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...
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2.5KEducated Technicians Build Trust Between Parent and Practitioner
July 1, 2021 By Pamela Capaldi, BSc, AAS, FAAO, Optometric Technician The bottom line is that if we can re-educate parents, we...
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3.1K‘Prescribe’ Myopia Management
Sponsored Content June 15, 2021 By Sheila Morrison, OD, MS, FSLS It is imperative to articulate to the parent that myopia management...
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3.5KWhen and How Should Myopia Management Treatment Be Stopped?
June 1, 2021 By Rebecca Weng, BOptom (Hons), Grad Dip(I&T), MBA; Programs and Partnership Liaison Director, Myopia Program Facilitator, and Project Manager...
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3.3KSocial Media Aids in Parents’ Myopia Management Education
June 1, 2021 By Eric Chow, OD, FAAO; Clarin Eye Care and Coral Gables Eye Care Center, Miami, FL Parents want what’s...