Global Myopia Awareness Coalition Unveils 2024 Board Members
Thursday, March 28 2024 | 13 h 46 min | News
The Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors, including a new Board Chair, and reinforces its commitment to raising awareness and promoting a greater understanding of and action to deal with childhood myopia as a treatable disease.
The newly elected GMAC Board Chair is Olga Prenat, Head of Medical and Professional Affairs, Global and EMEA, at EssilorLuxottica. The immediate past chair is Lisa McAlister, current Head of Regional Strategy & Marketing, EMEA, at Johnson & Johnson Vision.
Strengthening Leadership with Diverse Expertise
Additional 2024 GMAC Board Members include:
Enzu Jeon, Senior Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Pediatric Eye Health Stronghold, Johnson & Johnson Vision
François Couillard, CEO, Canadian Association of Optometrists
Jennifer Lambert, Senior Director, Global Myopia Management, CooperVision
Matt Geller, OD, Co-founder & CEO, Eyes on Eyecare
Nitin Jain, President (Americas), Euclid Vision Group
Bill Scott, President, Jobson Healthcare Information
Lori Archer, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Vision
Sandra Block, OD, MED, MPH, President, World Council of Optometry
GMAC’s Mission and Approach
As an industry-led coalition, GMAC was founded with a mission to promote public awareness of childhood myopia as a treatable disease through direct-to-consumer channels and awareness with governments, NGOs, and other health care associations. GMAC does not advocate for specific clinical approaches. Instead, it is designed to stimulate public interest and prompt parental conversations with eye care practitioners.
A Call for Continued Collective Efforts
“I am proud to serve as GMAC Board Chair on behalf of EssilorLuxottica and looking forward to continuing building new awareness programs in 2024. Awareness of myopia has been increasing amongst the general public and eye care professionals, but it still has different levels of maturity across geographies. As a coalition, we need to continue our collective efforts to create impact, especially in increasing parental awareness as they play an essential role in influencing children’s attitudes and lifestyles.”
Olga Prenat, Board Chair, Global Myopia Awareness Coalition
For more information on the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition, visit www.myopiaawareness.org
Click HERE for the press release.
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