International Myopia Conference 2017 Part 2
Three more fascinating areas and/or pieces of research presented at IMC, and some bonus material.
Science
SMART study – orthokeratology slows progression of myopia
The recently published outcome from this multi-site USA based study is in agreement with previous studies comparing effect of orthokeratology in slowing progression of myopia in children compared to disposable soft contact lenses.
Myopia management 2015 BCLA symposium
British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) highlighted myopia management on the first day of the 2015 conference, Kate summarises some key points.
International myopia control prescribing survey
Sat amongst a packed auditorium I feverishly wrote down as much as I could, and with the permission of James have used my notes to form this blog.
Orthokeratology for myopia control – meta-analysis
Two meta-analysis papers were published in the first half of 2015, both from Chinese research groups. Meta-analysis requires specifying a search criteria which is then followed over a set period of time to include all papers and reports that are caught by the search criteria terms.
