Research Review
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7Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy: Critical Questions Remain
December 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Repeated low-level red-light therapy (RLRL) is a novel and promising intervention...
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8Myopia Progression From Wearing First Glasses to Adult Age
December 1, 2023 By Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO, AAO-Diplomate, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia progression is associated with...
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41Efficacy of Different Optical Interventions in Myopia Management
November 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This systematic review and meta-analysis by Sarkar et al. (2023) aimed...
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429Lifestyle Risk Factors for Myopia: A Large Cross-Sectional Analysis
November 1, 2023 By Dean Psarakis, BOptom, MSc, Senior Research Optometrist at BHVI In recent years, much attention has been focused on...
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550Myopia Progression in Adults
November 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Khan et al. (2023) conducted a retrospective analysis of a large...
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650A Review of Myopia Control Optical Interventions
October 16, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Logan and Bullimore, in their article “Optical Interventions for Myopia Control,”...
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538Juvenile-Onset Myopia: Who to Treat and How to Evaluate Success
October 2, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A recently published review article by Bullimore and Brennan (2023) provides a...
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534Efficacy in Myopia Control
October 2, 2023 By Nina Tahhan, PhD, MPH, BOptom This insightful review of myopia control efficacy by Professor Noel Brennan and his...
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619Efficacy of Different Powers of Low-level Red Light in Children for Myopia Control
September 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Red light, a short wavelength visible light of 600-700 nm, has...
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530Axial Length Changes in Chinese Myopic Children
September 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Axial myopia has the highest population burden among children and adolescents...
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574Accommodation is Unrelated to Myopia Progression in Chinese Myopic Children
September 1, 2023 By Huy Tran, MD, PhD & Xuan Nguyen, MD, MSc Although the underlying mechanism for myopia progression is uncertain,...
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688AI Shows Promise in Providing Patient Education on Myopia
August 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Artificial intelligence-based chatbot functions are increasingly used for customer service and...
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534Effect of Topical Low-Dose Atropine on Binocular Vision and Accommodation
August 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care professionals frequently prescribe topical low-dose atropine to slow myopic...
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791Myopia Progression Varies with Age and Severity of Myopia
August 1, 2023 By Tho Do, BOptom, and Huy Tran, MD, PhD The prevalence of myopia is estimated to affect half of...
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764Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopia Progression in Children
July 17, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of...
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737Combination Therapy for Myopia Progression Control
July 5, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Most published myopia clinical trials study a single intervention versus control,...
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878Non-Cycloplegic Autorefraction for Diagnosing Myopia in School-Aged Children
July 5, 2023 By Geetha Sravani, BOptom, MBA, FAAO, PhD Candidate, BHVI Accurate diagnosis of myopia is crucial for appropriate clinical management....
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1.1KCHAMP Study Three-Year Results
June 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In a new study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology, a novel preservative-free...
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1.3KChildren Adapt Well to Wearing Soft Contact Lenses for Myopia Control
June 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In addition to accurate correction of refractive errors, soft contact lenses...
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705AL Elongation and SE Progression: Why One Size Doesn’t Necessarily Fit All!
June 1, 2023 By Dean Psarakis, BOptom, MSc, Senior Research Optometrist at Brien Holden Vision Institute Axial length (AL) elongation is widely...
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938Can Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy Reduce Myopia Progression?
May 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In recent years, repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy has emerged...
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2.0KTime Outdoors in Reducing Myopia
May 1, 2023 By Luke Seesink, B. Applied Science, BHVI This study aimed to assess the impact of increased time spent outdoors...
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2.4KMyopia Management Efficacy Comparison: OrthoK vs. Peripheral Defocus Contact Lenses
May 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many therapies for myopia management have been studied and are currently...
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281Excellent Safety Profile Found in Pediatric Soft Contact Lens Wear
April 17, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Soft contact lenses may help slow myopia progression in children, but...
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575Myopia Control Clinical Trials: Time for a Change?
April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care practitioners can prescribe several therapies for slowing progression in...
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696Effect of Orthokeratology on Anisometropia Control
April 3, 2023 By Ornella Koumbo, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Anisometropia, an inconsistency in the refractive status between the two eyes...
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629Progressive Addition Spectacles and Atropine for Treating Juvenile-Onset Myopia
March 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Researchers from Taiwan analyzed the changes in visual function when progressive...