Myopia PreMonition

I hope you enjoyed our recent special supplement on myopia and its management (see Optician 03.12.21). One feature summarised the findings of the Northern Ireland Childhood Errors of Refraction (NICER) study and subsequent research, which has led to the development of some essential resources to help clinicians when dealing with myopic and likely-to-be myopic patients. Dr Sara McCullough (figure 1), a research associate in Optometry and Vision Science based at Ulster University, has been integral to this important work, so I caught up with her recently to find out more about her research.

Bill Harvey: The NICER study began in 2006. Could you give an overview of its scope and aims?