Key Issues
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72Duke Eye Center’s New Pediatric Myopia Clinic: A Model in MD/OD Collaboration
sponsored content November 15, 2022 Today, the pediatric myopia clinic is spearheaded by a team of three ODs and dedicated staff who...
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414Myopic Children Often Lead Unhealthy Lifestyles
November 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many children and adolescents have developed unhealthy lifestyles, which affect their...
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1.4KEyes On Eyecare’s Virtual Events Are Devoted to Myopia
sponsored content October 17, 2022 Courses at Eyes On Myopia will cover an overview of myopia and current treatment options, orthokeratology, research...
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164The Role of AI and Predictive Analytics in the Management of Myopia
October 17, 2022 By Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng, and Associate Professor Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD Given the predicted exponential increase in...
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715Myopia Prevention Strategies Benefit Young Eyes
SPONSORED BY ALCON October 17, 2022 By Alan Landers, OD, MS, and Carla Mack, OD, MBA ECPs have a professional responsibility to...
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540Meet the Johnson & Johnson Vision Professional Education Team
sponsored content October 3, 2022 As Johnson & Johnson Vision expands its portfolio of myopia management treatments, the international vision care leader...
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623What Can Myopia Management ECPs Learn From Orthodontists?
October 3, 2022 By Rajeev Garg, PhD, MBA, Global Head Myopia Management Strategy, CooperVision With a welcoming ambiance, use of comprehensible technology,...
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724Combination Therapy
October 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Combination therapy is widely prescribed in medicine. The simultaneous use of...
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Accurately Expressing Myopia Control Efficacy
September 1, 2022 Is percentage treatment effect the most accurate way to express myopia control efficacy? Treatment effect has been expressed in...
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How to Impact Myopigenesis
August 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Progressive myopia is increasingly common in children. With increasing prevalence, more...
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838What Do Parents in the Myopia Capital of the World Know About Myopia?
July 15, 2022 By Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng and Associate Professor Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD For parents to be able to...
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1.1KHow Much Outdoor Time Do Children Require?
July 1, 2022 By Angelica Ly, BOptom (Hons), GradCertOcTher, PhD, FAAO, Principal Research Optometrist at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Importantly, increased...
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10 Myopia Management Facts to Remember
July 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and has raised...
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Innovative Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses on the Horizon
June 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE There is good reason to slow the progression of juvenile-onset myopia....
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Progressive Myopia Isn’t Just for Kids
May 2, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE It is abundantly clear that many myopes continue progressing into adulthood...
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2.0KEducation as an Intervention
April 15, 2022 By Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng, and Associate Professor Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD Countries with a high prevalence of...
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396VTI’s CMO Dr. Ashley Tuan On NaturalVue and the PROTECT Study
sponsored content April 1, 2022 We believe that for myopia management, there needs to be a lot of tools in [the practitioner’s]...
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Optometric Referral Doesn’t Have to Be An Oxymoron
April 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Often, I ask optometrists if they offer myopia care services and...
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734Interactions Between Allergies and Myopia Control – Nothing to Sneeze At
April 1, 2022 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, Collaborator, Brien Holden Vision Institute If your daily disposable wearers are suffering from allergies...
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1.4KThe Why, Who, When, and How of Myopia
sponsored content March 15, 2022 Myopia is one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century, and partnering together is how...
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1.3KOptometry Council of India Spreads Awareness about Myopia Management
March 15, 2022 By Lakshmi Shinde, MSc Optom, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE, CEO, Optometry Council of India As the OCI continues to educate...
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Congratulations, GMAC
March 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE What are leading ophthalmic companies and eye health associations doing to...
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2.7KThe Growing Burden of Myopia Prevalence: Findings from the STEM Study
sponsored content February 15, 2022 By Aparna Gopalakrishnan, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Viswanathan Sivaraman, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Yee Ling Wong, James A. Armitage, Alex...
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Compliance is Key
February 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Compliance with medical recommendations has been recognized to represent a complex...
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2.4KBHVI’s Myopia Calculator Updated with New Options and Progression Curves
January 17, 2022 By Nathan Dobbie, Head of Change and Communication, Brien Holden Vision Institute The latest evidence, as well as user...
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4.1KMyopia Onset and Progression in Young Adults: ‘It Happens’
sponsored content January 17, 2022 By Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO We know a lot about parental history and myopia, but what...
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2.4KGMAC’s Social Media Campaign Broadened My Reach Educating Patients and Parents
January 17, 2022 By Rupa Wong, MD I receive so many questions daily from parents, even other physicians, who are worried about...