Our clinical case digest brings together the vast and varied peer discussions of our Myopia Profile Facebook group into valuable, enduring content with the addition of key learnings, relevant research and engaging graphics. Seeing the research put into practice, in real patient cases, will help you elevate your myopia management knowledge and confidence to higher levels.
Getting the most out of Myopia Profile Welcome to the world’s largest and most popular multi-platform digital suite dedicated to myopia management! Perhaps you’re new to the Myopia Profile website,… When should we start myopia control for a low myope, especially if they have no symptoms? What patient factors should be considered, and what myopia control treatment options are most suitable? What equipment do you need to get started with myopia management in practice? Here we take you through the recommendations of the International Myopia Institute Clinical Management Guidelines Report, with advice on testing and equipment required. There are also suggestions for how you can get started if you don’t have access to all the equipment described, plus what is ideal and what is necessary for best practice. Children who had already participated in the two-year clinical trial either continued wearing DIMS or switched from the control SV to DIMS. Comparison to an age-matched historical control group showed a myopia control effect in the third year. This study reports two year results from a randomized clinical trial examining Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses for myopia control. The findings showed around 50% refractive and 60% axial length efficacy in Hong Kong Chinese children, with an absolute effect of 0.44D lower refraction and 0.34mm less axial elongation in DIMS wearers. The newest myopia controlling spectacles can both correct and control myopia as effectively as contact lens options. How do Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) and HIghly Aspherical Lenslet Target (H.A.L.T.) technology spectacle lenses work? Here we investigate and compare their design, presumed mechanism and comparative efficacy for myopia control, based on published research. This study reports one year results from an ongoing randomized clinical trial examining spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslet (HAL) or slightly aspherical lenslet (SAL) technology. The findings showed the HAL lens controlled refractive and axial progression by 60-70% and SAL by 30-40% over the first 12 months. The NaturalVue Multifocal contact lens by Visioneering Technologies, Inc, is a daily disposable contact lens for myopia control. This blog explores the optical profile, proposed mechanism and research evidence for the NaturalVue, along with its application in practice. Providing spectacle correction is one of the cornerstones of primary eye care, and myopia controlling spectacles can both correct and control myopia. Here we explore the current myopia controlling spectacle lenses which have or are being commercialized, for which peer-reviewed publications are available – their design, presumed mechanism and comparative efficacy. When prescribing myopia controlling contact lenses for children, daily disposables are the safest modality. Only spherical corrections are available, though, which can impact lens selection for children with astigmatism. The NaturalVue Multifocal contact lens is suggested for up to 2D of astigmatism, much higher than is typical for spherical CL designs. Is is ‘masking’ astigmatism, or ‘partially correcting’ it instead? The NaturalVue Multifocal contact lens is a daily disposable which may slow myopia. It is recommended for low astigmatism, as is typical for spherical contact lenses, but its unique optical profile has led practitioners to ask if it can be fit to patients with higher levels of astigmatism. Read this case which highlights the dynamics of a young visual system, using the fitting guide and finding the best solution for a very high myope.How to Use Myopia Profile
Should we start myopia control for an asymptomatic low myope?
Getting started in myopia management: what equipment do I need?
Three year follow up clinical study results of the defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lens
Two year clinical study outcomes for the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lens
The next generation – DIMS and H.A.L.T. technology spectacle lenses for myopia control
One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets
Understanding the NaturalVue multifocal contact lens
Spectacle Lenses for Myopia Control Part 3: new designs and latest studies
The NaturalVue Multifocal Contact Lens – Astigmatism ‘masking’ or ‘correcting’?
NaturalVue multifocal contact lens fitting and astigmatism
