November 20, 2025
Photo Credit: Getty Images
HOYA Vision Care has announced the publication of “Tackling the Myopia Crisis: Uniting Frontline Care, Policy, and Thoughtful Innovation.” This landmark consensus statement declares childhood myopia as a public health emergency and charts a unified path forward through coordinated global intervention.
The expert panel, convened by HOYA Vision Care, represented a united front spanning the fields of epidemiology, policy, sustainability, clinical care and patient advocacy. Together, they called for an immediate and pivotal shift from fragmented efforts to a coordinated global strategy. The panel put forward four critical recommendations for government and health care systems to drive systemic change:
- Mandate universal pediatric vision screening for preschool age upwards.
- Prioritize myopia management intervention upskilling in continuous professional educational programs for ECPs.
- Integrate healthy visual habits including mandated time outdoors, myopia awareness initiatives and myopia-focused educational activities within school curricula and community hubs.
- Recognize that these measures should be implemented alongside wider policies to address childhood health inequalities, digital wellbeing and universal health coverage, ensuring no child’s future is limited by preventable vision impairment.
“At HOYA Vision Care, we’re proud to champion a movement focused on protecting children from the rapid and preventable progression of myopia,” said Marius de Beer, Chief Sustainability Officer, HOYA Vision Care. “This growing challenge clearly calls for an innovative approach and long-term commitment to improve the next generation’s health, well-being and their journey through life. Not only do we feel this as part of our purpose, but we are inspired to help resolve this crisis through transformative partnerships across health care, policy and education. Ultimately, early detection, care and awareness will result in a future where myopia no longer limits potential. Our vision is clear: true success will come when we all stand together to make healthy sight a universal right, not a privilege.”
