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Abstract:
The Charles F. Prentice Medal, which was first given the year I was born, is the highest research honor bestowed by the American Academy of Optometry. I received the Prentice Medal in 2020 and gave my presentation at the 2020 American Academy of Optometry meeting, which was entirely virtual. As the first female optometrist to receive the Prentice Medal, I am honored to be given the opportunity to provide this summary of my presentation.Myopia treatment choices to slow the progression of juvenile-onset myopia, especially in the first year of treatment, range from spectacles to contact lenses to pharmaceuticals. The value of the work described here that aims to predict the onset of myopia in children based on measurements that could be made by the optometrist is about to become more relevant than ever. What if the age-specific cutpoints could be used to use a low-risk treatment that would actually prevent the development of myopia altogether?
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