Research Review
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18Incidence of Microbial Keratitis Associated with Overnight Orthokeratology
December 2, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Orthokeratology has gained popularity as a method for temporarily...
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252Ethnic Differences in Axial Elongation and Refractive Error Progression in Myopic and Non-Myopic Children
December 2, 2024 By Liesl Forward, BSc, OD Ethnicity is a key demographic detail for clinicians and researchers interested in refractive error,...
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226Putting Myopia Control Efficacy into Context
November 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In the article “Putting efficacy into context: do controlled trials on...
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324Long-Term Wear Effect of Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses on Accommodation in Myopic Children
November 1, 2024 By Samrat Sarkar, PhD Candidate at the University of New South Wales Multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCLs) are one...
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717The Impact of Rebound
November 1, 2024 Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In their review article, “Efficacy in myopia control — The impact of...
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1.0KFirst-time Myopia Correction with Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets
sponsored content October 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This study aimed to investigate the impact of first-time...
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763Global Prevalence, Trend, and Projection of Myopia in Children and Adolescents from 1990 to 2050
October 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Accurately estimating the global prevalence of myopia is crucial for advocacy...
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639Influence of Age and Race on Axial Elongation in Myopic Children
October 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study “Influence of age and race on axial elongation in...
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658Five-Year Results of Atropine 0.01% Efficacy in Myopia Control in a European Population
October 1, 2024 By Diba Rezazadeh, OD, AdvCertChVis(ACO) Topical low-dose atropine has become a popular myopia control treatment, and its ability to...
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982Add-On Effect of Using 0.05% Atropine in Fast OrthoK Progressors
October 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The retrospective study conducted by Wen et al. (2024) aimed to...
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631Myopia: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of an Increasingly Common Disease
October 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently published a...
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684Myopia Control Efficacy of Orthokeratology
September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The paper “A New Look at the Myopia Control Efficacy of...
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591Can We Differentiate Between ‘Responders’ and ‘Non-Responders’ to Myopia Control Interventions?
September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In their article “Can we really distinguish ‘responders’ from ‘non-responders’ to...
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744Comparing Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets with Single Vision Spectacle Lenses
sponsored content September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This study compares two-year changes in cylinder power in...
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141Comparing Three Chatbots Responding to Myopia Questions
September 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The research study conducted by Wang, Y., Liang, L., Li, R.,...
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423Atropine Monotherapy vs. Combined with MiSight 1 Day Contact Lenses
September 3, 2024 By Rumeysa Doger, BBioMed, OD Topical atropine is among the myopia treatments with proven efficacy, though treatment effect, side...
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824Smartphone A.I. Model Highly Accurate in Detecting Pediatric Eye Disease
September 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study “Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Pediatric Eye Diseases...
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2.1KImpact of Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets on the Peripheral Eye Length Changes in Myopic Children
sponsored content August 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study conducted by Huang, Li, Lim, Drobe, Chen,...
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176The Association Between Screen Time Exposure and Myopia
August 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Zong, Zhang, Qiao, Tian, and Xu (2024) conducted a meta-analysis to...
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850Time Spent Outdoors is the Best Defense
August 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In the review article “A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe....
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634Variation of Orthokeratology Lens Treatment Zone (VOLTZ) Study
August 1, 2024 By Erin Lam, BOptom Orthokeratology corrects myopia by flattening the central cornea curvature while steepening the paracentral cornea, with...
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568Predicting the Onset of Myopia in Children
July 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The research paper “Predicting the onset of myopia in children by...
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758Efficacy of OrthoK and Next-Generation Myopia Control Spectacles
July 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The article “Effectiveness of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control Spectacles in a...
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795Systemic Melatonin and Myopia: Is There a Causal Link?
July 1, 2024 By Nicole Liu, MOptm, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Melatonin is an ancient molecule that originated as a...
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949Significant Advances in Myopia Control Strategies for Children
June 17, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE While myopia can be optically corrected, such corrections cannot address the...
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1.0KMyopia Progression after Cessation of Optical Interventions for Myopia Control
June 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Optical interventions, such as orthokeratology, multifocal soft contact lenses, and peripheral-plus...
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915Efficacy of 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops for Myopia Control in European Children
June 3, 2024 By Eman Ali Alzghoul, PhD candidate at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales...