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302Implementation‘I Don’t Have That Many Kids in My Practice’
sponsored content October 15, 2024 By Trinae Rosato, OD Scheduling family members of your established patients only strengthens the relationships you have...
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556Practice ProfilesMy Personal Connection to Myopia Management Helps Me Connect with Patients
October 15, 2024 By Alyssa Pack, OD In a family of several optometrists and a myope myself, my experience with myopia management...
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813Key IssuesNoteworthy Research From the 19th International Myopia Conference
October 10, 2024 Researchers in the field of myopia management from across the globe gathered in Hainan Island, China, for the International...
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804GeneticsParental Myopia as a Non-Modifiable Risk Factor: How Important Is It?
October 1, 2024 By Liesl Forward, BOptom Parental myopia is a well-established risk factor for the development of myopia in children. It...
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249FinancialConveying the Value of Myopia Management is Key When Presenting Fees
October 1, 2024 By David Anderson, OD, and Taylor Sprague, OD, FAAO One major challenge with presenting myopia management to patients and...
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883Patient CommunicationEducating Health Care Professionals about Myopia Management Gets More Patients Treatment
September 16, 2024 By Y. Shira Kresch, OD, MS, FAAO We want our patients to be educated about the risks of untreated...
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727ImplementationStreamlining Myopia Management: Overcoming Chair Time Challenges
September 16, 2024 By Rupa Wong, MD Decreasing the chair time burden on pediatric ophthalmologists is key to ensuring as many patients...
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1.4KOffice Design & EquipmentPutting Your Topographer to Work for You
sponsored content September 16, 2024 By Aaron Wolf, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FIAOMC The topographer can be a valuable revenue generator for the...
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1.1KImplementationHow to Educate Skeptical Staff Members About Myopia Management
September 3, 2024 By Vaughn Brinegar, OD Getting staff excited about new treatments and technologies can be overwhelming. Being passionate about helping...
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720ClinicalCurrently Available Myopia Control Soft Lenses: How Do They Compare?
September 3, 2024 By Rebecca Dang, BOptom/BSci (Hons), MOptom Soft myopia control contact lenses (CLs) present an effective intervention for progressing myopes,1...
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776ImplementationEngaging Pediatricians with Myopia Management
sponsored content September 3, 2024 For eye care professionals (ECPs) offering myopia management, having a strong referral relationship with local pediatricians can...
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306Practice ManagementHiring Optical Staff Starts with Asking All the Right Questions
sponsored content August 15, 2024 Among the most important stages of hiring optical staff is the interviewing process. To kick off the...
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2.1KClinicalCase Study: Diagnosing Pseudomyopia
August 15, 2024 By Dr. Maryam Jabbar, Lecturer, Optometry Department, The University of Faisalabad Subjective A 21-year-old South Asian female reports that...
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1.9KEnvironment & LifestyleThe Role of Digital Devices and Myopia
sponsored content August 1, 2024 By Monica Jong, PhD As we navigate the digital landscape, understanding the nuanced relationship between digital devices...
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381ClinicalWhich Myopic Children Will Benefit From Low-Dose Atropine?
August 1, 2024 By Catherine Tay, BOptom, GradCertPublicHealth Environmental factors, genetic factors, and patient characteristics are important determinants that may help guide...
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736ImplementationHow to Develop Referral Relationships with ODs Who Don’t Offer Myopia Management
August 1, 2024 By Glenda Aleman, OD As myopia management experts, it is our collective responsibility to advocate for early intervention and...
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2.6KClinicalTreating Myopia Progression in Teens
sponsored content July 15, 2024 By Ilana Gelfond-Polnariev, OD, FOVDR When I put my teen patients into NaturalVue Enhanced Multifocals, which are...
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1.6KImplementationStarting the Myopia Management Journey
sponsored content July 15, 2024 By Michelle Le, OD Given the increasing prevalence of myopia, embracing myopia management presents a compelling opportunity...
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407Key IssuesHOYA Vision Care’s CEO Encourages Making Myopia a Public Health Care Priority
July 15, 2024 At the 2024 Global Health Summit held in Geneva, May 31, 2024, HOYA Vision Care’s CEO Alexandre Montague pushed...
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323Practice ProfilesFrom High Myope to High Hopes: A New Chapter For Myopia Management
July 15, 2024 By Sami Khaldieh, OD I started researching myopia management in optometry school, where I was first introduced to it....
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970ImplementationBiometry and Topography: Why These Instruments are Essential for Managing Myopia
July 1, 2024 By Matthew J. Martin, OD, FIAOMC Effective myopia management requires biometry with axial length progression and topographical assessment of...
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373ClinicalTurbocharge Myopia Management with Axial Length Measurement
July 1, 2024 By Arne Ohlendorf, PhD, and Prof. Padmaja Sankaridurg, PhD, MIP Measurements of axial length are increasingly used to evaluate...
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717Practice ProfilesThe Myopia Epidemic Prompted My Myopia Management Journey
June 17, 2024 By Marie Homa-Palladino, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM My journey in the eye care field began over 40 years ago, working...
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895Clinical3 Reasons to Screen Your Orthokeratology Patients for Keratoconus
June 17, 2024 By Calista Ming, OD, FAAO, FSLS Since myopia has increasingly been recognized as a global public health issue, more...
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1.1KClinicalSurprising Results with NaturalVue Multifocals with Astigmatic Kids
sponsored content June 3, 2024 Visioneering Technologies, Inc.’s (VTI) NaturalVue Multifocal 1 day contact lenses have been shown to be safe and...
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1.4KClinicalMyopic Maculopathy: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
June 3, 2024 By Zeinab Fakih, BOptom, MPH Avoiding higher myopia and longer axial lengths is the best way to prevent development...
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1.3KClinicalWhy OrthoK Has Remained Our Office’s Top-Choice Treatment
sponsored content June 3, 2024 By Andrew Biondo, OD As a myopia management practitioner for over 10 years, I’ve come to learn...