Public Health
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899COVIDOPIA or COVIDNOPIA: Myopia Progression During COVID-19
October 15, 2020 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA Collaborator, BHVI This was supposed to be the year of vision or optometry’s year,...
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2.4KWhy Do So Few People Know about the Potential Pathology Related to Myopia?
Sponsored Content August 17, 2020 By Daniel Press, OD, FCOVD As eye care professionals, when you see one patient with complications that...
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3.5KA Wake-up Call to the Long-term Threat of Myopia
Myopia progression is irreversible, so when this treatment window closes, the higher risk of vision loss remains for life.
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5.3KThe Vision Care Sector’s Call to Action
Myopia is not just a ‘vision anomaly’ that is simply treated with glasses.
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Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP
Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP2.9KGiving Myopia A Louder Voice
This is an exciting time for myopia management.
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5.5KThe Global Myopia Awareness Coalition: What It Is and Why It Matters
Tens of millions of myopic children around the world need our help.
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1.6KMyopia: The Time to Act is Now
Many do not understand the significance of myopia to potential ocular health issues.
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1.4KUnderstanding the Characteristics of People at Greater Risk
Research has uncovered some characteristics of people at greater risk.
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1.8KLost 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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1.5KThe 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.
