Advances in Myopia Management

Activity description

This activity provides an in-depth, evidence-based overview of current and emerging approaches to myopia management. Participants will review epidemiology, risk factors, and mechanisms of progression, and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of available treatment strategies. Innovations will be explored, including peripheral defocus optics, novel spectacle designs, atropine therapy and cutting-edge contact lens technologies.

Emphasis is placed on early detection, risk factor modification and the integration of evidence-based interventions clinical practice. The course also highlights real-world guidance on communicating with parents and caregivers, addressing lifestyle contributors and managing clinical decision-making using the latest research.

This course is designed for healthcare providers, including optometrists, ophthalmologists, health care administrators and quality improvement specialists.

At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe risk factors, epidemiology and key drivers of myopia progression.
  • Explain the underlying mechanisms contributing to myopia progression and associated clinical implications.
  • Compare the effectiveness, safety and indications of evidence-based myopia management strategies.
  • Apply clinical monitoring and treatment selection principles to support individualized, evidence-based patient care.

Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Vision.

Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

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Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 COPE - Optometrists
Activity opens: 
07/13/2026
Activity expires: 
07/13/2029
Rating: 
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Faculty
Teresa Spohnholz, COMT 
Vision Quality Coordinator, Clinical Programs
UnitedHealthcare

Planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education

Premilla Banwait, OD, MPH, FAAO
Vice President, Clinical Programs
UnitedHeathcare 

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.

Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Vision. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.


Credit designation statements

Optometrists
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 COPE - Optometrists
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