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Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 22-September 26.

Three residents were honored in the categories of Best in Ophthalmology, Best in Optometry, and Best in Retina Care during a ceremony at EyeCon 2025.

Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, gave a presentation on myopia management alongside Vishakha Thakrar, OD, FAAO, FSLS, at the conference.

Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA, outlines a session he gave alongside Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, at EyeCon 2025.

Allen discussed therapies such as perfluorohexyloctane and amniotic membrane use, stressing the importance of timely treatment and coordinated patient management.

The lens works to slow the progression of myopia in children aged 6 to 12 years at the initiation of treatment.

The “chip-on-eye” platform works by mimicking the flow of ocular fluids through the endothelial wall.

Study participants were followed annually from 2006 to 2018 with cycloplegic refractions and ocular biometry; the parents were followed with noncycloplegic refractions and ocular biometry.

The Delaying the Onset of Nearsightedness Until Treatment (DONUT) study will be the first of its kind in the US.

Rodman is part of the faculty for a CE Spotlight Symposium that will focus on how extending dosing intervals can enhance the quality of life for patients with neovascular retinal disease.

Much like the rest of the world, the prevalence of myopia in children in the UK is only growing, having more than doubled in the past 50 years.

Repetitive head impacts (RHIs), defined as blows to the head that do not elicit clinical signs or symptoms of concussion, occur more frequently in athletes who participate in contact sports.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 15-September 19.

IPV is defined as physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological aggression that is committed by a current or former spouse or dating partners.

The loans can be used for practice expansion and renovations, purchases of existing practices, funding for retinal imaging equipment, and more.

The country aims to ensure that more than 95% of patients with diabetes receive timely retinal examinations.

The drops are formulated to target bacteria that cause infections such as bacterial conjunctivitis, otitis externa, and swimmer’s ear.

CLI Visionaries will be discussing these initial findings during Vision Expo West in the “Shifting Focus: How the Next Generation Sees Contact Lens Wear and Eye Care” panel.

The study compared visual, refractive, and patient-reported outcomes following implantation of enVista Envy and the enVista monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) in patients undergoing cataract surgery.

The lens will be available to order on September 17 in the US.

The lesion area growth was reduced by more than 50% in its first human clinical trial of K8.

The beauty of this conference is its collaborative and comprehensive nature.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 8-September 12.

A total of 293 optometrists, practice owners, and managers were involved in the survey.

Researchers conducted this study to determine how often and why spontaneous soft drusen regresses without atrophy in patients who had intermediate or atrophic age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers will investigate a gene in the eye that is crucial for normal vision, but can cause retinal diseases when mutated that often lead to blindness.