All World Health Organization Articles
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281Editor’s PerspectiveMyopia 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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462Latest 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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605ImplementationEngaging 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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1.1KLatest Myopia NewsThe Vision Council Releases Research on Parents’ Myopia Perspectives
December 12, 2023 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Vision Council has shared its latest research findings that focus on how parents across the...
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1.8KResearch 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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2.2KLatest 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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1.7KLatest 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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1.6KLatest 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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14.7KEditor’s PerspectiveWHO Guidelines for Children Under Age 5
These recommendations did not receive the media attention they deserved.
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7.3KKey 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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5.7KProducts & 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...
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Clinical
When to Initiate Myopia Management Intervention and When to Stop
Implicit in deciding when to initiate myopia management is monitoring pre-myopic patients who are at risk of developing myopia.