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818ClinicalWhat If We Treated Myopia Like Glaucoma?
April 13, 2026 By Christine Yeung, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM Eye care practitioners have historically viewed myopia as a refractive error, and have...
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605Getting Started with Myopia ManagementFrom Data to Decisions: Using Storytelling to Improve Myopia Management Adoption
April 6, 2026 By Alyssa Pack, OD Someone waves to you in the grocery store. They look familiar, but you can’t quite...
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546Research ReviewConsensus on Evidence Gaps and Unmet Needs in Childhood Myopia
March 16, 2026 By Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS The rising prevalence of childhood myopia has drawn increasing attention from clinicians, researchers...
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651Editor’s PerspectiveWhen the Data Say Yes but the FDA Says No
The recent FDA decision on SYD-101 has implications on the eye care industry. November 17, 2025 Ashley Wallace Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS...
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812ImplementationSetting Up a Corporate Myopia Clinic: A Step-by-Step Guide
May 1, 2025 By Sherman Tung, OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, IACMM Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of practicing in various...
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1.0KEditor’s PerspectiveIntroducing Our New Editors: A Collaborative Effort in the Fight Against Myopia
April 15, 2025 Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO, and Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, were announced as Review of Myopia Management’s new...
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2.5KClinicalMyopic 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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1.4KEditor’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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1.5KEditor’s PerspectiveWhy Axial Length Measurement is Essential to Manage Childhood Myopia
April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia can no longer be considered a benign refractive condition with...
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2.6KClinicalDemystifying Axial Length Biometry for Myopia Management
sponsored content October 3, 2022 By Hayden Matz, OD, and Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO Axial length biometry is one of the most...
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2.7KPatient CommunicationHow to Educate LASIK Patients That They Still Have A Myopic Eye
sponsored content July 15, 2022 By Moshe Mendelson, OD, FIAO, and David Mark, MD It’s crucial that patients are aware of the...
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3.6KClinicalMyopia Through the Eyes of Adults Experiencing Its Long-Term Effects
sponsored content December 15, 2021 With every diopter of myopic progression, a child has an increased risk of developing glaucoma, cataracts, retinal...
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3.3KEditor’s Perspective
Axial Length is the Target
December 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the...
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4.2KClinicalDangers of High Myopia
sponsored content November 15, 2021 By Craig Brawley, OD, FAAO; Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO; Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP; Pamela...
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1.4KEditor’s Perspective
Benefits Beyond Patient Outcomes
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There are several long-term eye health benefits of lowering a child’s ultimate...
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12.0KClinicalWhy Myopia Increases the Relative Risk of Open-angle Glaucoma
August 1, 2020 By Monica Jong, PhD, BOptom Myopia and high myopia are estimated to affect 50 percent (5 billion) and 10...
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4.2KResearch ReviewCalling for Awareness of Vision-threatening Complications Associated with Myopia
July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...
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10.2KResourcesDownloadable Chart: Relative Risk of Ocular Disease Secondary to Myopia
Download and print this chart as a proof source for parents of the odds ratio of ocular disease as a function of myopia...
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Myopia Increases the Risk of Serious, Sight-Threatening Eye Disease
It is the responsibility of every optometrist to educate parents, children and adult patients about the health risks associated with myopia and...