December 2, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE At virtually every professional meeting, I speak with eye...
November 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is not just a simple vision problem, disorder, or condition...
October 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Standard of care refers to the level of care, skill, and...
September 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Evidence-based eye care is a crucial approach in providing the best...
August 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To determine the success of any juvenile-onset myopia intervention, it is...
July 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The media frenzy over artificial intelligence (A.I.) reminds me of the...
June 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Once considered a benign refractive condition easily corrected with single-vision spectacles...
May 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE It is often said that juvenile-onset myopia generally stops progressing by...
April 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Simon Sinek’s book Start with Why aims to help individuals and...
March 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents. Many experts...
February 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the...
January 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Juvenile-onset myopia has gained the scientific community’s attention, and 2023 was...
December 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) uses the scientific method to organize and apply...
November 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To determine the success of any juvenile-onset myopia intervention, it is...
October 2, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia development and progression are multifactorial, with a complex interaction between...
September 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE One of the most uncomfortable conversations for optometrists is discussing myopia...
August 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Because most parents of myopic children have never heard of myopia...
July 5, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE According to the International Myopia Institute Prevention of Myopia and Its...
June 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Effectively treating childhood myopia is a team effort. Although optometrists are...
May 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Numerous optometry and ophthalmology organizations worldwide have developed guidance documents recommending...
April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia can no longer be considered a benign refractive condition with...
March 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In virtually every survey conducted in recent years, most eye care...
February 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care practitioners (and parents of myopic children) often ask, “What...
January 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE According to a recently published survey conducted by the American Optometric Association...
December 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Increased time spent outdoors in bright light has been established as...
November 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many children and adolescents have developed unhealthy lifestyles, which affect their...
October 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Combination therapy is widely prescribed in medicine. The simultaneous use of...