Myopia Profile Launches Online Course to Support Adoption of Myopia Management Glasses
Myopia Profile has launched Myopia Management with Spectacles, an online course designed to support and accelerate adoption and clinical success of glasses.The course introduces the latest research on myopia management lens designs and shares evidence-based foundational knowledge on prescribing these glasses for children of all ages, according to a company news release.
“Spectacle lenses are a hot topic in the field of myopia management, with the potential to help a vast number of children worldwide who may not have access to or be candidates for other treatment options," Myopia Profile Co-founder Dr. Kate Gifford said in the news release. "We know that managing myopia early can provide kids with more stable vision over time and help head off serious eye health issues that can develop in adulthood. Myopia Profile created the Myopia Management with Spectacles course to equip more ECPs with the information they need to confidently adopt this emerging technology, wherever they may practice.”
The 2-hour online course features interactive text and image content aimed at providing an engaging and comprehensive learning experience. The course covers all aspects of spectacle lens prescribing for myopia, from first corrections in very young children to progressive addition and bifocal lenses through the latest technologies and next generation lenses for myopia control. Learning objectives include the clinical rationale for specific use of single vision spectacles in children with myopia, the evidence for various myopia control spectacle interventions, a simple comparison of spectacle lenses to other treatments based upon scientific evidence, understanding the latest technology lenses for myopia control, and practical aspects of spectacle lens prescribing including frame fitting and parent communication, according to Myopia Profile.
Continuing professional education approval is pending for North America (COPE), with qualification achieved for the United Kingdom (GOC CPD) and underway for Australia and New Zealand. A free trial of the first learning chapter is now available here. Watch a course overview video at here.
Myopia Profile is offering a 50% discount off the regular course fee of $45 USD for those who register before February 20 at https://portal.myopiaprofile.com/link/courses/myopia-management-with-spectacles. Use the code MMS50 at checkout to claim the discount.
