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Myopia 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...

Global 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...

Global 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...

It’s #GameOverMyopia for Social Media Influencers in Continuing GMAC Campaign

December 1, 2020 The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) is continuing its gaming-themed summer program, “Game On: Battling Myopia in Real Life,”...

Top 3 Blunders Every Practice Makes Marketing Myopia Management

November 1, 2020 By Matt Oerding, MBA Board Chair, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition Co-founder, Treehouse Eyes My first marketing job after getting...

Myopia 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...

Why a Program Approach Matters

Sponsored content September 15, 2020 By Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO Initiating myopia management may sometimes feel like a sizable undertaking, particularly when...

The Myopia Pandemic

July 15, 2020 By J. Annette Parker-Herriott, OD, FCOVD Riddle me this, what do COVID-19 and myopia have in common? According to...

Myopia Management Close-Up: GMAC’s #GameOverMyopia with Millicent Knight, OD

Global 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...

Myopia 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...

One Drop into Each Eye at Bedtime: What Could be Simpler?

May 1, 2020 By Laura Kirkeby, CO The use of atropine has been known to slow the progression of myopia for many...

Battling 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...

Parents Will Act When You Teach Them the ‘Why’ of Myopia Management

Sponsored content March 24, 2020 By Jennifer Palombi, OD, FAAO It’s not enough to diagnose myopia in a young patient. Eye care...

A 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.

Working Together, We Can Accomplish More

Together, we know more and can accomplish more.

The Vision Care Sector’s Call to Action

Myopia is not just a ‘vision anomaly’ that is simply treated with glasses.

Global Myopia Awareness Coalition Enlists Social Media Moms to Teach Parents About Myopia

Dec. 16, 2019 To teach parents about the importance of managing myopia in children, the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) is turning...

Giving Myopia A Louder Voice

This is an exciting time for myopia management.

Our Myopia Obligation: Innovation, Clinical Evidence and Alignment

Sponsored content Dec. 3, 2019 By Jerry Warner There is little doubt that myopia progression has become one of the most discussed...

Aligning Our Myopia World with the Real World

Even parents of myopic kids lack the basic knowledge that myopia exists.

The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition: What It Is and Why It Matters

Tens of millions of myopic children around the world need our help.

Jobson Joins Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC)

Jobson Medical Information will be the official North American media sponsor.

Thank You, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition

Jobson Optical Research, sponsored by Essilor, polled more than 300 optometrists in the U.S.