By Dr. Gilbert NacouziDr. Nacouzi is the Director of the Myopia Management HUB at Optic Nacouzi. He is an Optometrist by trade and a Doctor in Entrepreneurship. He studied BSc…
By Sarah McGoldrickMyopia has reached epidemic proportions. Once seen as an eye condition mainly experienced by children, it now affects approximately 25 percent of a quarter of young adults. A…
By Linda Conlin, ABOC, NCLECUncorrected myopia is the leading cause of distance vision impairment globally. Approximately 30 percent of the world is currently myopic, and the number is increasing, projected…
By Johnna Dukes, ABOCOne of the things I love about opticianry is that we get to take a set of plain old numbers from a prescription and turn them into…
On 13–19 May 2019, which marks the Myopia Awareness Week, the World Council of Optometry and Brien Holden Vision Institute are joining hands to encourage discussions on myopia and build a movement to help mitigate its effect on people.
According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Ophthalmology, (more…)