Why outdoor time matters in myopia development
The simplest lifestyle intervention we can advise for both our at-risk pre-myopes and myopia development is to spend more time outdoors.
Podcast: Fundamentals
How myopic dioptres are like IOP
Higher IOP dioptres means more risk of pathology and vision impairment, but it’s not guaranteed for an individual, Read more here…
The ‘why’ of myopia control
It is commonly understood that myopia prevalence is growing globally. By 2050, it is predicted that half of the world’s population – five billion people – will be myopic, with nearly one billion at risk of myopia related ocular pathology. The late Brien Holden was a champion of ensuring myopia is placed on the world health agenda – high myopia is strongly linked to higher risk of cataract, retinal detachment and myopic maculopathy, and increasing rates of vision impairment and blindness due to the latter are already evident in Asian countries.
Clinical Myopia Management (Lecture)
This one hour lecture, delivered to final year QUT optometry students in August 2017, covers the ‘why’ of myopia control.
My journey into myopia control
This blog retraces my personal journey into myopia control and explains why I believe that this is the most important development for optometry that has taken place during my career.
Does the risk of fitting OrthoK in kids outweigh the myopia control benefits?
Scientific data increasingly points towards contact lenses as our best option for myopia control. Does the risk of orthok outweigh the benefits for kids?
