Marcus Ang - Updates on Myopia: A Clinical Perspective

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Myopia is now being recognized as a significant global public health problem that will affect billions of people in the next decades, especially in Asia. Currently, pathologic myopia is already a major cause of visual impairment in both Asian and Western populations. As the prevalence of myopia and pathological myopia increases around the world, there is increasing need for active prevention of myopia progression and management of its potential complications.

The purpose of this book is to provide updates on current understanding of myopia, new methods of evaluation of the myopic eye, and a focus on clinical management of myopia and its complications. This book will provide a unique perspective from the current world experts on the subject, with a focus on clinical aspects of understanding, evaluation, and management of myopia.

Chapterprovide clinical pearls of managing myopia complications, i.e., glaucoma, retina, and choroidal neovascularization in adults.

As new data is constantly emerging, this book was generated with the inputs of all authors within 6 months to ensure that the evidence shared is as current as possible. Thus, it is important to keep updated with online material and literature review. Nonetheless, we hope you will find this book as a useful reference for optometry students, ophthalmology residents, and eye care professionals to have a comprehensive update on myopia with a clinical perspective.

Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore

Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore

Duke National University of Singapore (DUKE NUS), Singapore

Singapore National Eye Centre Myopia Centre, Singapore