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The Myopia ExchangeMyopia SOS with Prof Ian Flitcroft - Episode 3 - Screens, simple details and seagullsMyopia SOS! Dr Kate Gifford and Professor Ian Flitcroft are back with advice as your Agony Aunt and Agony Uncle, in part three of this six-part series. Coming from the southern and northern hemispheres are an optometrist and an ophthalmologist, here to help you with your curly clinical cases in myopia management. Send us your struggles using the email address podcast@myopiaprofile.com and we’ll shoulder the agonies for you. Clinical communication is arguably the foundation of successful patient management, and both Ian and Kate are keen on providing you tip...
2025-10-1458 minThe Myopia ExchangeMyopia SOS with Prof Ian Flitcroft - Episode 2 - Stride into the waterMyopia SOS! Advice from your Agony Aunt Dr Kate Gifford (optometrist), and Agony Uncle Professor Ian Flitcroft (ophthalmologist), helps you tackle the daily realities of myopia management, especially when patients don’t fit the easy mould. In part two of this six part series, Kate and Ian chat across the seas about myopia research and curly clinical cases, to help you achieve smooth sailing in practice.What’s the cold water or pain points for you moving to the next steps in myopia management? Are you dipping your toes in by gett...
2025-09-2346 minThe Myopia ExchangeMyopia SOS with Prof Ian Flitcroft - Episode 1 - Off the naughty stepMyopia SOS! In the first of this six part series, join your 'agony aunt' Dr. Kate Gifford, an optometrist, researcher, and co-founder of Myopia Profile, and 'agony uncle' Professor Ian Flitcroft, a distinguished paediatric ophthalmologist and co-founder of Ocumetra, as they tackle your burning questions on myopia management. In British vernacular, an Agony Aunt or Uncle is someone who gives advice to people sending in problems or questions, traditionally to magazines or newspapers. You can be part of this first-of-its-kind format – send your myopia management challenges for Kate and Ian to tackle via po...
2025-08-2550 min
Eyes On TomorrowThe Myopia Tsunami - can it be stopped? With Ian FlitcroftIt is hard to believe that many children currently spend less time outdoors than prisoners! In this episode we talk about lifestyle changes that need to be combined with optical and medical interventions to tackle the rising tide of myopia, including practical tips to help get optometrists off “the naughty step” and begin to have a conversation with parents about myopia control.Ian Flitcroft, who has been at the forefront of myopia research for over 30 years, explores the multi-factorial aetiology of the myopia epidemic, why choroidal thickness is such an important biomarker of myopia progression and...
2025-06-251h 14
Eye Research Deep Dive: Doctopus the OctometristMYOPIA 2023: High Myopia in Young Children: Diagnosis and ManagementIMI—Management and Investigation of High Myopia in Infants and Young ChildrenIan Flitcroft, John Ainsworth, Audrey Chia, Susan Cotter, Elise Harb, Zi-Bing Jin, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Anthony T. Moore, Ken K. Nischal, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Evelyn A. Paysse, Michael X. Repka, Irina Y. Smirnova, Martin Snead, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Pavan K. Verkicharla; IMI—Management and Investigation of High Myopia in Infants and Young Children. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2023;64(6):3. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.64.6.3.https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2785576
2025-06-2219 minEye Research Deep Dive: Doctopus the OctometristMYOPIA 2025 June: Myopia: Correction, Control, and Management DefinedMyopia Correction, Myopia Control and Myopia Management: Definitions and Recommended UsageIan Flitcroft, Mark A. Bullimore, Kate L. Gifford, Jost B. Jonas, Deborah Jones, Lyndon W. Jones, Pauline Kang, Serge Resnikoff, Jeffrey Walline, Christine F. Wildsoet, On behalf of the International Myopia Institute (IMI); Myopia Correction, Myopia Control and Myopia Management: Definitions and Recommended Usage. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2025;66(6):41. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.6.41.https://elifesciences.org/download/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uZWxpZmVzY2llbmNlcy5vcmcvYXJ0aWNsZXMvOTgxNDMvZWxpZmUtOTgxNDMtdjEucGRmP2Nhbm9uaWNhbFVyaT1odHRwczovL2VsaWZlc2NpZW5jZXMub3JnL2FydGljbGVzLzk4MTQz/elife-98143-v1.pdf?_hash=fic3...
