Patient Communication
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280Myopia Management in the Trenches
October 15, 2021 By Vittorio Mena, OD, MS As health care practitioners, we need to be on the frontlines for children’s eye...
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478Simplicity 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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695Graduating 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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1.2KMyopia Management: Be the Solution
sponsored content September 15, 2021 By Rebecca Weng, BOptom (Hons), Grad Dip(I&T), MBA; Programs and Partnership Liaison Director, Myopia Program Facilitator, and Project...
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907Innovation 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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575Why You Must Charge for Your Expertise
September 1, 2021 By Treacy Adamo, OD, MS, FAAO When parents appreciate your expertise and understand what they are paying for, value...
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2.7KNo 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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2.2KCall 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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1.9KPutting 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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3.7KSpectacle 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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2.0KStarting 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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2.3KWhat 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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1.7KFocusing 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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1.3KEducated 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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1.3KReal-World Experience with the New Euclid MAX for Overnight Orthokeratology
sponsored content June 22, 2021 Euclid Systems Corp. recently launched Euclid MAX orthokeratology lenses. The FDA-approved lenses offer patients the highest oxygen...
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993The Best Myopia Management Care Starts with Education
June 15, 2021 By Jeffrey Krohn, OD, FAAO, Diplomate (ABO and AAO); Fig Garden Optometry, Fresno, CA By explaining the folly of...
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1.8K‘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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2.1KSocial 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...
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891How a Family Connection Sparked a Myopia Management Practice
May 17, 2021 Vaughn Brinegar, OD, Ultimate Eye Care, Austin, TX Because I’ve gone through this process with my child, I can...
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2.0KHow to Educate Parents and Patients Who Know Nothing About Myopia Management
May 3, 2021 By Katherine Schuetz, OD The world is becoming more myopic, and we have a duty to reduce the complications...
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2.0KMyopia Management Filled a Critical Need in Our Community
May 3, 2021 By Wes McCann, OD, Central Optometry As an eye care professional, I’m always trying to find ways to better...
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1.5KStraightening Out the Differences: Orthodontia and Myopia Management
March 15, 2021 By Gary Gerber, OD, and Anil Idiculla, DMD “When we compare OrthoK to braces, we are further distancing ourselves...
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2.4KWhat’s in Your EHR?
February 1, 2021 By Michael J. Lipson, OD, FAAO, FSLS Modern eye care practice is dependent on having all your patient information...
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2.4KE-Learning: How to Help Students and Parents
November 1, 2020 By Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, FIAOMC If your practice is anything like mine, you have seen an increase...
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2.9KGetting Parents to Agree to Myopia Management
August 17, 2020 By Moshe Mendelson, OD, FIAOMC With the increasing prevalence of myopia there is a shift in parental attitudes toward...
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3.4KProviding Quality Eye Care One Patient at a Time
August 1, 2020 By Nadine Humen Forché, OD, MS, FAAO I practice at Five Points Eye Care in Athens, Georgia, and myopia...
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2.3KMyopic Children: Who Should Get Referred and How To Talk To Mom So They Actually Go
July 1, 2020 By Gary Gerber, OD My optometry training at the State University of New York, (SUNY) College of Optometry, included...
