Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
WEBDec 15, 2023 · However, the effects of lens-based myopia control treatments can significantly improve vision in a 12- to 36-month treatment period compared with single vision correction. With this ever-expanding area of research, it is possible that newer, or even multiple modalities for myopia control, may be more effective than the current options.
Optometry in 2024: What to Expect for the New Year
WEBDecember 21, 2023. If optometry in 2024 is anything like what we’ve witnessed in 2023, it could prove to be a year filled with innovative therapies for dry eye disease (DED), legislative victories, and new ways of comanaging geographic atrophy (GA). While optometrists have many reasons to celebrate, some events may cloud what has, for the ...
Approaches to Patient Care in Optometry - Optometry Advisor
WEB3 days ago · October 4, 2024. An optometry student can learn a lot in a lab or clinical research setting, but their contact with patients will ultimately guide their clinical decision-making skills and shape their perspectives, according to Andrew Rixon, OD, FAAO, Diplomate (Glaucoma), this year’s recipient of the …
Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery Often Requires Surgery
WEB18 hours ago · In total, 88 eyes (52%) with glaucoma following infantile cataract surgery required glaucoma surgery, according to the report. There were no significant differences in participants’ ages at the time of lensectomy between eyes requiring glaucoma surgery and eyes not requiring glaucoma surgery (66 vs 59 days; P =.1538).
Multifocals for Myopia Management – More Than Meets the Eye
WEBDec 10, 2021 · Low dose atropine drops, orthokeratology and multifocal contact lenses have all demonstrated success with reducing the rate of myopia progression and in reducing the axial length of the eye. 1-3 Recently, a lens with a multifocal lens design has been approved for the management of myopia progression, the …
Amblyopia Photoscreening Device Shows Good Specificity
WEB3 days ago · An amblyopia photoscreening device demonstrates good specificity for determining the disorder in children aged between 11 and 16 months, according to a prospective study published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.However, sensitivity estimates are only slightly above 50% — a finding the researchers suggest may be due to the younger age of ...
Red Light Therapy Provides Myopia Control ... - Optometry Advisor
WEBNovember 22, 2023. As optometrists struggle with the demand created by an emerging myopia epidemic, repeated low-level red light therapy may provide an alternative to contact lens wear or atropine treatment for slowing axial progression and spherical equivalent refraction (SER). While the treatment has yet to receive US Food and Drug ...
2022: A Year of Triumphs and Breakthroughs in Optometry
WEBDec 22, 2022 · Optometry Advisor looks back at some of the top stories of 2022. In 2022, optometrists saw legislative victories in Virginia — where optometrists can now perform YAG laser capsulotomies, selective laser trabeculoplasties, and laser peripheral iridotomies — and Colorado — where ODs can now perform those …
Progressive Lens Designs Can Affect Patient Experience
WEBJun 7, 2024 · Continuous education in progressive lens technology will serve as a cornerstone in diminishing progressive lens returns, elevating patient satisfaction, and ultimately fostering the success of practices dedicated to presbyopic eye care. For 128 million U.S. presbyopes, doctors of optometry can provide treatment options.
Contact Lenses for Presbyopia - Optometry Advisor
WEBSep 6, 2024 · A 2023 study found that while monovision may provide superior high-contrast vision compared with multifocal lenses, multifocal lenses provide better stereopsis. 5,7,10 In total, 76% of patients preferred multifocal contact lenses, and 24% preferred monovision contact lenses (P =.001) — a finding the researchers attribute to improved stereopsis.