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IMI SEEKS representatives will help to identify how they would be able to support
Appointed country
the mission of advancing myopia
OUT ECPs TO gaps, and unmet needs in myopia research, education and advocacy in
DISSEMINATE education, research and training, as their respective country to Dr Monica
well as support the dissemination
Jong at m.jong@bhvi.org.
INFO ON of the evidence through their ABOUT THE
professional networks. IMI is looking
MYOPIA for expressions of interest from INTERNATIONAL
proactive, dynamic, and engaging MYOPIA INSTITUTE
eye care professionals who will be
The International Myopia available for occasional meetings The International Myopia
Institute (IMI) consensus group, and assignments. Institute was founded by BHVI
an expert group of key clinical and is supported through ongoing
Those interested may please
researchers, scientists, and eye send their CV with a statement about donations from Carl Zeiss Vision,
CooperVision, Essilor, Alcon and
care practitioners with a lofty their professional experience and Vision Impact Institute
aim – advancing myopia research,
education and advocacy – has
announced via a press release that OKIA RECEIVES THE INTERTEK
it is searching for leading eye care
practitioners to help disseminate the GREEN LEAF MARK
evidence from their published white
papers to every part of the world.

The issue of chronic eye OKIA has been
health issues and their long-term awarded the Intertek
impact on vision impairment and Green Leaf Mark, a
blindness continues to keep driving consumer product and
IMI’s mission. Their goal is to systems verification
prevent future vision impairment certificate that confirms
from high myopia related that environmental claims made
complications with evidence-based by a Company have been
management of myopia. independently verified.
Estimates predict that by 2050, With the Intertek Green Leaf
50% of the world will have myopia, Mark, manufacturers can provide The RESHAPE™ collection
and associated complications and business clients and consumers is made of 100% recycled PET
potential blindness attributed to high with the confidence that the material, a petroleum-based
myopia will also rise. Educating eye environmental claims concerning product that is globally known as
care practitioners about the latest their product(s) have been verified safe, lightweight and flexible. This
evidence-based management of by an international, independent material is also 100% BPA free and
myopia is critical to address this. third-party testing, auditing and allows the production of frames

“The IMI has gathered the certification body in terms of with a high impact resistance. The
world’s leading scientists and clinical Biodegradability, Recycled Content upgraded version of RESHAPE™ can
researchers, and now it is time and ECO Claim (referred to verifying ultimately break down into carbon
to reach further in our mission to the chemical components). dioxide, water and biomass after a
advance eye care. We are seeking OKIA received the certification 5-year biodegradation process.
interested volunteers to join the for its development of BIO-RPET, RESHAPE™ denotes a great
Institute to support our initiatives a revolutionary material that milestone for OKIA in the sustainable
to ameliorate the global increase embraces the 3R eco concept eyewear industry and the Green
in myopia,” said Dr Monica Jong, (recycle/reduce/recover) and Leaf certification is an additional
Executive Director of the IMI. “We takes form in RESHAPE™, an goal in its virtuous path toward a
must work together to continue upcycling eyewear collection crafted better world, raising the company’s
building the global knowledge exclusively from 5 water bottles to profile as an environmentally
and capability.” produce 1 pair of eyeglasses. conscious organisation.

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