Research Review
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337A Review of Peripheral Eye Length Measurement Techniques
October 1, 2020 By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Eye length (EL) is one of the major factors that...
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552Association of Age at Myopia Onset with the Risk of High Myopia in Adulthood
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of developing high myopia is relatively high among children with...
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686Myopia and Screen Time Might Not Be Linked
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In recent years, it has been argued that computers, smartphones and tablets...
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1.1KIncreasing Screen Time During the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Accelerate Childhood Myopia
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Medical researchers reviewed the impact of increased digital device usage arising from COVID-19...
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953NIH-Funded Study Shows Multifocal Contact Lenses Can Reduce the Progression of Childhood Myopia
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A study published in the August edition of the Journal of the...
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690Epidemiology and Disease Burden of Pathologic Myopia and Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization: A Review
September 1, 2020 By Senuri Karunaratne BSc, OD, Melb. Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Pathological myopia is characterized by excessive and...
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1.2KGlaucoma in Myopia: Diagnostic Dilemmas
August 1, 2020 By Thao T.X. Ha, MD, and Huy D.M. Tran, MD, MSc Hai Yen Vision Institute Myopia is positively associated...
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1.6KComparing Efficacies of 0.02 Percent Topical Atropine and Orthokeratology
August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Often clinicians will ask: “Which...
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1.5KCalling for Awareness of Vision-threatening Complications Associated with Myopia
July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...
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1.7KIs There an Association Between Myopia and Smartphone Data Usage?
July 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Children and teenagers spend more...
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1.8KDistribution and Severity of Myopic Maculopathy Among Highly Myopic Eyes
June 1, 2020 Trang Truong, BOptom, and Thao Ha, MD Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopic maculopathy is the most frequent complication that...
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1.3KFactors Associated with Juvenile Myopia
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Many studies have reported the possible environmental, behavioral, and genetic risk factors for...
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1.4KHow Does Atropine Slow Myopia Progression?
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Myopia is characterized by excessive axial elongation because of an increase in the...
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2.0KEvidence-based Information Needed to Manage Myopia
May 12, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of myopia and high...
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2.0KThe Role of Accommodation in Myopia Progression and its Control With Soft Contact Lenses
May 1, 2020 By Praveen K Bandela, BSopt, BSc Brien Holden Vision Institute The prevalence of myopia is alarmingly rising, and estimates...
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1.7KIs Myopia Primarily Genetic?
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of pediatric myopia has...
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3.6KCOVID-19 May Be Transmitted Through the Eye, Report Finds
April 6, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management Preliminary data published in JAMA Ophthalmology...
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2.6KAssociation Between Different Types of Electronic Devices, Refraction, and Axial Length
April 1, 2020 Senuri Karunaratne, BSc, OD Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia has become a critical public health issue, particularly in Asian...
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2.9KLow Risk Of COVID-19 Spreading Through Tears
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management While researchers are certain that coronavirus...
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Global Trends in Orthokeratology Contact Lens Fitting
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Although there has been much discussion...
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1.5KWhat is the Optimal Concentration of Topical Low-dose Atropine?
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Topical low-dose atropine is an...
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1.7KPercentile Growth Curves of Axial Length in European Children
March 1, 2020 By Brittney Ismail, BVisSc, MOptom Brien Holden Vision Institute It is known that axial length (AL) increases through childhood...
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2.8KCochrane Systematic Review of Myopia Interventions
March 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management To assess the effects of interventions...
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2.2KCan the AL/CR Ratio Alone Be Used to Determine the Magnitude and/or Progression of Myopia?
Feb. 4, 2020 By Nicole Xiao Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Conventionally, myopia studies use spherical equivalent and axial...
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2.9KDoes Outdoor Light Exposure Slow Myopia Progression?
Few studies have analyzed the effectiveness of outdoor light exposure intervention programs in slowing myopia progression.
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Risk Factors for High Myopia
A generally accepted definition of high myopia is needed.
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2.1KHave Practitioners Changed Their Myopia Management Attitudes and Clinical Strategies?
Jan. 2, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management A global survey in 2015 identified...
