Ministry of Education: Schools must not disclose students’ vision information without permission

The Ministry of Education recently issued the “Notice on Further Regulating Campus Vision Testing and Myopia Prevention and Control Services”, which requires that unqualified institutions are strictly prohibited from entering schools to carry out vision testing, and that monitoring organizations, schools and testing institutions shall not disclose personal information about students without permission. vision, etc. It is clear that it is prohibited to provide campuses with myopia prevention and control products and services that have not obtained relevant qualifications. The market supervision department shall strictly investigate and punish the use of “rehabilitation”, “recovery”, “reduction”, “myopia cure”, “myopia nemesis” and “degree repair” in accordance with the law. Misleading representations such as marketing and promotion of myopia prevention and control products for children and adolescents.

Source: Beijing Municipal Education Commission