June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There is compelling evidence that the prevalence of myopia is increasing around...
June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA When I speak with eye care professionals about childhood myopia, it is...
May 17, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA High myopia (HM), defined as spherical equivalent (SE) greater than or equal...
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the International Myopia Institute (IMI) white papers and yearly...
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Yazdani and co-researchers conducted a meta-analysis to compare the effect of full-correction...
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Just as most primary care optometric practices now routinely utilize threshold visual field...
March 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Previous clinical studies have found that topical low-dose atropine can slow axial...
April 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO When do you recommend initiating treatment for a myopic child? During the fourth...
April 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO The Hoya MiyoSmart spectacle lens with DIMS technology is designed to control myopia...
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Although there has been much discussion...
March 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Due to the urgency of the increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, the European...
March 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Myopia is the primary eye health threat of the 21st century. The...
February 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Researchers from the Erasmus Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology in Rotterdam sought to...
February 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA Eye care professionals are often hesitant to prescribe standard or myopia management soft contact...
February 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift...
February 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA During the fourth quarter of 2020, Jobson Optical Research polled nearly 300...
January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The year 2020 was like no other. While many aspects of myopia,...
January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Researchers from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and the University of Houston have...
December 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the U.S....
November 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Eye care professionals often prescribe interventions to slow childhood myopia progression that...
November 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Given the increase in the prevalence of myopia worldwide and the associated...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Lifestyle counseling should be provided to all children, especially those at risk...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of developing high myopia is relatively high among children with...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In recent years, it has been argued that computers, smartphones and tablets...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Is myopia a simple refractive error or a disease? This is an...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Medical researchers reviewed the impact of increased digital device usage arising from COVID-19...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A study published in the August edition of the Journal of the...