Feature Issue: Myopia: Mechanisms, Interventional Strategies, and Clinical Evidence

Submission window: March 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022

Publication date: Fall 2022

Myopia is a leading cause of functional vision loss that is growing worldwide. Projections are that, by 2050, there will be 5 billion myopes worldwide and 1 billion high myopes—individuals also at greater risk for glaucoma, retinal detachments, and other causes of ocular disease and permanent vision loss. Now that clinically effective interventions for myopia are available, there is growing interest and activity at every level of translational research to understand the fundamental mechanisms of myopia, its progression, clinical interventions, and greater understanding of the growing public health implications.

Optometry and Vision Science believes that it is timely to bring ongoing research efforts to publication in a feature theme issue that informs and advances thinking on this topic for researchers and clinicians alike. Optometry and Vision Science will publish study results from original research and clinical perspectives together in a single publication in fall 2022. Submissions for this feature issue will be coordinated by the editor in chief and a distinguished feature issue editorial team:

Alexandra Benavente-Perez, PhD, MCOptom, Associate Professor, State University of New York, College of Optometry

David Berntsen, OD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Optometry

Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Houston College of Optometry

Timothy Gawne, PhD, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Chea Su Kee, BSc(Optom), MA, PhD, Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Optometry

Scott Read, BAppSc(Optom), PhD, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Optometry

Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, Professor, The Ohio State University

James Wolffsohn, BSc, MBA, PhD, Aston University, Optometry and Vision Science Research Group

Topics targeted for this issue include the following:

Advances in ocular imaging and biometry Optical interventions for myopia (spectacles and contact lenses) Environmental and behavioral risk factors for myopia incidence and progression Novel medications for myopia control Clinical evidence on the effectiveness of interventions Public health projections and implications

All manuscripts will be peer reviewed and must be submitted online at http://ovs.edmgr.com. Submissions must be prepared according to the “Instructions for Authors” available at http://edmgr.ovid.com/ovs/accounts/ifauth.htm. During submission, in the “Author's Comments” box, note that your paper is being submitted for consideration for this feature issue.

Articles will be selected for the feature issue by the guest editorial team and the editor in chief based on quality and topical relevance. All papers accepted in the peer review process will be published in Optometry and Vision Science in a timely fashion. The window of opportunity for manuscript submission is March 1, 2022, to June 1, 2022. Early submissions are encouraged and will receive priority for advance publication on the journal website (www.optvissci.com). Publication Fall 2022.

Contact the editorial office ([email protected]) for any questions.

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