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#4 The Myopia Podcast: Mark Bullimore: Is Myopia a Disease and Why Each Diopter Matters

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About Mark Bullimore:

Professor Bullimore is an internationally renowned scientist, speaker, and educator based in Boulder, Colorado. He received his Optometry degree and PhD in Vision Science from Aston University in Birmingham, England. He spent most of his career at the Ohio State University and the University of California at Berkeley and is now Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston. He is Associate Editor of Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics and the former Editor of Optometry and Vision Science. His expertise in myopia, contact lenses, low vision, presbyopia, and refractive surgery means that he is consultant for a number of ophthalmic, surgical, and pharmaceutical companies. This work has resulted in approval of, among others, Paragon CRT, Alcon’s iLux, and CooperVision’s MiSight lens.

Resources Mentioned:

Myopia Calculator link

https://bhvi.org/myopia-calculator-resources/

Why every diopter matters

https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/Abstract/2019/06000/Myopia_Control__Why_Each_Diopter_Matters.11.aspx

The Risks and Benefits of Myopia Control

https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(21)00326-2/fulltext

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