Myopia

Clinical pilot study evaluates effect after 1 month of wear.

Alexis Malkin, OD, FAAO, highlights her Vision Expo West 2022 presentation titled, "Expand your practice: how to integrate low vision into everyday patient care and improve outcomes."

Melissa Barnett, OD, from the University of California, Davis Eye Center, Sacramento and Davis, CA, described new strategies, technologies, and drug classes to treat chronic conditions that include myopia, Demodex infestation, meibomian gland dysfunction, glaucoma drug delivery, advancements in corneal and cataract surgeries, and presbyopia

Valerie M. Kattouf, OD, shares key highlights and takeaways from her 2022 Vision Expo West presentation titled "Myopia Control."

Low prediction errors from 2 evaluated formulas shows promise for accurate prediction of IOL formulas in high myopic patients.

Clinical pilot study evaluates effect after 1 month of wear.

Researchers in Tokyo found that nearly 50% of preschoolers are myopic, indicating that the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl ABO, shares highlights from her discussion titled, "Myopia management: past, present, and future," presented during this year's 115th annual SCOPA meeting.

Healthy digital media habits make a healthy child.

Studies conducted with Orbis International conclude positive mental health and academic improvements of children provided appropriate eye care and glasses, filling important research gaps and providing essential guidance for future interventions and research.

A recent study by Orbis International reports that children with myopia experienced significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety than their peers without vision impairment.

Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, shares highlights from his AOA 2022 presentation, "Myopia Management: One Child at a Time (Translating theory into practice)."

Correcting refractive errors in infants and toddlers differs from that in adults. Ida Chung, OD, MS, FCOVD, FAAO, walks optometrists through the pearls and pitfalls of prescribing for this patient population.

The amount of light effused by these round-shaped eyeglass frames are designed to match the exact wavelength of sunlight a user would be exposed to outside.

Interim data findings on spectacles using SightGlass Vision Diffusion Optics Technology were presented at ARVO 2022.

Set for May 23-28, the global initiative aims to bring attention to the global epidemic of myopia cases in children.

Duo commits to a second year working together after a year of achievements in addressing myopia management among ECPs.

Sunlight in the classroom can be a protective measure against the development of myopia, researchers have found.

US commercialization of EVO will begin immediately in select cities across the country.

Some optometrists are reluctant to incorporate myopia control into practice. With global cases on the rise, the time to act is now.

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Pipeline treatments for presbyopia, myopia, and demodex are expanding rapidly

Kelly Voltz, OD, FAAO, FSLS, on highlights from her presentation "Ortho-K" during the 2022 SECO meeting.

Daily disposable contact lenses combine with an established antihistamine for the world's first drug-eluting contact lenses.

Incorporate management of disease as the new standard of care.