I recently returned from my second annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, which was held outside of Chicago in Schaumberg, Illinois September 6-9.
Myopia Management is all about slowing the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children, roughly between age 6 years and 16 years, but often into the early 20’s for higher risk patients including those going off to college and graduate school. This process reduces the risk of eye disease for the children later in life, while frequently having the young patients go through processes that make them less dependent on eyeglasses to see well, and in that process, improving their current self-image, self-esteem, and ability to perform.
I failed to capture a picture of myself in the limelight this year, but have a few photo memories of my time there. Pictured above are a photo of our lecture hall while an orthokeratology lecture was in progress. Also above is a photo of several presenters (faculty, if you will) who were at the meeting for whom I have gained a lot of respect, including Dr.Ken Maller, Dr. Cheryl Chapman, Dr. Matthew Martin, and Dr. Bill Tullo.
I am actively doing Myopia Management here at Davis Hawley Eyecare in Enola. The prime prospects are children 6-16 years old who are showing signs of trouble seeing things far away. Those between 17 and 24 can also be helped, but the opportunity to make as big of a difference in outcomes is not as great.
Myopia Management is all about slowing the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children, roughly between age 6 years and 16 years, but often into the early 20’s for higher risk patients including those going off to college and graduate school. This process reduces the risk of eye disease for the children later in life, while frequently having the young patients go through processes that make them less dependent on eyeglasses to see well, and in that process, improving their current self-image, self-esteem, and ability to perform.
I failed to capture a picture of myself in the limelight this year, but have a few photo memories of my time there. Pictured above are a photo of our lecture hall while an orthokeratology lecture was in progress. Also above is a photo of several presenters (faculty, if you will) who were at the meeting for whom I have gained a lot of respect, including Dr.Ken Maller, Dr. Cheryl Chapman, Dr. Matthew Martin, and Dr. Bill Tullo.
I am actively doing Myopia Management here at Davis Hawley Eyecare in Enola. The prime prospects are children 6-16 years old who are showing signs of trouble seeing things far away. Those between 17 and 24 can also be helped, but the opportunity to make as big of a difference in outcomes is not as great.
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