Refraction can be challenging in children, and even more so in a complex presentation as for this case. Is this patient a myope or not? When dealing with a complex case of pseudomyopia, antimetropia and latent hyperopia, all in one patient – how should we manage the patient? The answer involves balancing goals to manage ametropia correction, binocular vision function and myopia control.
What do you do when your patient doesn’t respond to your low-dose atropine treatment? This case explores the nuances in navigating management when atropine doesn’t work as well as you might expect.
Here we explore an overview of spectacle prescribing for myopia management – from when to use single vision, to progressive and bifocal designs, new myopia control specific designs, and whether to fully or under-correct.
Given their lower efficacy compared to contact lens options, is the additional cost of a progressive or bifocal spectacle lens worth it for myopia control? This discussion in the Myopia Profile Facebook group explores the options, with links to further reading.
MCS was hesitating fitting OrthoK to a patient who showed inferior corneal steepening. Her main concern was that OrthoK may
Providing glasses is one of the primary cornerstones of optometry practice, and so the reflex to provide spectacles as all
Back up corrections, clinical considerations and new designs There’s a little more to think about in the important role spectacle
