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Mission Critical: Early Intervention in Myopia

Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, stressed the importance of intervening early in myopia.

By
Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
July 1, 2025
2 min

Optometric Management

Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, emphasized the critical need for early intervention in myopia during his lecture at Optometry’s Meeting 2025. He highlighted that myopia contributes to a third of uncorrectable visual impairments and that preventing just one diopter can reduce visual impairment by 25%. His insights also revealed that each diopter raises the risk of eye diseases like cataracts and glaucoma, underscoring the importance of myopia management strategies such as atropine and multifocal contact lenses.