Nick Despotidis is a graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry and co-owner of a multidisciplinary optometric practice specializing in myopia management and neuro-
optometric rehabilitation. He is the lead author of two books, My Children Are Nearsighted Too and A Parent’s Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision, and his TEDx talk, “A Childhood
Disease Worth Preventing,” has helped educate parents and eye care professionals about the growing prevalence of childhood myopia and opportunities to slow its progression.