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672Latest Myopia NewsIMI Shares Details on 2025 White Papers During IMC 2024
October 14, 2024 HAINAN ISLAND, China — The International Myopia Institute (IMI) held a meeting during the International Myopia Conference (IMC), the...
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812GeneticsParental Myopia as a Non-Modifiable Risk Factor: How Important Is It?
October 1, 2024 By Liesl Forward, BOptom Parental myopia is a well-established risk factor for the development of myopia in children. It...
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1.0KResearch ReviewTime Spent Outdoors is the Best Defense
August 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In the review article “A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe....
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996Research ReviewIdentifying Children to Treat for Myopia and Evaluating Management Success
April 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Juvenile-onset myopia is a significant public health concern, as it can...
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910Research ReviewThe Influence of the Environment and Lifestyle on Myopia
March 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia has increased significantly over the past few...
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1.2KLatest Myopia NewsThe Vision Council Releases Research on Parents’ Myopia Perspectives
December 12, 2023 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Vision Council has shared its latest research findings that focus on how parents across the...
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1.9KEnvironment & LifestyleIs Axial Length Growth Significantly Different in Children Based on Ethnicity?
September 1, 2023 By Thomas Naduvilath, Msc Biostatistics, PhD, Head of Biostatistics at BHVI Cultural and environmental differences between ethnicities, which can...
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6.2KClinicalMyopia Onset and Progression in Young Adults: ‘It Happens’
sponsored content January 17, 2022 By Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO We know a lot about parental history and myopia, but what...
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8.8KUncategorizedEnvironment, Genetics & Myopia – COPE 2 Hours
More than half of the world’s population will be myopic by 2050. What factors are causing this epidemic?
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4.1KClinicalWhen 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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1.8KResearch ReviewInteraction Between Lifestyle and Genetic Susceptibility in Myopia
June 1, 2021 By Senuri Karunaratne BSc, OD, Mel.; Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is thought to result from a...
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3.6KResearch ReviewIs Myopia Primarily Genetic?
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of pediatric myopia has...