All World Council of Optometry Articles
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668Patient CommunicationMyopia Management: A Back-to-School Essential
sponsored content August 15, 2022 By Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO In a world where 80% of classroom learning is visual and childhood...
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546Latest Myopia NewsWCO Partners with IMI to Promote Global Myopia Management Survey
July 8, 2022 ST. LOUIS — Earlier this year, the International Myopia Institute (IMI) released a global practitioner myopia management survey. Now,...
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801Latest Myopia NewsCooperVision’s MiSight Prescriber Study Highlights Confidence in Myopia Control
June 9, 2022 SAN RAMON, Calif. — In a study of more than 100 ECPs who have prescribed CooperVision’s MiSight 1 day...
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326Latest Myopia NewsGMAC 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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1.0KLatest Myopia NewsCanadian Association of Optometrists Supports WCO’s Myopia Management Standard of Care
January 25, 2022 ST. LOUIS — The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) announced its support of the World Council of Optometry’s (WCO’s)...
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1.1KLatest Myopia NewsWCO Releases Guide to Managing Children with Myopia
January 13, 2022 ST. LOUIS — As the World Council of Optometry (WCO) continues to guide eye care professionals through their work...
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485Latest Myopia NewsWCO to Host Global Myopia Management Virtual Event
To view “Myopia Management: Putting It Into Practice” after Feb. 12, 2022, click here. December 13, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The World...
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873Podcasts‘Up Close With’ Scott Mundle on the WCO’s Standard of Care and Online Resource
September 28, 2021 In April, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution advising optometrists to incorporate a standard...
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1.6KLatest Myopia NewsWCO Announces New Myopia Management Online Resource
September 9, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) released a new online resource specifically for myopia management. As...
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2.0KEditor’s PerspectiveProfessional Leadership
September 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Eye care practitioners often look to professional organizations to provide leadership. Depending...
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3.7KClinicalAxial Length Growth Curves to Assess Risk and Monitor Myopia Progression
July 1, 2021 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, Collaborating Scientist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The value of monitoring axial length change with...
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1.1KLatest Myopia NewsGMAC 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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3.3KLatest Myopia NewsWCO Passes Resolution for Myopia Management Standard of Care
April 13, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) passed a resolution that encourages eye care professionals to adopt...
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2.1KLatest Myopia NewsWCO and CooperVision Partner to Promote Myopia Management Standards
March 17, 2021 ST. LOUIS – Two leaders in the eye care industry are teaming up to change the way that ECPs...
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2.3KLatest Myopia NewsGlobal 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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1.4KLatest Myopia NewsGlobal 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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2.6KLatest Myopia NewsIt’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,”...
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2.5KLatest Myopia NewsGMAC Spreads Awareness Via Social Media Campaign
September 4, 2020 The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) reports success in its recent Game On: Battling Myopia IRL social media campaign...
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6.4KKey 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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2.6KLatest Myopia NewsJobson Joins Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC)
Jobson Medical Information will be the official North American media sponsor.
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4.5KEditor’s PerspectiveThank You, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition
Jobson Optical Research, sponsored by Essilor, polled more than 300 optometrists in the U.S.