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<font size="4">Dear all,<br>
<br>
On behalf of the Optica Vision Technical Group, I'd like to invite
you to join us for the upcoming webinar on Myopia Research that we
organized with Machelle T. Pardue.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Title</b>: <i>The Global Myopia Crisis: Insights from the 2024
NASEM Report</i><br>
<br>
<b>Speaker</b>: <i>Machelle T. Pardue</i><br>
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Date</b>: Tuesday October 14th, <br>
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Time</b>: 12:00-13:00 Eastern Daylight/Summer Time (US &
Canada) (UTC -04:00)<br>
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<b>Registration link: </b></font><font size="4"><a
href="https://www.optica.org/events/webinar/2025/10_october/the_global_myopia_crisis_insights_from_the_2024_nasem_report/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.optica.org/events/webinar/2025/10_october/the_global_myopia_crisis_insights_from_the_2024_nasem_report/</a></font><br>
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Dr. Machelle T. Pardue, Professor at Emory University and senior
research career scientist at the Atlanta VA, will present key
findings from the 2024 National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine consensus report on myopia. As a member
of the expert committee that authored the report, Dr. Pardue will
provide an insider’s overview of the current scientific
understanding of myopia development, the environmental and
biological factors driving its rapid increase, and research
priorities for the field.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
Alberto de Castro<br>
on behalf of Vision TG</font>
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