MARKHAM, Ontario—Based on its past success and popularity, THE Myopia Meeting is returning to Canada for a full-day event in Markham, located in the Greater Toronto area, on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Registration is now open. THE Myopia Meeting provides attendees the opportunity to focus on myopia management with a full day of COPE continuing education courses presented by experts in the field, as well as intermittent manufacturer clinical reviews and networking opportunities.

THE Myopia Meeting will be held at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre. Registration is $50 USD ($80 CAD) and includes lunch, refreshment breaks, four hours of live COPE education workshops and one COPE Credit for an online COPE CE course from CRO (Clinical & Refractive Optometry) to use at a later time.

Speakers for the event will include:

  • Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA, on "New Developments in Myopia Management"

  • Debbie Jones, FCOptom, FAAO, FBCLA, on "Myopia Management: When to Start, How to Evaluate Success and When to Stop"

  • Vishakha Thakrar, OD, FAAO, FSLS, on "Myopia Control Glasses: The Game Changer in Myopia Management"

  • Wes McCann, OD, MBA, on "The Business of Myopia Control"
THE Myopia Meeting is organized by Review of Myopia Management and is sponsored by leaders in the field of myopia management, including Hoya Vision Care, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) and Ocumetra.

Registration is open online here. An overview of last year’s event in Toronto is available online here.