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Optometry’s expertise on pediatric heath and screen time dangers featured in U.S. Surgeon General’s policymaking symposium

Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety Chair and Past AOA President David Cockrell, O.D., joined federal health leaders at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services symposium examining the impact of screen use on children, ensuring myopia, early detection and children's eye health were front and center in national conversation.

Optometry’s expertise on pediatric heath and screen time dangers featured in U.S. Surgeon General’s policymaking symposium

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Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety Chair and Past AOA President David Cockrell, O.D., joined federal health leaders at a U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services symposium examining the impact of screen use on children, ensuring myopia, early detection and children's eye health were front and center in national conversation.

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Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety Chair and Past AOA President David Cockrell, O.D., joined federal health leaders at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services symposium examining the impact of screen use on children, ensuring myopia, early detection and children's eye health were front and center in national conversation.

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