Key Issues
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304Thank You, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition
Jobson Optical Research, sponsored by Essilor, polled more than 300 optometrists in the U.S.
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214Effect of Time Spent Outdoors on the Development of Myopia
Does planning extra time outdoors during the school day help?
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342Personalized Myopia Management
Myopia develops at different rates in different children.
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193‘What Happens If I Do Nothing?’
Myopia was once considered a simple refractive error with few, if any, long-term eye health consequences.
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191Lifestyle Modifications to Reduce Incidence and Progression of Myopia
What are they and how do they work?
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153Spending Time Outside in Childhood Might Be a Good Investment for Eyesight
A recent meta-analysis looked at the effects of increased outdoor time.
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112Focus On What We Know, Not What We Don’t Know
While we have much to learn about myopia management in children and teenagers, we already know so much.
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110Proactively Addressing Progressive Myopia
Congratulations to all who created the International Myopia Institute (IMI) Myopia White Papers.
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109Myopia: The Nature-Nurture Debate
The exact role of genetic versus environmental components remains far from settled.
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171Myopia: The Time to Act is Now
Many do not understand the significance of myopia to potential ocular health issues.
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123Whom to Target With Myopia Management Intervention?
Thank you for your support for Review of Myopia Management.
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73Global Variations and Time Trends in the Prevalence of Childhood Myopia
Myopia affects one in six of the world’s population.
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84Understanding the Characteristics of People at Greater Risk
Research has uncovered some characteristics of people at greater risk.
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94The Myopia Management Market
At a minimum, we can estimate that $16 billion goes toward standard exam and refractive error corrections each year.
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75Myopia and Use of Electronic Devices
The prevalence of handheld electronic devices that children and teenagers use has grown exponentially.
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45The Future is Looking Myopic
Moving forward, ECPs must better understand the risk factors associated with myopia onset and progression.
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87Why is Myopia Management Important?
The answer comes from articles written by leaders in myopia care.
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49Lost Productivity Due To Myopia
Uncorrected myopia as well as high myopia resulting in complications such as myopic macular degeneration (MMD) can potentially result in lost productivity....
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54Rate of Myopia and High Myopia Expected to Rise
If the trends continue, myopia could become the leading cause of blindness worldwide by 2050.
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109The Public Health Burden of Myopia and High Myopia
There is an urgent and massive need to improve access to refractive care, particularly in low resource communities.
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110An Urgent Need: Focus on Shortsightedness
In just over a couple of decades, the need to address this epidemic has taken on an urgency.
