Key findings from the longest continuous myopia control soft contact lens study in children are just one of the highlights in a special edition of Contact Lens Update.
Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) head of clinical research Jill Woods said: “The prevalence of myopia, along with its associated pathology, continues to increase globally. This issue presents the latest evidence that clinicians must be aware of in order to manage myopia appropriately.”
In the opening editorial Mark Bullimore, adjunct professor at the University of Houston, discusses myopia prevalence, its role in visual impairment, and the options available to slow progression. The main article from Debbie Jones, clinical professor at the School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, demonstrates that a safe and effective myopia management treatment for children, using soft contact lenses, is available.
An infographic on myopia management that practitioners can use to educate parents is provided by Kate and Paul Gifford, clinical scientists and co-founders of Myopia Profile.
James Loughman, professor of Optometry and Vision Science at Technological University Dublin and director of the Centre for Eye Research Ireland, outlines his paper presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2022 Annual Meeting. The meta-analysis generated childhood refractive centile curves for Asian and Western populations to facilitate evidence-based myopia control. Over 35,000 refraction measurements from eight large population-based studies were included.
The special edition, Issue 13, and past issues are available for free at ContactLensUpdate.com