ZEISS Offers Myopia Education Program
Friday, August 9 2024 | 12 h 31 min | News
Myopia is on the rise – up to 90% of the youth in Asia is already myopic, and forecasts predict that half of the world’s population will be myopic in 2050.[1] More than just causing blurry vision, myopia can affect quality of life in many ways.
“ZEISS acknowledges the essential contribution of eye care professionals in enhancing the lives of individuals with myopia by delivering superior quality care,” said Bryan Rossi, the President of Zeiss Vision Care Canada. “By investing in education and keeping up with the latest research and practice management, practitioners are well-equipped to provide the best possible care to their patients and help reduce the burden of myopia.”, he adds.
To support the professionals interested in myopia management, ZEISS has committed to developing an education program comprising several courses on aspects of myopia and myopia management solutions. The first course is available free of charge to those interested in myopia and myopia management. Further courses will also become available in the future.
What is the ZEISS Myopia Education Program?
The ZEISS Myopia Education Program is designed to give eye care professionals all around the world the knowledge and skills to tackle the growing issue of myopia in children. It consists of insights from research to practice and includes interactive case studies that are tailored to different levels of expertise and the location of each participant.
Here is a summary of the main advantages of the ZEISS Myopia Education Program:
- Free access to the “Essentials of Myopia Management” course
- Flexible, self-paced learning
- Evidence-based and highly practical knowledge
- Insights from leading experts
First course: Essentials of Myopia Management
The first course consists of five units, each of which will take an average of ten to twenty minutes to complete. After completing the course, eye care professionals will have a fundamental understanding of myopia, enabling them to commence practicing myopia management.
The first module consists of the following units:
- Why manages myopia?
- Delaying the onset of myopia
- Managing myopia
- Soft contact lenses, atropine, and ortho-k
- Communication in myopia management
After completing an assessment and achieving the minimum predefined pass rate the participant will receive a certificate of completion. More courses will become available in the future.
https://www.zeiss.com/myopia/en/education-program.html
This post is sponsored by ZEISS Canada.
Click HERE for the press release.
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[1] Holden BA, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P, Wong TY, Naduvilath TJ, Resnikoff S. Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology. 2016 May 1;123(5):1036-42. / The impact of myopia and high myopia: report of the Joint World Health Organization–Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Scientific Meeting on Myopia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia,16–18 March 2015 -ISBN 978-92-4-151119-3.
