January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The year 2020 was like no other. While many aspects of myopia,...
sponsored content December 15, 2020 By Maria Liu, OD, PhD, FAAO Associate Professor of Clinical Optometry UC Berkeley, School of Optometry With...
Due to the drastic increase in both the prevalence and severity of myopia in China, on August 30, 2018, eight national departments...
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...
October 15, 2020 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA Collaborator, BHVI This was supposed to be the year of vision or optometry’s year,...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Lifestyle counseling should be provided to all children, especially those at risk...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Is myopia a simple refractive error or a disease? This is an...
Sponsored Content August 17, 2020 By Daniel Press, OD, FCOVD As eye care professionals, when you see one patient with complications that...
August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management The concept of the standard...
July 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Eye care professionals are often...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management When I speak with colleagues around...
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Many eye care professionals are hesitant...
April 1, 2020 By Pamela Joyce Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, FNAP If you are like most of us during these challenging times...
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.
Myopia progression is irreversible, so when this treatment window closes, the higher risk of vision loss remains for life.
Feb. 20, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management While it is the professional responsibility...
It is your Reptilian Brain that holds you back.
Together, we know more and can accomplish more.
These recommendations did not receive the media attention they deserved.
Myopia is not just a ‘vision anomaly’ that is simply treated with glasses.
This is an exciting time for myopia management.
MiSight® 1 day’s FDA approval is an important step forward in stopping the myopia epidemic facing American children.
Results of a recent study on combining orthokeratology and topical atropine 0.01%.
Even parents of myopic kids lack the basic knowledge that myopia exists.
When I speak with eye care professionals I am surprised by how much snake oil exists.