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Lights Off: Sleep and Myopia

Available from: 2/12/2025 (AEDT)

Where to publish: www.mieducation.com

Provider: Mivision

Contact: Nikki Byrne, [E] nikki@mivision.com.au, [P] 02 8336 8616

Activity Outline

While outdoor time and screen limits dominate myopia prevention discussions, emerging research reveals another critical factor: sleep. Dr Nicole Liu and Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg explore the fascinating biological connections between sleep patterns and eye development, uncovering how disrupted circadian rhythms, altered dopamine-melatonin pathways, and compromised melanopsin signalling may contribute to myopia progression.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the basis and evidence linking aspects of sleep to risk of myopia development and/or progression
  • Realise pathways and mechanisms linking sleep patterns to myopia development
  • Be aware of practical challenges in implementing sleep-based myopia interventions, and
  • Be able to make evidence-based recommendations for incorporating sleep health education into a holistic myopia management strategy

Max CPD hours awarded: 0.75

Session Information

Name
Lights Off: Sleep and Myopia
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.25
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.