Dr. Vissett Sun, a practicing optometrist and an educator, explains the optometrist’s goal to prevent high myopia prescription. He mentions some of the detrimental causes of high myopia and begins talking about the details of myopia prevention

1. Myopia definition and theory 
2. Peripheral Defocus 
3. Axial Elongation 
4. Time outdoors 
5. Near work
6. Treatment
   1. Atropine 
   2. Ortho-K 
   3. Multifocal Contact lenses 
   4. Executive Bifocals 
   5. Lenslets 

Dr. Sun ends the session with a question and answers segment with the live audience.

References

Papers

Bullimore MA, Ritchey ER, Shah S, Leveziel N, Bourne RRA, Flitcroft DI. The Risks and Benefits of Myopia Control. Ophthalmology. 2021 May 4:S0161-6420(21)00326-2.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33961969/

Smith EL 3rd. Prentice Award Lecture 2010: A case for peripheral optical treatment strategies for myopia. Optom Vis Sci. 2011 Sep;88(9):1029-44.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21747306/

She Z, Hung LF, Arumugam B, Beach KM, Smith EL 3rd. The development of and recovery from form-deprivation myopia in infant rhesus monkeys reared under reduced ambient lighting. Vision Res. 2021 Jun;183:106-117.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33799131/

Websites

International Myopia Institute

https://myopiainstitute.org/