Research Review
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1.3KResearch Highlights from Day Two of ARVO
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2025 Annual Meeting is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 4-8, 2025....
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1.3KResearch Highlights from Day One of ARVO 2025
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2025 Annual Meeting is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May...
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1.5KEfficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Atropine in Pre-Myopic Children
May 1, 2025 By Mahmoud Haddara, BSc, OD The use of topical low-dose atropine to slow progression in myopic children is well...
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2.0KDigital Screen Time and Myopia
April 15, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis (DRMA) conducted by...
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2.0KFighting Myopia: Are 20-Second Breaks Enough?
April 1, 2025 By Eman Alzghoul, PhD, FIACLE, FBCLA Modern environmental factors such as increased near work, reduced outdoor exposure, and artificial...
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1.8KA Wake-Up Call: Regulatory Changes for Red Light Therapy in China
March 17, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, AAO Dipl, FBCLA, FIACLE The JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint article “Red Light Therapy for...
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2.2KSleep and Myopia: Towards a Holistic Prevention Approach
March 3, 2025 By Nicole Liu, MOptom, PhD In recent years, the relationship between sleep and myopia has emerged as an important...
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1.7KMiSight 1 day Provides Desirable Myopic Defocus for Higher Prescriptions
March 3, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In the study by Meyer et al. (2025), the...
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1.5KSynergistic Effect of Dual-Focus Soft Contact Lenses and 0.05% Atropine on Myopia Control
February 18, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Yum et al. investigated the synergistic effect of dual-focus...
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1.4KEfficacy and Safety of Different Atropine Regimens for the Treatment of Myopia in Children
February 3, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study “Efficacy and Safety of Different Atropine Regimens...
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1.6KMyopia Control Effect of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy with Orthokeratology
February 3, 2025 By Durgasri Jaisankar, PhD, Research Scientist at Brien Holden Vision Institute Outdoor bright light exposure has been identified as...
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Comparison of Performance of Myopia Control Spectacles in European Children
January 15, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In the article, “Comparison of the Performance of Myopia...
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2.6KNavigating Myopia Control: A Simplified Overview of Various Methods for Clinicians
January 2, 2025 By Leila Sara Eppenberger, MD, FEBO, FMH, MSc ETH Over the past few decades, the options for controlling myopia...
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1.8KMultifocal Soft Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Myopia Progression in Children
January 2, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The American Academy of Ophthalmology prepares Ophthalmic Technology Assessments...
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1.8KAdult Myopia Progression
December 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl. AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study by Brennan, Cheng, and Bullimore (2024) investigates...
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2.2KExploring New Approaches to Myopia Management and Eye Growth Mechanisms
sponsored content December 16, 2024 Insights from EssilorLuxottica’s Research at the International Myopia Conference 2024: Part I (click here for Part II)...
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1.8KAdvancing Myopia Management, Measurement, and Diagnosis
sponsored content January 2, 2025 Insights from EssilorLuxottica’s Research at IMC 2024: Part II (click here for Part I) Compiled by Shilpa...
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985Incidence 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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1.4KEthnic 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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1.4KPutting 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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1.3KLong-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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1.7KThe 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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2.4KFirst-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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2.1KGlobal 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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2.0KInfluence 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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1.8KFive-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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2.1KAdd-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...