Comprehensive Eye Exams

Arkansas Optometric Association legislative cochairs Matt Jones, OD; Matt Burns; and Joe Sugg, OD, discuss their involvement in their bill and provide context for its relevance.

According to a press release, Myatro XL is the first 0.05% atropine eye drop for pediatric myopia control. It will be commercially available in India in July 2025.

The report outlines views and behaviors of US adults regarding vision correction, managed vision care, eye examinations, prescription eyewear, reading glasses, and nonprescription sunglasses.

How studies into myopia management can increase access to vision care.

The survey results included 11,412 patients in the general population and 964 health care providers.

The supplemental BLA seeks approval for Eylea HD for both the treatment of macular edema following retinal vein occlusion and for broadening the dosing schedule to include every-4-week dosing across approved indications.

Following a discussion on low-dose atropine, Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, shares his views on what the future of myopia management looks like.

The organization will have resources available including fact sheets, shareable social media graphics, and educational videos and web pages.

Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, sits down to discuss Sydnexis's atropine formulation and what an FDA approval would mean for myopia management.

A mobile clinic will visit the Grove Hall branch of the library system to check patients' eyes for distance, reading, and color.

The retrospective cohort study included adults with POAG from 12 tertiary-care health systems participating in the SOURCE Ophthalmology Big Data consortium in the US.

In April 2021, WCO partnered with CooperVision to introduce its myopia management standard of care, defining evidence-based standard of care comprising of mitigation, measurement, and management.

The new mobile eye care clinic is 40 feet long and is fully equipped with an eye examination room, an eyewear dispensary stocked with frames, and a finishing lab for the production of prescription glasses.

VisionSpring, Eye Care Foundation, and Deckers Brands will provide screenings to 4600 factory workers over 18 days and will take place at 2 factories.

Ben Young, OD, FAAO, sat down with Optometry Times for an exclusive interview on how he got to where he is today at the New England College of Optometry.

Among the top 20 contact lens-related searches on Google, 10 were purchase oriented and represented 65% of total volume.

According to a news release from the company, the VR platform “disrupt[s] traditional diagnostic methods by offering an untethered, all-in-one diagnostic solution that includes a variety of tests such as visual field, progression analysis, color sensitivity, and now visual acuity testing.”

The research team conducted a prospective study to assess any barriers to parental compliance with vision testing in preschoolers aged 3 to 6 years in hopes of catching amblyopia earlier.

Annual reports of the occurrence of adverse effects associated with the use of cosmetics increased from 2006 to 2018, then decreased from 2018 to 2021.

EssilorLuxottica’s Nuance Audio glasses, which are equipped with hearing aids, will be available over the counter in the US and Europe as soon as Q1 2025.

Visual acuity remains an important indication of ocular and visual health.

Accommodation facility, saccadic eye movement, speed of recognition, peripheral awareness, and hand-eye coordination were all affected by a single bout of incremental maximal treadmill exercise.

The updated range of lenses feature expanded negative and cylindrical powers, thinner edge thickness, and wider frame options.

Predictive software will use retinal imaging to identify patient risk for Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.