The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) has released the latest edition of Contact Lens Update, which spotlights the growing field of premyopia and its influence on risk assessment, early intervention, and myopia management in clinical practice. Specifically, 

• the editorial examines key myopia risk factors and reviews predictive models and preventive measures.

• the issue’s "Clinical Insight" shares 2 pediatric case studies that demonstrate how axial-length tracking, lifestyle counseling, and timely intervention can delay myopia onset and slow progression. 

• conference highlights review a randomized trial that shows repeated low-intensity red-light therapy slows axial growth and refractive progression in Chinese children who have premyopia. (Early subfoveal choroidal thickening appeared to mediate part of the effect and predicted 12-month outcomes.)

Contact Lens Update also offers a free online resource library with professional tools, patient education materials, images, videos, and technical training produced by the International Association of Contact Lens Educators. The publication is supported by the educational arms of Alcon, CooperVision, and Johnson & Johnson Vision.

The full issue is available on ContactLensUpdate.com.OM