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: A patient has lost their only pair of glasses. Can I make up a new pair of glasses if the prescription is expired?
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.
With the global prevalence of myopia predicted to reach 50% and rates in the UK rising, should optometrists be embracing myopia management techniques? Madeleine Bailey reports.
The College of Optometrists welcomed over 800 attendees to Birmingham last weekend (24-25 February) for its annual conference and AGM.
The College supports the growing number of optometrists offering myopia management (sometimes known as myopia control) interventions to reduce myopia progression. Read our guidance.
People of different ethnicities are at increased risk of different eye conditions.
Read, download and print Acuity's infographic focusing on myopia prevalence and treatment.
Georgina Wintersgill asks how patient research on symptoms online impacts on practice, and how you can assess the evidence that supports the right treatment recommendations.
Despite these potential benefits, orthokeratology is often perceived to be an advanced clinical technique only to be attempted by specialists.
There is growing interest in myopia and myopia control within the optometry community. This article looks at the evidence for intervention.
A 41-year-old male attended for a consultation for refractive surgery following referral from his optician. He wanted to know 'if anything could be done' for his prescription.
Should we be attempting to control myopia progression in a clinical setting? And,if so, what are the options?
Articles cover: The ageing eye; myopia; current concepts in AMD; and the ocular consequences of HIV-AIDS.
Hema Radhakrishnan looks at causes of myopia in relation to inheritance patterns and environmental factors.