Eagle Vision Eye Care & Eye Spa<\/a><\/strong> located in Lake Mary, Florida. Dr. Nazario is one of the few local certified and experienced doctors in myopia management. She also specializes in specialty fit contact lenses and ocular surface disease.<\/span> \n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 15, 2022 By Alba Nazario, OD At our office, we educate every chance we get. Many parents are surprised about the myopia epidemic and the eye health complications that can arise from high myopia. As a Doctor of Optometry for over two decades, I began offering myopia management in my practice in 2018, and I couldn\u2019t have started soon enough. That year, I went to the Vision By Design meeting, and I was instantly hooked. I brought myopia management into my practice immediately, and I\u2019ve emphasized the specialty ever since. Being a high myope who has worn glasses for a lifetime, it only makes sense that I would be so passionate about the subject.\u00a0 After that meeting, I did everything possible to learn as much as possible about myopia management. I attended every webinar available to further my knowledge of all myopia treatment options available in the U.S. I became certified in several different orthokeratology designs and utilized the resources from the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (AAOMC). I also started regularly reading leading myopia management publications, including Review of Myopia Management and Myopia Profile. Treehouse Eyes\u2019 webinars were also helpful in getting educated, as were the educational offerings from the individual orthokeratology manufacturers.\u00a0 Introducing Treatments to Patients I currently prescribe both CooperVision\u2019s MiSight 1 day contact lenses and VTI\u2019s NaturalVue Multifocal 1 day contact lenses. In addition, I prescribe several OrthoK options, and I\u2019m certified in Paragon CRT, Euclid, Eyespace, Contex, Moonlens, and iSee lenses. I also prescribe topical low-dose atropine either as monotherapy or combined with OrthoK. Of these three treatment modalities, OrthoK is the most accepted treatment by my patients because of the added benefit of not using glasses or daytime contact lenses. Patients are wowed by having that glasses-free clear vision for sports and activities. I\u2019ve also seen the greatest success with OrthoK, and when used in conjunction with low-dose atropine, this is an excellent combination for children who are fast progressors.\u00a0 Every child is different in thinking about which treatment to choose for which patient. Low-dose atropine is my treatment of choice for younger children. Those with higher prescriptions and those without a desire to sleep in retainers prefer dual-focus or multifocal soft lenses. Anyone over age 7 with greater than 1.00D of myopia and who is excited about getting rid of daytime contacts and glasses is a perfect candidate for OrthoK. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":442,"featured_media":43642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2712],"tags":[2615,3848,2614,3849,3850,41,1395,452,698,2751,1067,1584,2703,179,2550,2620],"yoast_head":"\n
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