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5 Reasons why you need to be offering Myopia Management
The rapid rise in myopia rates over the past few decades has become a growing concern for eye care professionals and public health...
Jason Higginbotham
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Myopia Focus Change.org Campaign surpasses 1500 Signatures!
Myopia Focus is thrilled to announce that our change.org petition has surpassed 1,500 signatures! This is a significant milestone for our...
Jason Higginbotham
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Mark Bullimore Joins Myopia Focus Advisory Committee to Increase Awareness of Myopia Management
Myopia Focus is proud to announce the addition of Mark Bullimore to its Advisory Committee. Bullimore is an internationally renowned...
Jason Higginbotham
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Axial Length in Myopia Management – Why does it Matter?
The myopia ‘epidemic’ is real. Undoubtedly, the overwhelming evidence points to lifestyle changes being the major cause of this...
Jason Higginbotham
Mar 21, 20234 min read
100% Myopia
It’s been a whirlwind of a week since 100% Optical in London. I was so busy at the event and immediately afterwards that it is hard to...
Jason Higginbotham
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Survey Shows Clear Knowledge and Awareness Gap of the ‘Myopia Epidemic’ Amongst Parents
Myopia Focus has recently celebrated its first anniversary by conducting a survey to understand awareness of myopia and myopia management...
Jason Higginbotham
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Myopia Focus Change.org Campaign Reaches 1000 Signatures
We are excited to announce that our petition which aims to change how myopia management is funded in the UK has reached 1000 signatures!...
Jason Higginbotham
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Myopia pledge challenge issued by World Council of Optometry
Such is the prevalence of myopia nowadays that it might be easy to dismiss it as a ‘modern disease;’ an unavoidable by-product of life in...
Morven Campbell
Feb 9, 20232 min read
What is axial length in myopia?
Our eyes may either be windows to the soul or onto the world, depending on which quotation you are looking at, but how much do we know...
Jason Higginbotham
Nov 24, 20222 min read
College of Optometrists guidance: managing childhood-onset myopia
“By undertaking myopia management, a reduction in the extent of myopia may provide a reduction in the risk of developing serious eye...
Jason Higginbotham
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Kubota Glass - Can it really reverse myopia and reduce axial length?
Parents will do anything for their children. That generally goes without saying. So when it comes to progressive myopia and its inherent...
Jason Higginbotham
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Choosing between MiYOSMART spectacle lenses and MiSight Contact lenses for myopia management
In my practice, we work daily with patients who want to know more about myopia management. Increasingly, I am being asked by parents what...
Kiran Pannu-Dhillon
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Meet our Advisory Committee: Michael O'Kane
Michael O'Kane is one of the youngest optometrists to be awarded a Fellowship of the College of Optometrists in the UK. He holds many...
Jason Higginbotham
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Introducing Myopia Focus - a resource to raise awareness of the myopia epidemic
We are excited to announce the official launch of Myopia Focus, a new educational resource and campaign which focuses on the myopia...
Jason Higginbotham
May 4, 20223 min read
Why is myopia management not always embraced by optometrists and parents?
When your child is ill, you want a course of treatment to make them better. It doesn’t matter if they have a broken leg or a runny nose;...
Jason Higginbotham
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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