The International Myopia Institute (IMI) has launched a global practitioner survey on the uptake of myopia management.
In recent years, the IMI has developed key evidence-based resources that can be used by eyecare practitioners to implement the best myopia management practices.
While there has been a growing academic interest in myopia management over the past years, IMI is also interested to know what is happening in clinical practice around the globe.
“Receiving feedback directly from eyecare practitioners would help IMI to identify areas that need further knowledge dissemination and understand factors that could hinder the practitioners to adopt best practice,” said IMI chair, Professor Serge Resnikoff.
The International Myopia Institute survey on ‘myopia control attitudes and practice’ will build on data published in 2016 and 2019 to establish adoption of the latest evidence to address myopia epidemic and how this varies across the world.
“It is well established that clinical research can take several years to impact clinical practice. This survey will aid practitioners in benchmarking their practice, as well as identifying barriers to adoption,” said IMI chief scientist, Professor James Wolffsohn.
IMI project director Ms Rebecca Weng said IMI ambassadors have been at the forefront in adapting the survey to their local languages and distributing it through their channels.
The survey is available in English, Danish, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Vietnamese.
“The survey will provide IMI with insightful information to address what is required to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice,” Weng said.
The English language survey can be accessed here.
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