2025-06-1912 min
The OT PodcastThe Professor Ian Flitcroft episodeIn the sixteenth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to ophthalmologist and co-founder of Ocumetra, Professor Ian Flitcroft, about his research hobby becoming his main focus, his love of analogies, and writing fiction
2025-05-1651 minThe OT PodcastThe Professor Ian Flitcroft episodeIn the sixteenth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to ophthalmologist and co-founder of Ocumetra, Professor Ian Flitcroft, about his research hobby becoming his main focus, his love of analogies, and writing fiction
2025-05-1651 min
May Eye InterruptThe Evolution of Myopia Control and Nature vs. NurtureDr. Ian Flitcroft joins hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas to discuss his work as a myopia specialist. He describes how his first presentation on myopia occurred in 1996, long before awareness, understanding, and common treatment of the disease became widespread. Flitcroft also discusses his years of research identifying factors that influence myopia’s onset and progression, and the effect of genetic blueprints versus environmental stimuli. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com. Follow May Eye Interrupt: Facebook: https://www.fa...
2023-05-2629 min
The Filmmakers PodcastCraig Roberts talks Acting, Directing, Screenwriting & Filmd with co-owner Craig HeyworthToday, we welcome not just one amazing Craig, but TWO fantastic Craigs: actor, director, and writer Craig Roberts who worked on films like Submarine (2010), 22 Jump Street (2014), Just Jim (2015), Tolkien (2019), Eternal Beauty (2019), The Phantom of The Open (2021), and many more; and actor Craig Heyworth, who starred in films like Eternal Beauty (2019) or The Return of the Yuletide Kid (2019). Together, they founded a new platform for filmmakers called Filmd.
They sat down with our host, Giles Alderson, to chat about how Filmd came about, what it’s about, and how you can sign up for free today. But they also talked about Et...
2022-08-161h 02
The Filmmakers PodcastCraig Roberts talks The Phantom of the Open, Acting, Directing, Screenwriting & Filmd with co-owner Craig HeyworthToday, we welcome not just one amazing Craig, but TWO fantastic Craigs: actor, director, and writer Craig Roberts who worked on films like Submarine (2010), 22 Jump Street (2014), Just Jim (2015), Tolkien (2019), Eternal Beauty (2019), The Phantom of The Open (2021), and many more; and actor Craig Heyworth, who starred in films like Eternal Beauty (2019) or The Return of the Yuletide Kid (2019). Together, they founded a new platform for filmmakers called Filmd.They sat down with our host, Giles Alderson, to chat about how Filmd came about, what it’s about, and how you can sign up for free today. But they al...
2022-08-161h 04
Review of Myopia Management‘Up Close With’ Ian Flitcroft, James Loughman, and Leo Mac Canna About Ocumetra/Ocuco Software for Myopia Management
2021-12-1729 min
Community KeyboardsLockdown Listen_Ron Curtis and Iain Flitcroft_1987Today's Lockdown Listen features a chat I had with the late "Bolton's Happy Wanderer" Ronald Curtis and Iain Flitcroft who, together with Trevor Daniels agreed to play a special concert which I was asked to compere at Wigan's Mill at The Pier in 1987.
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2020-05-0109 minThe Myopia ExchangeIMI definitions report paper with Prof Ian FlitcroftKate Gifford chats to Professor Ian Flitcroft about the International Myopia Institute (IMI) paper on Defining and Classifying Myopia, of which he was the lead author. Topics include why we need to define myopia for clinical, epidemiological and research reasons; grading systems for structural complications of myopia; why the refractive definition doesn't specifically require cycloplegia and the definition of pre-myopia.
2019-03-0530 min
Mansfield Matters PodcastSE01EP39 The End?It's the final regular podcast of the series ahead of the Stags final game of the Sky Bet League Two season where they must win, and hope either Coventry or Lincoln slip up to finish in the play-offs.This week Craig, Simon and Cam are round at Nathan's to chat all about a come from behind victory at Yeovil which has given a glimer of hope for Project Promotion, they'll discuss who should start on Saturday as the Stags welcome Crawley and as always answer your comments and questions from the live feed.From inside the camp we'll hear from...
2018-05-031h 12
NonLeagueReviewNorth West NonLeagueReview Podcast #2This week Ian Livesey gives us the latest Conference North news and Joshua Vosper interviews Garry Flitcroft. Aaron Flanagan and myself discuss the latest EvoStik NPL news, and I catch up with Andrew Simpson to talk Mid-Cheshire Non-League. Finally me and Gibbo chat North West Counties.
2014-11-1456 min
This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science - Tuesday June 26, 2007 BroadcastDisclaiming the Meaning of it All, CERN Scheduling, Restoring All Vision, Blind Recall, Interview w/ Ian Flitcroft re: Journey By Starlight, Interview w/ Laura McNeil of Seed Magazine re: Science Literacy, Nano Nono, Robo Zoo, Synthesizing Revolution, Genetic Fixings, TWIS Bytes
2007-06-2657 min