Tag: myopia management
Making Myopia Management the Standard of Care
As a -12.00D myope, Chandra Mickles, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, Johnson & Johnson Vision North America professional education lead, myopia, understands that myopia “is...
GMAC Launches New Myopia Management Social Media Campaign
ST. LOUIS – The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) has launched a new myopia management public awareness campaign including social and paid media, which will continue...
Personal Experience Inspires Three Students to Take Their Education Deeper
Estimates say 58 percent of U.S. residents are expected to have myopia by 2050, so there is an urgency to increase education and recognition...
Myopia Management Demand Spurs Practice Growth
Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Diplomate ABO, was in optometry school when her father was diagnosed with keratoconus. At the time his doctor said...
Hire Great Associates and Support Them as They Succeed
In 1998, Ann Voss, OD, FCOVD, Diplomate ABO, was ready to open her own office and founded Bellaire Family Eye Care. After 10 years,...
Back-to-School Season Is Looking Strong, Poll Respondents Say
According to a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll, a majority of the respondents said that the back-to-school season has not fully recovered from...
Hunger for Knowledge Leads to Exciting New Projects
Glenda Moheeputh, OD, challenges the idea that corporate-affiliated ODs steer away from myopia management. She has become so involved in the world of myopia...
CooperVision Brilliant Futures™ Graduate Summits Prepare New Optometrists to Take on...
More than 100 new graduates from schools and colleges of optometry across the country kicked off their careers with recent educational summits focused on...
Vision By Design Starts Year-long Virtual Boot Camp
Want to get started or add to your skills with myopia management? This year, Vision By Design, the annual educational program from the American...
Four Years In, Focus Is Clearer Than Ever
Inna Lazar, OD, recently celebrated four years since the cold start of her practice Greenwich Eye Care in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, in April 2017.
