The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA), in partnership with CooperVision, has developed a new factsheet and consent form to help eye care professionals better manage children with myopia.
Freely available, the resources aim to simplify the condition and dispel myths around what it means for patients, reassuring families of the methods used to manage myopia and to slow its progression.
The factsheet addresses five key questions parents are likely to have – What is myopia? Will my child’s myopia get worse? What is myopia management? Why has my ECP advised myopia management? What options are there for myopia management? – and gives answers in clear, concise language, outlining the results of research showing that myopia is on the increase across the globe. Children are becoming myopic at a younger age and the level of their myopia is getting worse.
Different myopia management interventions are discussed, including soft contact lenses (dual-focus and multifocal options), orthokeratology, spectacle lenses and the latest information on atropine eye drops, which are currently not indicated for the purposes of myopia management.
Luke Stevens-Burt, chief executive of the BCLA, said: “We have no doubt this factsheet and consent form will prove invaluable as increasing numbers of eye care professionals embrace the benefits of myopia management techniques in everyday practice. Both resources also compliment the BCLA’s popular myopia management certificate, which is designed to inform and educate eye care professionals on this important topic.”
Krupa Patel, senior manager for myopia management in CooperVision’s European professional services team, added: “In the last few years we have seen myopia management adopted by an ever-increasing number of eye care professionals and it is vital that as a profession we are giving out clear and consistent messaging to patients.”
For more information on myopia management, visit the BCLA website or try the CooperVision resource centre.
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