Myopia Control

This course covers beginner to intermediate level information on myopia control.  It is presented online through Eye-Courses.com.

After completing this course, the student should be able to answer the following questions:

• What is myopia?
• What is the prevalence of myopia?
• How does axial elongation relate to ocular pathology?
• What 4 conditions does myopia make you more prone to?
• What is myopic maculopathy?
• What is glaucoma?
• What is a retinal detachment?
• What is a cataract?
• What are the risk factors for developing myopia?
• What is a biometer?
• How do we measure success of treatment?
• What treatment options are available for slowing down the progression of myopia?
• How does atropine work?
• What are the side effects of atropine?
• How do the optical treatment options work?
• What are the side effects of the optical options?
• How long is treatment?
• Which treatments are FDA approved?

This course should take approximately 1 hour to complete.

This course has been approved by the AOA Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC) for continuing education credit for use toward paraoptometric certification renewal.