Myopia management with soft contact lenses
15 August 2019
Volume 20, Issue 3
This article covers prescribing, fitting and dispensing myopia management soft contact lenses in children
Jones and Logan offer evidence-based advice and practical tips on how to incorporate myopia management into clinical practice. They outline the myopia interventions available to clinicians in the UK and provide advice on how these can be implemented in a clinical scenario with a reasonable level of chair time while fitting children with contact lenses.
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