This report provides a review of the evidence available for myopia management interventions. It identifies gaps and provides the basis for related guidance recommendations.
Find out how the myopia evidence review and the new College guidance will affect you in practice.
The College has provided the following FAQs on myopia management as a summary of the guidance and evidence review for optometrists and their patients.
The College’s Guidance for Professional Practice section on assessing and managing children with myopia.
Clinical files: What impact should a patient's home genetics test have on my clinical decision-making?
Podcast: The College Clinical Advisers discuss ways to highlight the importance of regular sight tests as part of National Eye Health Week.
Research, jointly funded by the College of Optometrists and Ulster University, has shown that myopia is more than twice as prevalent among children in the UK now than in the 1960s.
There is still time to register for the College of Optometrists’ flagship event, Optometry Tomorrow.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
We speak with Aston University’s Emeritus Professor, and this year’s College of Optometrists President’s Medal winner.
Welcome to the UK's leading optometry conference - our flagship CPD event!
As the nights draw in and we enter a harsh winter, we may experience some issues with our eyes and even our vision, as we find that our eyes need some particular seasonal care.
The NICER study has led to the creation of a new digital health app, which helps predict the likelihood of myopia.
The findings in the report from Health Technology Wales (HTW) are consistent with College guidance.
This year's National Eye Health Week will take place from 18 to 24 September 2023, promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all.
A message from Leon Davies, College President
A lack of experience can put some optometrists off examining young children’s eyes. Anna Scott asks: how can they feel empowered and confident?
Online CPD courses for optometrists on the topic of myopia.