119: Myopia Management In Clinical Practice

We can’t “un-see” what we now know about the fate of the population with respect to myopia and what we as optometrists can do about it! In this course we battle it out I will provide for you the latest research and information and show you how to apply it into practice. We will review each treatment option of myopia management, the most current data available and how that impacts our decision-making process when prescribing in office. The controversy over the use of axial length for myopia management continues. This course will review the most current data and research on axial length acquisition, validity of instruments, purpose of use, and the pros and cons to implementation. How to calculate the expected axial length for your patient and how to incorporate the data in your decision -making process.