The Myopia Control Kit

Thomas Aller, OD, provides in-depth overviews of each myopia management option—pharmacologic therapy, soft contact lenses, orthokeratology, spectacle lenses, and environmental and behavioral interventions—so clinicians can not only provide the right option to each patient, but also address the larger economic and societal burdens of myopia.

By
Thomas Aller, OD
May 1, 2026
11 min

Optometric Management

Top Institutions in Optometry

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

#1

Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI)

Singapore, Singapore
Key Differentiators
- Myopia Control
- Ophthalmology
#2

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Hong Kong, China
Key Differentiators
- Myopia Control
- Ophthalmology
#3

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, China
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Myopia Research
#4

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
Key Differentiators
- Optometry
- Myopia Control
#5

UC Berkeley

Berkeley, California
Key Differentiators
- Optometry
- Myopia Research