Martínez-Pérez, Clara, Villa-Collar, César, Santodomingo-Rubido, Jacinto and Wolffsohn, James S. (2024). Strategies and attitudes on the management of myopia in clinical practice in Spain - 2022 update. Journal of Optometry, 17 (1),
Abstract
Objective: This study analyses strategies and attitudes on myopia management reported by eye care practitioners (ECP) from Spain in 2022. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to ECPs worldwide via the internet through professional associations. The questionnaire was distributed by email to all registered Spanish optician-optometrists. Questions examined awareness of increasing myopia prevalence; perceived efficacy; uptake of available approaches; and reasons preventing further uptake of specific approaches. Results: Of 3,107 practitioners who participated in the study, 380 were Spanish ECPs. Using a 10-point scale, Spanish practitioners reported less concern about increasing pediatric myopia (8.3 ± 1.6) compared to ECP's worldwide (8.5 ± 1.9) (p < 0.001), but similar level of clinical activity in myopia control (7.8 ± 2.3 vs. 7.5 ± 2.5, respectively) (p > 0.05); however, around half of all prescribed treatments were single-vision distance spectacles/contact lenses both in Spain and in most regions, with Spanish practitioners prescribing less single-vision spectacles than African and Asian (p < 0.001), but more than Australasian practitioners (p = 0.04). No significant differences were found between Spain and the other regions in the perceived efficacy of combined therapy, orthokeratology, and outdoor time (p > 0.05), with the former being perceived as the most effective myopia control method followed by orthokeratology. No significant differences were found between Spain and the world's average in factors preventing the prescription of myopia control approaches (p > 0.05). Spanish practitioners reported that embracing myopia management has a positive, but lower impact on customer loyalty, practice revenue and job satisfaction compared with the other regions (all p < 0.001). Conclusions: Myopia control is increasing, although around half of practitioners still prescribe single-vision distance spectacles/contact lenses to young/progressive myopes. Combined therapy followed by orthokeratology were perceived as the most effective treatments. Embracing myopia management improved patient loyalty and job satisfaction.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.100496 |
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Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG) College of Health & Life Sciences College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry Aston University (General) |
Additional Information: | Copyright © 2023 Spanish General Council of Optometry. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Myopia control,Myopia management,Myopia progression,Contact lenses,Spectacles |
Publication ISSN: | 1989-1342 |
Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2024 15:58 |
Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2023 15:52 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2024-01-01 |
Published Online Date: | 2023-10-23 |
Accepted Date: | 2023-10-01 |
Authors: |
Martínez-Pérez, Clara
Villa-Collar, César Santodomingo-Rubido, Jacinto Wolffsohn, James S. ( 0000-0003-4673-8927) |
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