Friday, September 18, 2020 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Session 7: Contact Lens Myopia Control

Presenter: Jeff Walline, OD, PhD.

To enable OD to provide myopia control options

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss how CLs control myopia progression
• Discuss the efficacy of soft multifocal contact lenses
• Discuss the efficacy of orthokeratology
• Compare soft multifocal and orthokeratology
• Discuss the age range for myopia control
• Determine whether you must measure axial length

Course Codes:
NCLE: CT20N121-2 | CPC: CL-0019-20

About the Speaker

Jeff Walline, OD, PhD

Optometry

Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Research at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry, and he received his Master’s and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies, and he is the Study Chair of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study, a National Eye Institute-sponsored randomized clinical trial to investigate the myopia control effects of soft multifocal contact lenses.

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