Controlling the Progression of Myopia: Contact Lenses and Future Medical Devices; Public Workshop

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cosponsorship with the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt), American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), American Optometric Association (AOA), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Inc. (CLAO) is announcing a public workshop entitled "Controlling the Progression of Myopia: Contact Lenses and Future Medical Devices." The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the increasing prevalence of myopia, as well as suggested clinical trial design attributes for studies using contact lenses or other medical devices to control the progression of myopia.