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73Patient CommunicationHow to Address ‘My Child is Too Young for Contact Lenses’
September 1, 2023 By David Anderson, OD, and Taylor Sprague, OD, FAAO Clinicians must have frank conversations with parents about the various...
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220Marketing & PromotionMastering Myopia Management Conversations Helps Parents Get on Board
May 15, 2023 By Aamena Kazmi, OD, ABO Diplomate You must start by redefining myopia as a medical diagnosis, describing an elongated...
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1.0KFinancialPresenting Myopia Management Fees for Multiple Children
May 1, 2023 By Ashley Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS Most of us have our preferred method(s) of myopia management, but when working...
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1.8KClinicalLeading OD Prescribes MiSight To Slow Own Daughter’s Myopia Progression
sponsored content April 18, 2023 Hannah Yecheskel Neubauer, OD, has been in the field for more than 20 years and was named...
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1.1KCE for StaffNew Horizons for Contact Lenses
January 20, 2023 By Linda Conlin, ABOC/NCLEC Release Date: June 1, 2022 Expiration Date: May 19, 2023 Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program,...
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765Latest Myopia NewsOptometry Council of India Releases Online Myopia Lecture Series
January 3, 2023 INDIA — The Optometry Council of India (OCI), in collaboration with Essilor India, organized an online lecture series entitled...
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774Latest Myopia NewsArt Optical Names Specialty Contact Lens Travel Grant Recipient
December 20, 2022 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Art Optical has named Dr. Emily Gottschalk as the first recipient of its inaugural Specialty...
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1.9KClinicalShould Children with Myopia Management Contact Lenses Be Prescribed Myopia Management Spectacle Lenses?
sponsored content December 15, 2022 By Langis Michaud, OD, MS It becomes obvious that wearing anti-myopia correction full-time must be encouraged. If...
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505FinancialWhat Should Be Covered in a Global Myopia Fee?
October 3, 2022 By Daniel Press, OD, FCOVD The mindset for providing myopia management services should be on reducing the rate of...
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1.0KPractice ProfilesHow My Teaching Background Enhanced My Myopia Management Practice
September 15, 2022 By Jessica Marshall, OD I always want people to leave my office feeling good about life — and their...
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1.6KResearch ReviewAdverse Events During Soft Contact Lens Wear in Children
May 2, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Traditionally, eye care professionals have been reluctant to fit children younger...
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1.3KClinicalWhat’s New in Myopia Management Soft Contact Lenses
December 1, 2021 By Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg, PhD, Head, Myopia Program and Head, Intellectual Property at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Although...
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3.2KMultifocal Soft Contact LensesContact Lenses For Myopia Management: Benefits Outweigh Risks
November 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of ocular pathology and visual impairment is high with increasing...
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5.5KLatest Myopia NewsJohnson & Johnson Vision and Menicon Announce Global Collaboration
April 7, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Johnson & Johnson Vision today announced a global strategic collaboration with contact lens manufacturer Menicon. As...
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4.0KResearch ReviewUpdate and Guidance on Management of Myopia
March 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Due to the urgency of the increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, the European...
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2.8KResearch ReviewAre Daily Disposable Contact Lenses Safe for Children?
February 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA Eye care professionals are often hesitant to prescribe standard or myopia management soft contact...
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1.7KLatest Myopia NewsCORE and Myopia Profile Form Alliance
November 30, 2020 WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada and BRISBANE, Australia – The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) and Myopia Profile have...
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2.3KLatest Myopia NewsMyopia Management Focus of Pipeline Expansion for Leo Lens Pharma
SAN DIEGO – Leo Lens Pharma has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office for a patent...
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6.2KPatient CommunicationThe 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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Binocular Vision
Kids, Contact Lenses, Dry Eye and Binocular Vision
A study investigating the relationship between contact lens-induced dry eye symptoms and BV disorders found a significant correlation between severity of symptoms...
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Clinical
Children Can Wear Soft Contact Lenses Safely
Although the evidence is clear on the effectiveness of contact lenses in slowing myopia, issues around the safety of contact lens wear...