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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 37 MIN

Atropine approval: What does it mean for the management of myopia?

from EyePod: The optometry podcast · host The College of Optometrists

College Clinical Advisers Denise Voon MCOptom, Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu MCOptom, and Daniel Hardiman-McCartney FCOptom MBE discuss the recent news from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approving the first low-dose atropine treatment for myopia in the UK. They talk about what the news means for optometrists and answer questions from College members. Further informationMyopia managementGuidance for assessing and managing children with myopiaMHRA approves first licensed low-dose atropine treatment for childhood myopia in the UKExpanding Prescribing Scope of Practice - Royal Pharmaceutical Society

College Clinical Advisers Denise Voon MCOptom, Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu MCOptom, and Daniel Hardiman-McCartney FCOptom MBE discuss the recent news from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approving the first low-dose atropine treatment for myopia in the UK. They talk about what the news means for optometrists and answer questions from College members. Further informationMyopia managementGuidance for assessing and managing children with myopiaMHRA approves first licensed low-dose atropine treatment for childhood myopia in the UKExpanding Prescribing Scope of Practice - Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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College Clinical Advisers Denise Voon MCOptom, Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu MCOptom, and Daniel Hardiman-McCartney FCOptom MBE discuss the recent news from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approving the first low-dose atropine...

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