EyeWorld India March 2022 Issue

REFRACTIVE Î8 EWAP MARCH 2022 both safe and effective. Beyond medical therapy, he said myopia is a problem that needs to be solved at different levels. “It’s not only going to be solved by a pediatric ophthalmologist. o It’s going to be general ophthalmologists and other eyecare professionals as well. We know that schools have a role to play in myopia,” he said, noting that lifestyle changes across the board can help with this issue. EWAP References 1. Holden BA, et al. Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 20x0. Ophthalmology. 201È;12Î\10ÎÈ–1042. 2. Grâybowski A, et al. A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide. BMC Ophthalmol. 2020;20\2Ç. Î. Chua W, et al. Efficacy results from the Atropine in the Treatment of Myopia (AT"M) study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 200Î;44\Î119. 4. 9am C, et al. Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) study\ A randomiâed, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 0.0x%, 0.02x%, and 0.01% atropine eye drops in myopia control. Ophthalmology. 2019;12È\11Ζ124. x. Larkin GL, et al. Atropine 0.01% eye drops for myopia control in American children\ A multiethnic sample across three 1S sites. Ophthalmol Ther. 2019;8\x89–x98. È. Li SM, et al. Time outdoors and myopia progression over 2 years in Chinese children\ The Anyang Childhood Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 201x;xÈ\4ÇÎ4–4Ç40. Ç. Brennan NA, et al. Efficacy in myopia control. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2021;8Î\10092Î. Editors’ note: Dr. Tan is Clinical Professor, Eye & Cornea Surgeons, Eye & Retina Surgeons, Singapore, and has interests with Eye-Lens and Santen. Dr. Walsh is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, and declared no relevant financial interests. TAEKWONDO MASTERS Top Cataract Surgery Tips Some surgeons make surgery look so simple and we are challenged to emulate them. The world’s leading cataract surgeons present subtle surgical tips and maneuvers that delegates can bring home and use the next time they are in the operating room. A prize is awarded to the best tip. Don’t Miss this Grand Finale! Sunday, 12 June 2022 • 17:30 -19:00hrs Grand Ballroom 103, Coex Seoul Chairs: Ronald YEOH GrahamBARRETT HyoMyungKIM Singapore Australia South Korea AbhayVASAVADA Jong Suk SONG DamienGATINEL FrancisMAH Do Hyung LEE India South Korea France USA South Korea Gaurav LUTHRA Oliver FINDL Hadi PRAKOSO Hyun Seung KIM Thomas KOHNEN India Austria Indonesia South Korea Germany Amit PORWAL CHEE Soon Phaik Joon YoungHYON GerdAUFFARTH Terry KIM India Singapore South Korea Germany USA Visit our website at www.apacrs2022.org for more information. Jointly organised by Speakers TAEKWONDO MASTERS.indd 2 25/02/2022 4:27 PM

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