Research Review
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43Reasons for the Discontinuation of Orthokeratology Lens Use
September 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Although orthokeratology is widely prescribed for myopia control, some children discontinue...
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519Is 0.01% Atropine with Orthokeratology Better Than OrthoK Alone?
September 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The aim of the atropine combined with orthokeratology (AOK) study was...
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702Omega-3 Supplements Are Protective for Myopia
September 1, 2022 By Geetha Sravani, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness...
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952Book Review: Managing Myopia One Child At A Time
August 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Managing Myopia One Child At A Time by Langis Michaud, OD,...
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827Myopic Children More Likely to Have Depression and Anxiety
August 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Children with myopia experience significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety...
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737How Valid Is Measuring Axial Length to Monitor Myopia Progression in OrthoK?
August 1, 2022 By Nina Tahhan, BOptom, MPH, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Brien Holden Vision Institute Orthokeratology (OrthoK) lenses are gaining...
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916Predicting Myopia Progression
July 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care professionals should strive to deploy a comprehensive myopia management...
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927Children’s Ocular Health with Daily Disposable Contact Lens Wear
July 1, 2022 By Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute With the recent advancements in myopia...
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664A Survey of the Current State of Orthokeratology
July 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Orthokeratology (OrthoK) represents a small but growing segment of the U.S....
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654Accommodation and Vergence in Children Using Atropine with Orthokeratology
June 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE A common question from myopia management clinicians is: Does topical low-dose...
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842Myopia Control Effect of DIMS Spectacle Lenses Over Three Years
June 1, 2022 By Luke Seesink, B.Applied Science, Senior Clinical Research Manager, Brien Holden Vision Institute Defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle...
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1.1KPreventing Myopia Onset
June 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The International Myopia Institute’s white paper on Defining and Classifying Myopia...
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1.2KPredictive Factors for Progression of Myopia
May 16, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The aim of this clinical study was to investigate which baseline...
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1.1KAdverse Events During Soft Contact Lens Wear in Children
May 2, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Traditionally, eye care professionals have been reluctant to fit children younger...
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883Axial Length and Corneal Curvature Percentile Curves to Estimate Myopia and its Progression
May 2, 2022 By Zeeshan Akhtar, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is characterized by excessive elongation of axial length (AL)....
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1.1KSpectacle Lenses With Aspherical Lenslets for Myopia Control vs. Single-Vision Spectacle Lenses
April 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This randomized clinical trial aimed to evaluate whether Essilor Stellest spectacle...
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1.2KEstimating the Effect of Myopia Management Interventions on Lifetime Cost of Myopia
April 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Traditional myopia management (TMM) provides single-vision optical correction of a person’s...
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910Efficacy and Safety of Various Atropine Concentrations for Myopia Control
April 1, 2022 By Geetha Sravani, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia prevalence is high in many Asian countries. To delay...
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1.2KEffect of Combining 0.01% Atropine with Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses
March 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Combining topical low-dose atropine with orthokeratology for controlling axial elongation in...
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1.6KTropicamide vs. Cyclopentolate
March 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Determining the refractive status of children without cycloplegia is notoriously inaccurate...
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3.3KEfficacy of Combined OrthoK and 0.01% Atropine in Myopia Control
March 1, 2022 By Linh Hoang, MD, MSc, and Huy Tran, MD, PhD Atropine and orthokeratology are effective in slowing myopia. Despite...
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2.1KLight and Myopia
February 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Environmental factors influencing myopia onset include, but are not limited to,...
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2.5KThe Growing Burden of Myopia Prevalence: Findings from the STEM Study
sponsored content February 15, 2022 By Aparna Gopalakrishnan, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Viswanathan Sivaraman, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Yee Ling Wong, James A. Armitage, Alex...
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1.7KDegree of Myopia and Glaucoma Risk
February 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, and open-angle...
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1.5KPALs Versus Single Vision Lenses for Myopia Progression
February 1, 2022 By Divya Jagadeesh, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Retinal defocus is considered a causative...
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1.8KThree-Year Clinical Trial of Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression
January 17, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The aim of this clinical trial conducted in Hong Kong on...
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2.2KPrevalence of Meibomian Gland Atrophy in a Pediatric Population
January 3, 2022 By Trang Truong, BOptom, and Yen Tran, MD, PhD Meibum from the meibomian glands is essential to tear film...