Key Issues
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15Case in Point
August 2, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Several products and interventions — which have been proposed for reducing the...
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23Nutritional Factors and Myopia
August 2, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Although genetic factors play a role in the development of myopia, they...
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29When Should You Start Myopia Treatment?
August 2, 2021 By Sally Dillehay, OD, EdD, FAAO, Expert Content Contributor for the Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Myopia Center Deciding...
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22Spectacle Lenses for Myopia Management Changed Our Practice
August 2, 2021 By Vishakha Thakrar, OD; Vaughan Family Vision Care, Ontario, Canada Since we started utilizing novel spectacle lenses, we have...
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22Getting Paid for Myopia Management
August 2, 2021 By Clarke D. Newman, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS, FNAP If the parents do not have clear in their minds...
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525Sleep and Childhood Myopia
July 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Myopia is attributed to a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors....
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698Eyes On Eyecare Navigates the Job Market for ECPs
sponsored content July 15, 2021 By Kristen Dalli For employers looking to fill positions, sometimes the candidate that would be a good...
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757What a Parental Control App is Teaching Us About Eye Health Care Service Utilization
July 15, 2021 By Joshua Foreman, PhD; Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng; Dilara Koca, MPH; and Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD The planoApp...
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1.2KStarting Myopia Management Early Yields Greatest Outcomes
July 15, 2021 By Melanie Frogozo, OD, FAAO, Alamo Eye Care , San Antonio, Texas To give children the greatest chance of...
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What is Myopia Management?
July 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA When I speak with colleagues about myopia care for children, it becomes...
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1.8KAxial Length Growth and the Risk of Developing Myopia in European Children
July 1, 2021 By Erin Lam, BVisSci, MOptom, Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The rising prevalence of myopia and high myopia...
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2.2KAxial Length Growth Curves to Assess Risk and Monitor Myopia Progression
July 1, 2021 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, Collaborating Scientist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The value of monitoring axial length change with...
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1.2KFocusing on Parents Can Build Your Myopia Management Practice
July 1, 2021 By Shefali Miglani, OD; Monroe Eye Care, Monroe, NJ One big thing I’ve learned after practicing myopia management for...
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968Educated Technicians Build Trust Between Parent and Practitioner
July 1, 2021 By Pamela Capaldi, BSc, AAS, FAAO, Optometric Technician The bottom line is that if we can re-educate parents, we...
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1.6K‘Prescribe’ Myopia Management
Sponsored Content June 15, 2021 By Sheila Morrison, OD, MS, FSLS It is imperative to articulate to the parent that myopia management...
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2.0KWhen and How Should Myopia Management Treatment Be Stopped?
June 1, 2021 By Rebecca Weng, BOptom (Hons), Grad Dip(I&T), MBA; Programs and Partnership Liaison Director, Myopia Program Facilitator, and Project Manager...
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1.8KSocial Media Aids in Parents’ Myopia Management Education
June 1, 2021 By Eric Chow, OD, FAAO; Clarin Eye Care and Coral Gables Eye Care Center, Miami, FL Parents want what’s...
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Practicing at the Highest Level
June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA When I speak with eye care professionals about childhood myopia, it is...
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2.4KWhat Does Science Say About Screen Time and Childhood Myopia?
May 17, 2021 By Joshua Foreman, PhD; Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng; Dilara Koca, MPH; and Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD In the context of...
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Improving Knowledge and Patient Outcomes
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the International Myopia Institute (IMI) white papers and yearly...
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Not So Fast
April 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO When do you recommend initiating treatment for a myopic child? During the fourth...
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Renewing Our Leadership Commitment
March 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Myopia is the primary eye health threat of the 21st century. The...
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366Marie Blanchard Joins CooperVision Specialty EyeCare as Global Lead
February 2021 SAN RAMON, Calif. – Marie Blanchard is joining the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare team as the Global Lead in the Irregular...
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Let’s Get Proactive in 2021!
February 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA During the fourth quarter of 2020, Jobson Optical Research polled nearly 300...
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Looking Backward, Looking Forward
January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The year 2020 was like no other. While many aspects of myopia,...
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1.1KA Not-So-Distant Mirror: Myopia in China
sponsored content December 15, 2020 By Maria Liu, OD, PhD, FAAO, Associate Professor of Clinical Optometry UC Berkeley, School of Optometry With...
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1.1KA ‘Prevention and Control’ Implementation Plan for Myopia Management in China
Due to the drastic increase in both the prevalence and severity of myopia in China, on August 30, 2018, eight national departments...
