All Global Myopia Awareness Coalition Articles
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44Myopia News BriefsGMAC Appoints 2022 Board Members
May 20, 2022 ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) announced the appointment of its Board for 2022, including...
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376Resources & Multimedia‘Up Close With’ Juan Carlos Aragón of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare
April 4, 2022 To find out what’s new with CooperVision Specialty EyeCare, particularly its growing list of orthokeratology materials and designs, Review...
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548Myopia News BriefsTony Sommer Named General Manager, Americas, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare
March 15, 2022 SAN RAMON, Calif. — Tony Sommer, Jr. has been named General Manager, Americas at CooperVision Specialty EyeCare. Sommer will...
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608Editor’s PerspectiveCongratulations, GMAC
March 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE What are leading ophthalmic companies and eye health associations doing to...
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1.9KKey IssuesGMAC’s Social Media Campaign Broadened My Reach Educating Patients and Parents
January 17, 2022 By Rupa Wong, MD I receive so many questions daily from parents, even other physicians, who are worried about...
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432ClinicalThe 2021 Year in Review for Myopia Management
sponsored content January 3, 2022 By Neal Wolff, Vice President and Head of Marketing, Vylmua This year, awareness and understanding of myopia...
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1.4KMyopia News BriefsGMAC Launches New Myopia Management Social Media Campaign
December 6, 2021 ST. LOUIS – The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) has launched a new myopia management public awareness campaign including...
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1.3KMyopia News BriefsEssilor to Launch Stellest Lens and Myopia Management Resources in Canada
December 2, 2021 MONTREAL — Essilor announced that several myopia management solutions will become available in Canada in early 2022. This marks...
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2.4KMyopia News BriefsParents Increasingly Seek Myopia Management Says GMAC’s Two-Year Study
October 21, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) conducted a study between 2019 and 2021 to get a...
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2.4KMyopia News BriefsGMAC Announces Expansion with the Addition of IAPB
October 18, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) announced that it will be expanding into the public health...
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2.7KMyopia News BriefsGMAC Releases First Results from ‘Little Kid License’ Campaign
September 20, 2021 ST. LOUIS — In August, the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) launched “Little Kid License,” a social media campaign...
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2.1KMyopia News BriefsGMAC Launches New ‘Little Kid License’ Myopia Campaign with Fun Video
August 10, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) has launched a new myopia-focused social media campaign: “Little Kid...
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2.1KMarketing & PromotionHow To Market Myopia Management in a Retail Practice
June 15, 2021 By Glenda Aleman-Moheeputh, OD It’s vital for everyone who comes into the office to understand why myopia management is...
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1.0KMyopia News BriefsGMAC and WCO Support BHVI’s Myopia Awareness Week
May 20, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Earlier this week, BHVI announced that May 24-28 will be Myopia Awareness Week: a week-long effort...
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3.6KResources & MultimediaMyopia Management Close-Up: Juan Carlos Aragón on GMAC
February 16, 2021 The new Chair of the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) is Juan Carlos Aragón, president of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare. Here...
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2.1KMyopia News BriefsGlobal Myopia Awareness Coalition Elects 2021 Board of Directors
January 28, 2021 ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) has named its 2021 Board of Directors. The new...
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1.3KMyopia News BriefsGlobal Myopia Awareness Coalition Launches Website
December 10, 2020 The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) has launched its website here. The new GMAC website features the tabs “about...
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3.8KPodcastsMyopia Management Close-Up: Matt Oerding on GMAC’s #GameOverMyopia
Following news of the success of the recent Game On: Battling Myopia In Real Life social media campaign from the Global Myopia...
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3.4KMyopia News BriefsGlobal Myopia Awareness Coalition Enlists Gaming Influencers to Spread Myopia Awareness
June 9, 2020 To teach parents about the importance of managing myopia in children, the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition is turning to...
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5.6KClinicalMyopia Management in the Era of COVID-19
June 1, 2020 By Melanie Frogozo, OD In late 2019 a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and its associated disease COVID-19, emerged in China...
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1.5KKey IssuesBattling Myopia at the Forefront
April 1, 2020 By Pamela Joyce Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, FNAP If you are like most of us during these challenging times...
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5.1KKey IssuesA 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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6.2KKey IssuesThe 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, FNAP4.1KKey IssuesGiving Myopia A Louder Voice
This is an exciting time for myopia management.
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3.2KKey IssuesAligning Our Myopia World with the Real World
Even parents of myopic kids lack the basic knowledge that myopia exists.
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2.5KMyopia News BriefsJobson Joins Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC)
Jobson Medical Information will be the official North American media sponsor.
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4.4KEditor’s PerspectiveThank You, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition
Jobson Optical Research, sponsored by Essilor, polled more than 300 optometrists in the U.S.
