{"id":49354,"date":"2024-05-15T00:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/?p=49354"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:10:41","slug":"talking-about-your-passions-builds-myopia-management-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/talking-about-your-passions-builds-myopia-management-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking About Your Passions Builds Myopia Management Success"},"content":{"rendered":"
May 15, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n By Arthur Jung, OD<\/b><\/p>\n I have such a passion for myopia, and that\u2019s clear in how I communicate with my patients and their parents. My best advice for other practitioners is to be proactive. I talk to ALL my patients about myopia \u2014 even if they\u2019re not myopic. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Dr. Jung offers his myopia patients OrthoK, soft multifocal contact lenses, and low-dose atropine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n I have been in the eye care field for over 20 years now, while practicing myopia management for nearly a decade. I have two practices in Manhattan with my business partner and classmate, Dr. Traci Goldstein, and our practice stresses the importance of empathetic patient care while embracing new treatments and technology. Metropolitan Vision<\/a><\/strong> has served the community for over 45 years, and I am very proud of that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In late 2018, we cold-started a myopia and specialty lens practice in lower Manhattan, steps from Chinatown, the Financial District, and Tribeca. As an active member of this community, I noticed the impact of myopia on the quality of life of children. Going to the soccer field, swim class, or martial arts, glasses got in the way for these kids. With my intervention, most of the neighborhood kids no longer wear glasses. At the same time, we\u2019re reducing the risk of sight-threatening conditions in adulthood; all it took was proper parental education.<\/span><\/p>\n Getting Started with Myopia Management<\/b> About a decade ago, we started slowly by introducing low-dose atropine and dual focus and extended depth-of-focus soft contact lenses to select patients. It hit close to home when I noticed my own children becoming very myopic at a young age. By the time they were around 6, I started them in NaturalVue 1 Day multifocal lenses. Like most highly myopic parents, it brought back my traumatic childhood memories of wearing glasses and the impact that had on my quality of life. The worst part was the feeling of guilt. Did <\/span>I<\/span><\/i> do this to my kids? Knowing there is science behind myopia management and that we have the solutions at our fingertips makes those feelings easy to cope with. This is often how I explain myopia management to other parents in the exam room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Myopia management hit me right in the face. I noticed an increase in myopia among our patients. Friends and family members were often calling asking why their kids needed glasses so soon and whether that was normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n