14/01/2026
There’s still time to register! See below for details.
It’s all happening tomorrow, our sessions on Rethinking Myopia Management – Evidence, Optics, and Clinical Reality. CPD hours approved for Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
The current approach to spectacle-based myopia management is drifting off-course.
Prescribing lenses without understanding the biological drivers of growth, the optical principles behind each design, or the consequences for binocular vision is leading to inconsistent clinical outcomes.
On January 15-16th, join Dr Grant Hannaford, recognised internationally for his work in biometric modelling and advanced ophthalmic optics, for a free one-hour webinar offered at three different times for clinicians:
Session 1: 15th January 7pm Eastern Time
Session 2: 15th January 7pm Pacific Time
Session 3: 16th January 7am GMT
(Sessions are identical – choose the one that suits your time zone. Visit https://savvytime.com/converter/pst-to-est-gmt to find your time zone conversion.)
What the session covers:
✔️The aetiology of myopia and the mechanisms guiding ocular growth
✔️Evidence-based strategies for influencing eye development -A clear, clinically grounded explanation of today’s major spectacle lens technologies
✔️The optical theories underpinning myopia-control lens designs: peripheral defocus, asphericity, segmental structures, light distribution, and higher-order effects
✔️How to dispense and monitor these lenses effectively in real practice
✔️The limitations: when these lenses work, when they do not, and why binocular vision function often determines treatment success
✔️Practical guidance to avoid common prescribing errors now widespread in the market
Who should attend:
Optometrists, opticians, practice owners, and anyone involved in paediatric care or myopia management who wants a clearer, evidence-driven framework for spectacle lens prescribing.
Why this matters:
Many clinicians are unknowingly using myopia-control spectacle lenses outside their validated operating range. Understanding optical behaviour, fitting geometry, and binocular vision interactions is essential for predictable outcomes. This webinar provides the missing technical and clinical foundation.
Dr Grant Hannaford is a senior lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Science University of New South Wales, adjunct lecturer at the Save Sight Institute University of Sydney and co-owns a multi-award winning independent optometry practice Hannaford Eyewear and the Academy of Advanced Ophthalmic Optics. He was the Silmo and the International Opticians Association - IOA 2022 International Optician of the Year and researches emmetropisation and ocular biometric development in children and lens design.
Please register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NZITdRb-QhKmv83mH0CYKQ
