Pediatrics

The meeting will include an Open Public Hearing.

Roman-Lantzy, PhD, gives an urgent plea to eye care providers, whom she calls "the gatekeepers of the entire story" for pediatric patients with CVI.

Jem Martin, OD, discusses the accommodations and referrals any provider can offer, the red flags that should raise suspicion of CVI, and how the free TEACHCVI screening tool works in practice.

AMA resolution backs classifying myopia as a disease, aiming to expand insurance coverage for pediatric myopia control treatments.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 7-September 11.

Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH, discusses what his research on motion processing reveals about the neural roots of CVI and where diagnostic tools like neuroimaging and eye tracking are headed.

SightGlass Vision reports the milestone just 1 year after reaching 1 million users.

The findings extend prior Asian efficacy data to a diverse North American cohort for Stellest lenses.

Optometrists share advice on the best practices for ensuring students are prepared for the new school year and how clinicians can leverage the influx to grow their practice.

Neel S. Vaidya, MD, MPH, MBA, on why keratoconus can progress aggressively in children and teens—and how early topographic screening and prompt crosslinking protect long-term vision.

Noha Ekdawi, MD, FAAP, explains why pediatric myopia demands individualized, progression-based management.

Teacher-led vision screening identified about 3 in 4 children with refractive error and correctly cleared most unaffected students.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of August 17-21.

Katie W. Chu, OD, personalizes care towards her community by fostering proactive conversations with patients. She stopped by to discuss her recommendations for pediatric contact lens and LASIK consultation.

Leslie Scher, OD, focuses on identifying myopia and recommending treatment as soon as possible. Early intervention is shown to improve outcomes and prevent vision loss, and occurrence of severe ocular conditions.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of August 3-7.

Myopia-control spectacle lenses reduce short-term progression in children by about 50%, though efficacy and long-term durability vary.

Leslie Scher, OD, discussed the importance of scheduling pediatric comprehensive eye exams. She also shared how her practice manages the influx of patients during the busy back to school season.

Pamela Theriot, OD, FAAO, discussed comprehensive eye exams, managing pediatric dry eye symptoms, and avoiding digital eye strain as back to school season begins.

Maria Sampalis, OD, weighs in on how she has tripled her private practice's growth during her career and how she has used the back to school season as an opportunity to strengthen that growth.

NEI-funded US trial compares HALT MAX lenses, 0.05% atropine, and combination therapy to slow childhood myopia and axial elongation.

As of July 13, 2026, a meeting date has not been set.

Screen time's derailing of the circadian rhythm could contribute to behavioral difficulties in pediatric patients.

Choosing the right patients for soft lenses, orthokeratology, and spectacle lenses has long-lasting effects on the vision health of those with myopia.

For Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, myopia management is best started sooner rather than later.