Week 6 - Myopia Control & Orthokeratology

Question 1

Myopia Control is desirable to reduce: 3

Answer 1

-reduce the eyes reaching high risk levels of sight-threatening complications
-burden of progressing myopia
-vision impairment due to uncorrected myopia

Question 2

The role parental myopia has on the progression of myopia in children is not clear. T/F

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Being indoors spending alot of time on screens/near tasks does not affect the progression of myopia. T/F

Answer 3

FALSE

Question 4

Myopia is associated with elongated axial length, which leads to increase risk of ………………. 2

Answer 4

-retinal tear/ detachment
-macular degeneration

Question 5

What are the 3 common ways to reduce myopia by myopia control?

Answer 5

-glasses
-soft 1 day disposable
-atropin drops

Question 6

RGPS and overnight orthokeratology can reduce the progression of myopia control. T/F

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

How can a RGP reduce the progression of myopia control?

Answer 7

use a flat fitting RGP to flatten the centrel cornea while the peripheral starts thickening