All parent communication Articles
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224Informed ConsentAddressing Parental Concerns Regarding Off-Label Treatments
March 3, 2025 By Dwight Barnes, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM Myopia management has grown substantially in recent years, from a relatively uncommon treatment...
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1.3KClinicalTips for Elevating Your OrthoK Fitting
sponsored content November 15, 2024 By Kate McClure, OD, MS, FAAO & Eric Leung, OD Dr. McClure is an employee of Johnson...
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1.4KClinicalWhy 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...
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1.3KPatient Communication9 Steps to Guide Parents Through the Myopia Management Decision
June 3, 2024 By Sheila Morrison, OD, MSc, FSLS, FAAO By conducting thorough eye exams, educating parents on management options, engaging in...
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881ClinicalTalking to Parents About Myopia Gets More Pediatric Patients in My Office Chair
April 15, 2024 By Jamie Brosof, OD The first step in our office is starting the conversation about myopia management with my...
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910Editor’s PerspectiveFocus on Parents
March 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents. Many experts...
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863Latest Myopia NewsOcumetra Releases Updates to mEYE Guide and mEYE Gauge
January 24, 2024 DUBLIN, Ireland — Ocumetra has released new updates to its mEYE Guide and mEYE Gauge software for ECPs. The...
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2.1KPatient CommunicationSix Easy Steps on How to Sharpen Your Myopia Talk
sponsored content October 2, 2023 As a child growing up in Ukraine, optometrist Eleonora Orloff recalls wearing spectacles and performing eye exercises...
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1.2KPatient CommunicationTalking to a Myopic Adult About Risks for Their Children
October 2, 2023 By Wes McCann, OD Initiating a dialogue with a myopic adult about the risks posed to their children requires...
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2.1KEditor’s PerspectiveSuccessfully Presenting Myopia Management Fees to Parents
September 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE One of the most uncomfortable conversations for optometrists is discussing myopia...
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779Editor’s PerspectiveTailoring the Myopia Management Conversation
August 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Because most parents of myopic children have never heard of myopia...
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1.1KKey IssuesThe Importance of Early Myopia Intervention
August 1, 2023 By Craig Woods, BSc (Hons), PhD, MCOptom, Clinical Consultant, BHVI Can we start the conversation with our patients/parents about...
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791Implementation4 Steps to Effectively Communicating with Parents about Myopia Management
August 1, 2023 By Tina Douroudian, OD These conversations can be daunting initially, but a strategic, efficient, and personalized approach can make...
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1.2KPodcastsThe Parent is ‘The Hero’ in the Myopia Management Journey
sponsored content May 15, 2023 Shefali Miglani, OD, has been practicing optometry for the last 20 years, but when she started specializing...
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1.7KLatest Myopia NewsCooperVision Sponsors Ocumetra’s mEYE Guide and mEYE Gauge
January 18, 2023 SAN RAMON, Calif. — CooperVision is teaming up with Ocumetra to sponsor the company’s myopia management tools — mEYE...
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1.5KPractice 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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1.5KLatest Myopia News
Ocumetra Releases mEYE Guide for Myopia Management Communication
September 2, 2022 DUBLIN, Ireland — In an effort to turn long — and often complicated — conversations about myopia management into...
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2.4KClinicalThe Long and Short of It: Looking at The Eye as A Whole for Better Myopia Management
sponsored content August 15, 2022 By James Loughman, PhD, and Ian Flitcroft, DPhil As we’re shifting from the conventional means of managing...
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4.0KClinicalFocusing 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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2.8KImplementationEducated 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...