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IMI Shares Details on 2025 White Papers During IMC 2024

October 14, 2024

2025 White PapersHAINAN ISLAND, China — The International Myopia Institute (IMI) held a meeting during the International Myopia Conference (IMC), the IMI Debates, to discuss the white papers they are preparing for 2025.

The IMI Debates featured strong crowd engagement, and whether you were in the crowd and want to relive the session, or missed out and want to catch up, a complete recording can be found here.

During the Debates, the topics and chairs of the upcoming 2025 White Papers were officially announced. These include:

  • Light and Myopia by Prof. Regan Ashby and Dr. Elise Harb
  • Update on Global Prevalence by Dr. Timothy Fricke
  • Myopia as a Public Health Issue by Prof. Serge Resnikoff
  • Instruments and Diagnostic Procedures by Prof. Deborah Jones
  • Interventions for Myopia by Prof. Christine Wildsoet
  • Global Practitioner Survey on Myopia Management Uptake by Prof. James Wolffsohn

In addition, the IMI’s Dr. Nina Tahhan announced those leading the IMI 2025 Digest updates:

  • Definitions and Classifications of Myopia by Ian Flitcroft, Xiangui He (Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Control Center), Kyoko Ohno-Matsui (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
  • Clinical Management Guidelines by Kate Gifford and Pauline Kang
  • Adult Myopia by Mark Bullimore
  • Binocular Vision by Nicola Logan
  • Genetics by Virginie Verhoeven and Mats Voogelaar
  • Animal Models by Lisa Ostrin and Timothy Gawne
  • Risk Factors by Ian Morgan

More information on the IMI White Papers can be found here.

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