Trends, Tips and Treatment: 3 Top Takeaways for Pediatric Myopia Care

Dr. Felicia Timmermann recently took to the airwaves in a national media campaign to help spread the word: small lifestyle changes and early intervention can help make a big difference in slowing childhood myopia progression.1 Dr. Timmermann connected this powerful message to parents across the country to raise public awareness about why myopia needs to be treated. 

In this short video, Dr. Timmermann offers her top three interview takeaways, including how more screentime and less outdoor time are driving an increase in childhood myopia rates.2-4

Watch the video here:

 

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  1. Jonas JB, Ang M, Cho P, et al. IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 Apr 28;62(5):6.

  2. Xiong S, Sankaridurg P, Naduvilath T, Zang J, Zou H, Zhu J, Lv M, He X, Xu X. Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Acta Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep;95(6):551-566. 

  3. Huang HM, Chang DS, Wu PC. The Association between Near Work Activities and Myopia in Children-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 20;10(10):e0140419. 

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