Assessing Educational Impact of Worldwide Webinar on Management of Myopia Progression in Children

Meghal Gagrani, Jonathan Heston, Daisy Godts, David Granet, Dominique Bremond-Gignac, Ramesh Kekunnaya, Richard W. Hertle, Seo Wei Leo and Ken K. Nischal ()
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Meghal Gagrani: Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Jonathan Heston: The Fundingsland Group, Gilroy, CA 95020, USA
Daisy Godts: Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
David Granet: Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Ratner Children’s Eye Center of the Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Dominique Bremond-Gignac: Ophthalmology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Cité University, 75015 Paris, France
Ramesh Kekunnaya: Child Sight Institute, Infor Myopia Center & Center for Tech Innovation, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
Richard W. Hertle: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, USA
Seo Wei Leo: Dr Leo Adult & Paediatric Eye Specialist Ltd., Singapore 228510, Singapore
Ken K. Nischal: Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: Objective: To assess the educational impact of a worldwide webinar approach to myopia progression management in children <8 years and 8–12 years old. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A self-administered survey was conducted for attendees of a 3 h worldwide webinar held in two parts on consecutive days on the management of myopia progression in children. The survey was administered before, immediately after completion of the webinar, and 8 weeks later; responses were recorded on a Likert scale. Questions were posed to assess (a) the confidence of attendees in managing myopia in children <12 years old, (b) attendees’ understanding of latest treatment options, (c) any improvement in attendees’ knowledge after the webinar, and (d) any changes made to practice 8 weeks after the webinar. Pre- and post-responses were analyzed using an unpaired two-tailed t -test. Results: The webinar had 701 and 606 global attendees on the first and second days, respectively. Based on a comparison of contact information, 372 attendees participated on days 1 and 2, meaning 288 and 233 participants attended only day 1 and day 2, respectively. There was a significant increase in the percentage of attendees who were “very confident” in managing myopia after the webinar ( p < 0.05). Ninety-nine attendees completed the survey at 8 weeks. Of these, 76% believed that the webinar had “very significantly” or “significantly” improved their ability to manage pediatric myopia and 91% had implemented or intended to implement a change in their practice. The respondents who did not implement a change identified cost and patient compliance as the common barriers. Conclusion: There is a tsunami of research and management options in the field of myopia management at present. We demonstrate that an effective way of disseminating information and education about myopia management is a pre-designed comprehensive webinar held over two consecutive days. There is evidence that such a webinar may also influence a change in clinical practice.

Keywords: myopia; medical education; webinar; pediatric eye care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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