Latest News American Optometric Association Sponsors FDA Workshop on Myopia By Staff Friday, May 20, 2016 12:21 AM ST. LOUIS—American Optometric Association (AOA) members have the opportunity to participate in a milestone U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workshop on myopia progression that will bring together internationally renowned scientists and clinicians. Co-sponsored by the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, AOA and other trade associations, the “Controlling the Progression of Myopia: Contact Lenses and Future Medical Devices” workshop will be hosted at the FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. on Sept. 30, 2016. Discussion topics include: • Myopia abroad, demographics and history• Pediatric contact lens use, behaviors and hygiene• Complications of contact lens use• Devices used to control myopia and U.S. regulation of such devices• Challenges to clinical trials, and barriers to participation and retentionClick here to register.