A childhood disease worth preventing | Nicholas Despotidis | TEDxAsburyPark
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Nicholas Despotidis |
TEDxAsburyPark 2018
• May 2018
In this talk, Dr. Nicholas Despotidis discusses how his passion for healthy eyesight led him to discover that the current myopia epidemic is much more than a vision problem - it’s also a physical manifestation of a broader problem: social myopia. He shares his passion by combining expertise with foreboding to enlighten us about the cause and prevention of both myopias. An optometrist, speaker, author and leader in the field of vision care, Dr. Nick is a pioneer in the use of corneal-reshaping contact lenses, which are used to slow down or prevent the deterioration of eyesight in children and young adults. He is the lead author of the book "My Children Are Nearsighted Too" and the newly released "A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision."
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