Effective myopia management education for patients and their parents is one of the biggest responsibilities ECPs face. How do you relay the facts without scaring parents? How do you make sure kids understand what myopia is and the importance of treatment compliance? Leaders in the field have shared the strategies that are most effective and the ones to avoid.
- Building Trust Through Education: An ODs Approach to Myopia Management. Dr. Caroline Kaufman wrote about meeting families where they are is one of the keys to optimizing these initiatives.
- Empowering Families Through Myopia Management Education. Dr. Rana Zargar shared how she created her own educational materials to give parents, and the ways that community involvement can be helpful in these efforts.
- Finding Myopia Management Success Through Education and Connection. Dr. Lea Hair explained how emotional appeals, rather than heavy science talk, goes over better with parents.
Access the full Getting Started with Myopia Management series here.
