The Myopia Exchange
Dr Kate Gifford, a global authority on managing childhood myopia (short-sightedness) in clinical practice, discusses the latest myopia research and clinical techniques with experts from around the world.
Episodes
8 episodes
Atropine, Engaging With Science And Responsible Practice – With Prof Karla Zadnik
Professor Karla Zadnik, Dean of the Ohio State University College of Optometry in the USA, guides us through a variety of fascinating topics. In her capacity as Principal Investigator of the Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression (CHAMP) stu...
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Episode 8
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27:39
What’s next for the International Myopia Institute? – with Dr Monica Jong
Dr Monica Jong, Executive Director of the International Myopia Institute, founded by the Brien Holden Vision Institute, tells us all about the IMI’s big plans for 2020. With the landmark publication of the seven IMI White Paper reports almost a...
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Episode 7
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18:57
Myopia Management in Practice – with Philip Cheng
Philip Cheng, well-known clinical optometrist from Melbourne, Australia and prolific contributor to the Myopia Profile Facebook group, takes us through the twists and turns of myopia management in practice. Philip founded his greenfield indepen...
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Episode 6
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33:04
More on 0.01% atropine treatment for myopia control - with Prof Mark Bullimore
Professor Mark Bullimore of the University of Houston, Texas USA, tells us more on the complex topic of 0.01% atropine, including its stability as a compound, and takes us on a short journey through chemistry explaining how current studies are ...
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Episode 5
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36:12
What MiSight FDA approval means to eye care practitioners - with Prof Lyndon Jones & Prof Debbie Jones
Lyndon and Debbie Jones from the Centre for Ocular Research and Education and University of Waterloo, Canada, highlight the impact that FDA approval for CooperVision MiSight myopia control contact lens has for eye care practice in the US, and a...
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Episode 4
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28:48
Atropine 0.01% for myopia management - with Prof James Loughman
Professor James Loughman from Technological University Dublin, and the Centre for Eye Research Ireland, challenges us to think differently about low dose atropine. What are we actually getting in the bottle? How should we approach atropine usag...
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Episode 3
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31:06
IMI definitions report paper with Prof Ian Flitcroft
Kate Gifford chats to Professor Ian Flitcroft about the International Myopia Institute (IMI) paper on Defining and Classifying Myopia, of which he was the lead author. Topics include why we need to define myopia for clinical, epidemiological an...
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Episode 2
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30:29