January 16, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Less time spent outdoors is a primary risk factor for myopia...
January 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE There is an abundance of evidence-based knowledge on myopia, including its...
January 3, 2023 By Geetha Sravani, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Due to the rise in the global prevalence of myopia...
December 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Several clinical trials (Kinoshita et al., Kinoshita et al., Tan et...
December 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global COVID-19 pandemic in...
December 1, 2022 By Nicole Liu, MOptom, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Seasonal variations in myopia progression have been frequently reported...
November 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Optical interventions that introduce myopic defocus in the visual field have...
November 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Juvenile-onset myopia is increasingly common. With increasing prevalence, more and more...
November 1, 2022 By Zeeshan Akhtar, BOptom, MPhil, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute Recent work and consensus statements regarding emmetropization,...
October 17, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FBCLA Topical low-concentration atropine is widely prescribed for myopia progression control in...
October 3, 2022 By Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO, PhD candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute Cycloplegic refraction is the gold standard...
October 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many eye care professionals have expressed concern about rebound after children...
September 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Although orthokeratology is widely prescribed for myopia control, some children discontinue...
September 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The aim of the atropine combined with orthokeratology (AOK) study was...
September 1, 2022 By Geetha Sravani, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness...
August 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Managing Myopia One Child At A Time by Langis Michaud, OD,...
August 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Children with myopia experience significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety...
August 1, 2022 By Nina Tahhan, BOptom, MPH, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Brien Holden Vision Institute Orthokeratology (OrthoK) lenses are gaining...
July 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care professionals should strive to deploy a comprehensive myopia management...
July 1, 2022 By Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute With the recent advancements in myopia...
July 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Orthokeratology (OrthoK) represents a small but growing segment of the U.S....
June 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE A common question from myopia management clinicians is: Does topical low-dose...
June 1, 2022 By Luke Seesink, B.Applied Science, Senior Clinical Research Manager, Brien Holden Vision Institute Defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle...
June 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The International Myopia Institute’s white paper on Defining and Classifying Myopia...
May 16, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The aim of this clinical study was to investigate which baseline...
May 2, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Traditionally, eye care professionals have been reluctant to fit children younger...
May 2, 2022 By Zeeshan Akhtar, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is characterized by excessive elongation of axial length (AL)....