February 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift...
By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute To understand the impact of sun-protective strategies (such as hats, sunglasses and tree...
January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Researchers from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and the University of Houston have...
December 1, 2020 By Kuombo Ornella, PhD Brien Holden Vision Institute The etiology of myopia is complex. A number of environmental and...
November 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptom PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute In spite of disparities observed across species, there...
November 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Given the increase in the prevalence of myopia worldwide and the associated...
October 1, 2020 By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Eye length (EL) is one of the major factors that...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of developing high myopia is relatively high among children with...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In recent years, it has been argued that computers, smartphones and tablets...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Medical researchers reviewed the impact of increased digital device usage arising from COVID-19...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A study published in the August edition of the Journal of the...
September 1, 2020 By Senuri Karunaratne BSc, OD, Melb. Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Pathological myopia is characterized by excessive and...
August 1, 2020 By Thao T.X. Ha, MD, and Huy D.M. Tran, MD, MSc Hai Yen Vision Institute Myopia is positively associated...
August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Often clinicians will ask: “Which...
July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...
July 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Children and teenagers spend more...
June 1, 2020 Trang Truong, BOptom, and Thao Ha, MD Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopic maculopathy is the most frequent complication that...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Many studies have reported the possible environmental, behavioral, and genetic risk factors for...
June 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Myopia is characterized by excessive axial elongation because of an increase in the...
December 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked study, researchers tested the safety and effectiveness...
May 12, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of myopia and high...
May 1, 2020 By Praveen K Bandela, BSopt, BSc Brien Holden Vision Institute The prevalence of myopia is alarmingly rising, and estimates...
May 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management The prevalence of pediatric myopia has...
April 6, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor Review of Myopia Management Preliminary data published in JAMA Ophthalmology...
April 1, 2020 Senuri Karunaratne, BSc, OD Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia has become a critical public health issue, particularly in Asian...
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management While researchers are certain that coronavirus...
March 1, 2020 By Brittney Ismail, BVisSc, MOptom Brien Holden Vision Institute It is known that axial length (AL) increases through childhood...