This study showed that sport was not associated with different levels of myopia prevalence in the adult population. However, subjects engaging in outdoor sports had lower rates of myopia prevalence. Penetration of contact lens use in sport was four times higher than the overall adult population. Contact lenses were the preferred system of correction in sports compared to spectacles or refractive surgery, but this preference was affected by the type of sport practised and by the age and level of sports activity for which the preference was required.

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The 27th National Conference of the Italian Optometric Association (SOPTI) was held in Bologna on May 29-30, 2022. This year the conference title was "Technical procedures for good clinical practice in Optometry" and was arranged in 3 sessions: presbyopia management, contact lenses and paediatric optometry. Two keynote speakers were invited during the conference: Dr Shehzad Naroo (Reader at Aston University, UK) and Dr Mohammed Jalie (Past head of the Applied Optics department at the City & Islington College and current visiting lecturer at