Hoya Lens UK launches MiyoSmart Sun Spectacles to slow down myopia progression
Hoya Vision Care, a leader in optical technology innovation has recently unveiled its MiYOSMART sun range which will soon be available in...
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Jason Higginbotham
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Myopia Focus Change.org Campaign surpasses 1500 Signatures!
Myopia Focus is thrilled to announce that our change.org petition has surpassed 1,500 signatures! This is a significant milestone for our...
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Jason Higginbotham
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Mark Bullimore Joins Myopia Focus Advisory Committee to Increase Awareness of Myopia Management
Myopia Focus is proud to announce the addition of Mark Bullimore to its Advisory Committee. Bullimore is an internationally renowned...
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Jason Higginbotham
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Myopia Focus celebrates World Optometry Day
World Optometry Day is celebrated annually on March 23rd to recognise the critical role that optometrists play in promoting eye health...
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Jason Higginbotham
Mar 21, 20234 min read
Axial Length in Myopia Management – Why does it Matter?
The myopia ‘epidemic’ is real. Undoubtedly, the overwhelming evidence points to lifestyle changes being the major cause of this...
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Jason Higginbotham
Mar 6, 20233 min read
100% Myopia
It’s been a whirlwind of a week since 100% Optical in London. I was so busy at the event and immediately afterwards that it is hard to...
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Michael O'Kane
Mar 2, 20235 min read
Myopia: Where genetics and schooling interact
In June 2022, we started an article on the role of genetics in myopia development with a question about whether myopia is a product of...
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Jason Higginbotham
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Survey Shows Clear Knowledge and Awareness Gap of the ‘Myopia Epidemic’ Amongst Parents
Myopia Focus has recently celebrated its first anniversary by conducting a survey to understand awareness of myopia and myopia management...
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Jason Higginbotham
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Myopia Focus Change.org Campaign Reaches 1000 Signatures
We are excited to announce that our petition which aims to change how myopia management is funded in the UK has reached 1000 signatures!...
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Morven Campbell
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Myopia pledge challenge issued by World Council of Optometry
Such is the prevalence of myopia nowadays that it might be easy to dismiss it as a ‘modern disease;’ an unavoidable by-product of life in...
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Jason Higginbotham
Jan 12, 20233 min read
Myopia Management expert Bhavin Shah wins national award for Myopia Management
We are pleased to announce that Myopia Focus Advisory Committee member, Bhavin Shah, has won a prestigious national award. Bhavin, the...
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Jason Higginbotham
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Why is short-sightedness on the rise?
Go back fifty years or so, and whilst it wasn't unusual to see schoolchildren wearing glasses, those who wore them in the classroom were...
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Jason Higginbotham
Nov 24, 20222 min read
What is axial length in myopia?
Our eyes may either be windows to the soul or onto the world, depending on which quotation you are looking at, but how much do we know...
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Jason Higginbotham
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Can environment impact myopia development?
The potential impact of environmental factors on health has risen in importance as our understanding has developed in recent years. Our...
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Jason Higginbotham
Nov 10, 20222 min read
The impact of visual impairment on children’s mental health
Back in Roman times the poet Juvenal coined the phrase ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body,’ highlighting the clear link between mental and...
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Sandip Doshi
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Ortho-K myopia management journey with Amelia Martin
Jason Higginbotham, Managing Editor of Myopia Focus, had the opportunity to chat with Claire and her daughter Amelia, who was prescribed...
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Jason Higginbotham
Oct 28, 20222 min read
Red-Light Therapy for Myopia Control?
How does light affect not just our eyes but also the natural rhythms of our bodies? It’s a subject which seems to come up for discussion...
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Davina Dosanjh
Oct 25, 20223 min read
What to expect from a myopia management consultation?
Davina Dosanjh is an optometrist with over 12 years of experience in the industry and is now the proud owner of Richard Petrie...
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Bhavin Shah
Oct 18, 20226 min read
A review of the latest Myopia Management options for your child
If you’re reading this blog, you’ve already been made aware of and discovered the challenges with the current epidemic of myopia. Bhavin...
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Jason Higginbotham
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Urquhart Opticians partners with Myopia Focus to raise awareness of the myopia epidemic
Urquhart Opticians has become the latest chain of independent opticians to join MyopiaFocus.org and support the campaign's efforts to...
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