In a recent webinar, Myopia Management 101: The Importance of Measuring Axial Length, Maria Liu, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, shared the clinical and scientific importance of integrating axial length in a pediatric myopia management practice. After the webinar she also unpacked the top three myths about measuring axial length for myopia management.
Key takeaways
- Axial length measurements are critical for reliable evaluation of myopia progression and treatment efficacy.
- Start early and monitor for longitudinal changes; snapshots of AL are much less informative.
- The younger the patients, the more variability due to age-related ocular growth.
Sources
1. J Rozema et al. Axial Growth and Lens Power Loss at Myopia Onset in Singaporean Children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-26247
2. Xiong et al. The Associations of Lens Power With Age and Axial Length in Healthy Chinese Children and Adolescents Aged 6 to 18 Years. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2017;58(13):5849-5855. doi.org/10.1167/iovs.17-22639.
3. Chamberlain P, et al. A 3-year randomized clinical trial of MiSight® lenses for myopia control. Optom Vis Sci. 2019; 96(8):556-567.
4. Kunert KS, et al. Repeatability and agreement in optical biometry of a new swept-source optical coherence tomography-based biometer versus partial coherence interferometry and optical low-coherence re ectometry. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2016 Jan;42(1):76-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.07.039.
