This is Episode #44 and you’ll hear Host Dr. Meenal Agarwal and guest Kim Kochendorfer discuss why myopia is on the rise across the globe and the long-term benefits of myopia management. Watch the video episode on YouTube and listen to the audio episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review if you’re enjoying the show!
Uncover Your Eyes with Dr. Meenal Episode #44: Is This a Global Pandemic?
50% of the world is going to become nearsighted and it's a BIG deal! Our guest, Kim Kochendorfer, is the Professional Affairs Manager for HOYA Vision Care Canada and says your myopia could be hiding bigger eye health risks. Hear the importance of controlling myopia, how HOYA developed MiYOSMART lenses for kids, why myopia is on the rise across the globe, the long-term benefits of myopia management, and how myopia can affect our self-esteem, mental health, and wellbeing. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- Is myopia a global pandemic?
- What happens if you don’t invest in myopia control?
- How to know which lens to go with?
- How to know if a study is fake or biased?
- Should parents worry about myopia control for their children?
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Show Notes
- Is This a Global Pandemic?
- [0:17] Welcome to Uncover Your Eyes
- [1:00] Introducing Kim Korchendorfer
- [2:27] What is involved with MiYOSMART?
- [5:12] Is myopia a global pandemic?
- [6:14] Should healthcare providers be talking about this more?
- [8:29] How easy is it to make a single vision or progressive lens vs. a myopia control lens?
- [10:03] How do we know which lens we should be going with and why?
- [12:45] What happens if you discontinue treatment?
- [14:28] What demographics were studied in the publications that studied MiYOSMART ?
- [15:25] What does a company like HOYA have to invest to do these studies?
- [16:54] How do we know the studies aren’t fake or biased?
- [20:12] What insider information about the HOYA lens can be shared with our listeners?
- [22:59] Should parents invest in myopia control?
- [27:00] The connection between LASIK, myopia, and self-esteem
- Where can people get the MiYOSMART lens?
- [30:17] Subscribe to Uncover Your Eyes on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube, and learn more about Dr. Meenal on Instagram @Dr.MeenalAgarwal
- Theme Song: “Upbeat Motivational Pop Rock” by Alexey Anisimov