Patient Communication
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994Getting 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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1.8KProviding 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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1.5KMyopic 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...
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1.7KExplaining “Off Label” to Parents
Balance the risks of using an off-label treatment with the eye health consequences of no treatment at all.
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5.7KJust Getting Started in Myopia Management?
August 29, 2019 By Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA The first step to incorporating myopia management into our practices is to...
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4.1KThe Importance of Patient Compliance
It has been said that nearly one-third to one-half fail to comply with general medical advice and prescriptions.
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How to Get Mom to Say “Yes”
Anyone who has ever attempted to treat a myopic child knows it’s just a matter of time until you hear the question,...
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Parental Awareness and Education Are Critical to the Acceptance of Myopia Interventions
Parents, especially mothers, are critical health care decision-makers for their children. This study demonstrates the lack of parental recognition of the risks...
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Communicating with Parents/Guardians is Key to Compliance
You have read the concerns regarding myopia, in particular high myopia, you have the desire to help curb the trend and you...
