{"id":45625,"date":"2023-02-01T12:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/?p=45625"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:09:52","slug":"more-than-27500-accept-wcos-myopia-management-standard-of-care-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/more-than-27500-accept-wcos-myopia-management-standard-of-care-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than 27,500 Accept WCO’s Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 1, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"ST. LOUIS \u2014 The\u00a0World Council of Optometry<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has announced that more than 27,500 eye care professionals and 63 global eye care organizations have accepted the Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge challenge<\/a><\/strong> launched in late 2022 by the WCO\u00a0and CooperVision<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response in just over a month since we launched the challenge has been impressive,” said WCO President-elect Sandra Block, OD, MEd, MPH, FAAO, FCOVD. “Myopia has reached epidemic levels, and we know that myopia can lead to eye health issues that reveal themselves in adults. It is our hope that early diagnosis of myopia and management can help reduce the long-term eye health complications. Taking the pledge sends a clear message that organizations and eye care professionals understand the seriousness of myopia as a public health threat and that they are taking active measures to manage that threat. We are encouraged to see that so many are actively taking the pledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The World Council of Optometry and CooperVision introduced the\u00a0myopia management standard of care resolution<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in April 2021, defining an evidence-based standard of care comprised of three main components:<\/p>\n