November 5, 2025
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On Thursday, November 20, Hoya Vision Care is hosting a virtual meeting, “Tackling the Myopia Crisis: Uniting Frontline Care, Policy, and Thoughtful Innovation.” The webinar will be held at 9:00 AM CET, and registrants who can’t make it live will receive an on-demand link to the event.
In recognition of World Children’s Day, this live forum convenes global experts, policymakers, industry leaders and advocates to drive transformative partnerships that protect children’s vision and sustainably build resilient, healthier communities.
Missions and Milestones
Hoya Vision Care shared some of the missions and milestones attendees can expect from the webinar:
- Build a consensus that childhood myopia is a public health emergency requiring coordinated global response.
- Showcase effective policies, advocacy programs and global frameworks such as SPECS 2030.
- Define shared priorities for clinical, policy and community action with near- and long-term impact.
- Role-model shared responsibility across sectors to champion equitable, sustainable eye care.
- Drive meaningful change with Confidence Through Evidence in children’s eye health, backed by Hoya Vision Care’s 90+ peer-reviewed publications advancing the understanding, treatment and prevention of myopia.
- Demonstrate Hoya Vision Care’s “One Vision” approach to sustainably drive private sector by adding global strength to local communities through meaningful initiatives, improving lives through vision care worldwide.
- Turn evidence into action. Turn collaboration into change. Protect every child’s vision.
Speakers Shaping the Conversation
The speaker lineup includes:
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Prof. Serge Resnikoff, Chair, International Myopia Institute (IMI): Global overview of epidemiology and policy trends, with best practices that can scale across systems.
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Prof. Dominique Bremond-Gignac, Professor and Head of Ophthalmology University Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades and Paris Cité University in Paris: France case study covering reimbursement, public-private partnerships and early implementation outcomes.
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Dr. Stuart Keel, Technical Officer, Vision and Eye Care Programme, WHO: How WHO guidance and initiatives like SPECS 2030 support national planning and delivery.
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Jacqueline Grove, CEO, The Coalition for Clear Vision: Advocacy, equity and community engagement to close the treatment gap for every child.
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Marius de Beer, Chief Sustainability Officer, HOYA Vision Care: Partnership models and HOYA Vision Care’s Sustainability Program “One Vision”, aligning myopia action with measurable impact.
For more information, including how to register, click here.
