View from the BCLA: Myopia gets a platform

There has been much talk in optometry circles recently regarding myopia. With the recent publication of the International Myopia Institute (IMI) report published in the IOVS journal, it is a subject that is at the forefront of our minds.

Whatever your view, it is encouraging to see myopia given this platform. It is a topic that needs to be discussed, it needs greater awareness and it needs action.

Here at the BCLA, we very much welcome the long-awaited publication of the IMI myopia reports.

This evidence-based guidance has been compiled by 85 multi-disciplinary experts from around the world who have critically reviewed evidence to date from animals, genetics, clinical studies and randomised controlled trials to deliver guidance on several key areas.