myopia management

Episode 2: Lisa Ostrin, OD, Ph.D, FAAO, FARVO

Dr. Lisa Ostrin teaches human gross anatomy, advanced vision science and physiological optics at the University of Houston College of Optometry. She also runs a research lab focused on blue light and the environmental and behavioral factors that contribute to the increasing prevalence of myopia. Hear how school faculty is discussing the impact of COVID on the student experience and clinical studies and how academia will likely be transformed forever as a result, including the use of Instagram and TikTok to reach her students. Finally, “geek out” a little bit and enjoy a deeper discussion into her extensive research on both myopia and blue light.  

Learn more about Dr. Lisa Ostrin here: https://www.opt.uh.edu/about/directory/profiles/lisa-ostrin/

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About Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO

Dr. Joseph J. Allen graduated Magna Cum Laude and Salutatorian from the Rosenburg School of Optometry in 2015 and completed his residency at the Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center. 

Dr. Allen is a practicing optometrist in Minnesota and the founder of Doctor Eye Health, an educational YouTube channel with more than 750K subscribers. There he provides information about eye health, ocular disease and vision products. His videos cover a range of topics that his subscribers frequently ask about: eye floaters, glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, contact lenses, eyeglasses, and more.

Dr. Allen is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, the AOA Strategic Communications Committee, and he completed the AOA leadership training in 2022. He was also awarded the Media Advocacy award from the AOA in 2021. 

Dr. Allen has been featured in Ask Men and Oprah Daily and In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, running, cooking, playing video games, hiking, and biking.

Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.

For more information on Dr. Joseph Allen visit https://doctoreyehealth.com/

Visit https://odcommunity.com/ to learn more about FluoreSCENE Media. 

• Overview about their journey and their practice. 
• Learn how incorporating technology helped improve their practice and patient experience.
• Learn how they overcame initial technical difficulties and apprehensions 

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Welcome back to another episode of See What We See!

This week's episode is all about myopia management.

We have Registered Optician Amy Chow speaking to us about the ins and outs of what myopia management is, when to start treating myopia and  some methods for managing myopia. 

As a bonus, we get a preview of the new innovations in myopia management SPECTACLE lenses being released in 2022 by CooperVision!

This episode is sponsored by CooperVision.
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Lyndon and Debbie Jones from the Centre for Ocular Research and Education and University of Waterloo, Canada, highlight the impact that FDA approval for CooperVision MiSight myopia control contact lens has for eye care practice in the US, and across the world. How does MiSight and the FDA approval fit within the whole ecosystem of myopia control? We cover aspects from contact lens fitting and safety in children through to the strong practice building opportunity of myopia management, and considering what is evidence-based versus on- or off-label. This podcast will give you the tools to take the next steps in your learning journey in childhood myopia control and management. 

Caroline Guerrero Cauchi, OD, FIAO, of La Mesa, California, talks about the upcoming orthokeratology meeting (orthokmeeting.com) May 15-19. She describes the steps she took and teaches to help others bring myopia management techniques and counseling into their practices. Take me back to the Specialty Services cover story package.