All World Council of Optometry Articles
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265Latest Myopia NewsWCO Names Myopia Management Outreach Ambassadors
April 2, 2024 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has officially named a team of ambassadors to work on...
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274Latest Myopia NewsGlobal Myopia Awareness Coalition Unveils 2024 Board Members
March 28, 2024 ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors, including a...
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309Latest Myopia NewsSpeakers Announced for WCO’s Latin American Virtual Myopia Management Event
January 25, 2024 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) will be hosting “Myopia Management: From Theory to Practice,” its first Latin...
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471Latest Myopia NewsWCO to Host First Latin America-Based Virtual Myopia Management Event
January 4, 2024 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) will be hosting “Myopia Management: From Theory to Practice,” its...
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676PodcastsUp Close With: GMAC’s Rajeev Garg
June 15, 2023 This year’s new chair of the Membership Committee for the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) is Rajeev Garg, Global...
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1.8KLatest Myopia NewsAndrew Neukirch, OD, Shares Myopia Management Best Practices at THE Myopia Meeting in Chicago
May 31, 2023 ROSEMONT, Ill. – At THE Myopia Meeting held here May 21, 2023, Andrew Neukirch, OD, of Carillon Vision Care...
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1.9KEditor’s PerspectiveMyopia Management Is the Standard of Care
May 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Numerous optometry and ophthalmology organizations worldwide have developed guidance documents recommending...
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1.1KLatest Myopia NewsWCO’s Virtual Myopia Management Event Now Available On Demand
April 4, 2023 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry and CooperVision hosted a global myopia management virtual event, “Myopia Management:...
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1.0KLatest Myopia NewsMore Than 27,500 Accept WCO’s Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge
February 1, 2023 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry has announced that more than 27,500 eye care professionals and 63 global eye...
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1.2KLatest Myopia NewsWCO’s Second Global Myopia Management Virtual Event Will Be Held February 16
January 13, 2023 ST. LOUIS — The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has partnered with CooperVision to host its second global myopia...
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WCO Announces Pledge Challenge for Myopia Management Standard of Care
December 14, 2022 ST. LOUIS — Building off of last April’s resolution for a myopia management standard of care, the World Council...
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1.2KLatest Myopia NewsWCO and CooperVision Release Myopia Management Survey Results
November 3, 2022 ST. LOUIS – The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and CooperVision released the results of a survey on the...
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1.5KImplementationWhat Can Myopia Management ECPs Learn From Orthodontists?
October 3, 2022 By Rajeev Garg, PhD, MBA, Global Head Myopia Management Strategy, CooperVision With a welcoming ambiance, use of comprehensible technology,...
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1.7KPatient 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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1.0KLatest 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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1.5KLatest 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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770Latest 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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1.7KLatest 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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1.7KLatest 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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1.1KLatest 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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1.5KPodcasts‘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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2.3KLatest 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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2.6KEditor’s Perspective
Professional 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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4.4KClinicalAxial 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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1.4KLatest 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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4.2KLatest 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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2.7KLatest 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...