August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management The concept of the standard...
August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Often clinicians will ask: “Which...
June 24, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management The use of atropine to...
July 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Eye care professionals are often...
July 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Children and teenagers spend more...
June 11, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Myopia is a refractive condition caused...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management When I speak with colleagues around...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Many studies have reported the possible environmental, behavioral, and genetic risk factors for...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Myopia is characterized by excessive axial elongation because of an increase in the...
December 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked study, researchers tested the safety and effectiveness...
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Many eye care professionals are hesitant...
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of pediatric myopia has...
April 6, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management Preliminary data published in JAMA Ophthalmology...
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management While researchers are certain that coronavirus...
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Many experts have written that the...
Myopia control is not my preferred terminology because it is not a comprehensive term.
March 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management To assess the effects of interventions...
It is your Reptilian Brain that holds you back.
Few studies have analyzed the effectiveness of outdoor light exposure intervention programs in slowing myopia progression.
These recommendations did not receive the media attention they deserved.
Jan. 2, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management A global survey in 2015 identified...
MiSight® 1 day’s FDA approval is an important step forward in stopping the myopia epidemic facing American children.
Dec. 3, 2019 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Much of our knowledge about myopia...
Results of a recent study on combining orthokeratology and topical atropine 0.01%.
Presently, only atropine, pirenzepine, and 7-methylxanthine are shown to reduce myopia progression in human trials.
When I speak with eye care professionals I am surprised by how much snake oil exists.
The researchers concluded that topical low-dose atropine appears to be safe and effective in a cohort of European schoolchildren.