Research Review
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940Accommodation 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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1.2KMyopia 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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1.6KPreventing 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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1.5KPredictive 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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1.4KAdverse 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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1.1KAxial 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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1.3KSpectacle 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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1.5KEstimating 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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1.1KEfficacy 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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1.5KEffect 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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2.1KTropicamide 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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4.1KEfficacy 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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2.5KLight 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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3.0KThe 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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1.9KDegree 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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1.7KPALs 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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2.0KThree-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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2.4KPrevalence 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...
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2.1KEffect of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Myopia Control
January 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This investigation aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of repeated...
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2.7KEfficacy, Predictability, and Safety of Long-Term Orthokeratology
December 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Researchers from Spain conducted a retrospective study to determine the long-term...
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2.0KVisual Acuity and Over-Refraction in Myopic Children Fitted with Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses
December 1, 2021 By Geetha Sravani, PhD Candidate at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Peripheral retinal defocus plays an important role in...
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1.7KVision-Related Quality of Life with Myopia Management: A Review
December 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA This review aims to address how various myopia management treatments affect the...
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2.7KContact Lenses For Myopia Management: Benefits Outweigh Risks
November 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of ocular pathology and visual impairment is high with increasing...
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3.5KGrowth Curves of Myopia-Related Parameters to Monitor Chinese Children
November 1, 2021 By Dean Psarakis, B.Optom, Senior Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute With increasing rates of myopia worldwide, particularly within...
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1.8KIs Myopia Prevalence Related to Outdoor Green Space?
November 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There is substantial evidence indicating that environmental factors, including time outdoors and...
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2.2KGlobal Evidence Links Digital Device Screen Time with Myopia
October 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A major international study published in one of the world’s leading medical...
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3.5KAccommodative Lag and Juvenile-Onset Myopia Progression in Children Wearing Refractive Correction
October 1, 2021 By Divya Jagadeesh, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Brien Holden Vision Institute This U.S.-based multiethnic study measured the...