The Myopia Podcast

103: Slowing Down the Growing Eyeball: A Myopia Management Deep Dive with Dr. Matthew Martin

Dr. David Kading

About Matthew J. Martin, OD, FIAOMC 

After graduating with honors in Pre-Optometry at Ferris State University, Dr.
Martin Attended the Michigan College of Optometry graduating with honors in
1999. Dr. Martin has been serving the Mid-Michigan area for 20 years providing
comprehensive care, managing ocular disease, and fitting specialty contact lens
designs. He specializes in pediatric eye care and all types of myopia management,
with an emphasis on Ortho-K.
 
Dr. Martin is a Fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and
Myopia Control since 2005.  He has served on the Leadership and Planning Board
for this organization and currently serves on the Fellowship Committee. He takes
an active role in testing candidates sitting for their FIAOMC as well as keeping the
testing process up to date.
 
Dr. Martin has a passion for education and has served as a mentor for many
doctors new to myopia management. In 2017 he was asked to present at Vision
By Design (VBD) Bootcamp for Newcomers. Based on reviews he has become a
permanent member of the Bootcamp team. Dr. Martin speaks nationally and
internationally on the subject of myopia control, with an emphasis on Ortho-K.
His most recent international lecture was Mumbai, India.
Dr. Martin was a founding member of Mission Myopia Control. Its mission was to
educate and assist doctors in incorporating myopia management into their
private practices. While this organization has now been dissolved, Dr. Martin has
continued his efforts towards educating doctors in the best specialty in eye care!