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152Latest Myopia NewsWCO Shares Key Takeaways From 2025 Educators’ Forum
November 19, 2025 ST. LOUIS — Earlier this year, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) hosted the 5th World Congress of Optometry....
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702Editor’s PerspectiveSix Insights About Myopia Management You May Not Remember, But Should
February 3, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To stay at the forefront of knowledge and provide...
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1.1KEditor’s Perspective
Myopia is a Disease. Period.
November 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is not just a simple vision problem, disorder, or condition...
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1.1KLatest Myopia NewsNew Report Calls for Official Disease Classification for Myopia
September 17, 2024 WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has published a new report that calls...
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1.2KImplementationEngaging Pediatricians with Myopia Management
sponsored content September 3, 2024 For eye care professionals (ECPs) offering myopia management, having a strong referral relationship with local pediatricians can...
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2.4KResearch ReviewImpact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lifestyle on Myopia
December 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global COVID-19 pandemic in...
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2.7KLatest Myopia NewsAll About Vision Releases Myopia Information Hub
June 16, 2022 DALLAS — In response to the growing myopia epidemic, All About Vision released a myopia information hub — a resource...
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2.2KLatest Myopia NewsWHO Launches ‘Be He@lthy Be Mobile’ Toolkit to Educate the Global Population about Myopia Management
March 15, 2022 To view the webinar after March 15, 2022, click here. GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) presented...
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1.9KLatest Myopia News
WHO to Launch mMyopia Toolkit During ‘Be He@lthy Be Mobile’ Webinar
February 11, 2022 GENEVA, Switzerland — On March 15, the World Health Organization (WHO) will host a webinar as part of its...
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15.3KEditor’s PerspectiveWHO Guidelines for Children Under Age 5
These recommendations did not receive the media attention they deserved.
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6.1KProducts & ServicesOur 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...