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The organisation’s board of directors has unanimously passed a resolution recommending optometrists incorporate the standard of care for myopia management in practice

Through the strategic collaboration, the companies aim to expand the availability of Menicon products developed to manage the progression of myopia

The Glasses in Classes pilot saw gaps in reading levels narrow after children who failed their sight test received spectacles directly from schools

Parents should be encouraged to book eligible children for sight tests as a “failsafe” in light of challenges resuming vision screening

Noel Brennan, clinical research fellow, Myopia Control Platform, Johnson & Johnson Vision, speaks to OT  about the company’s myopia recommendations

There were no serious ocular adverse events related to contact lens wear among children fitted with MiSight lenses and followed over six years

The myopia management solution aims to slow myopia progression and axial elongation

The joint venture expects to accelerate the commercialisation of SightGlass Vision’s technology, which aims to reduce the progression of myopia in children

Eye care practitioners spoke to OT  about the importance of managing myopia in practice

The first in a new family of contact lenses contains the amino acid tyrosine, aiming to correct vision as well as promoting the healthy development of the eye for children and young adults