Research Review
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2.8KVisual 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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2.5KVision-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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4.1KContact 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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5.0KGrowth 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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2.7KIs 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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3.4KGlobal 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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4.3KAccommodative 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...
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2.7KInfluences on Myopia Progression
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Many studies have reported rates of myopia progression, which are most frequently...
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3.4KThe CONTROL OrthoK Study
September 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In prospective studies of low to moderate myopes, orthokeratology (OrthoK) lenses have...
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3.4KRefractive Error, Axial Length, and Relative Peripheral Refractive Error Before and After Myopia Onset
September 1, 2021 By Erin Lam, B. Vis Sci/M. Optom, Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia development occurs when axial length...
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2.6KThe Myopia App Study
September 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Smartphone use is a relatively new behavior among youth. It became increasingly...
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3.0KSide Effects of Topical Atropine in Caucasian Myopic Children
April 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, FAAO, FBCLA The LAMP study (low-concentration atropine for myopia progression) from Hong Kong addressed safety...
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2.1KPrevalence and Risk Factors of Myopia
August 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Researchers from Finland investigated the correlations of near work, outdoor time, and...
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6.1KLow-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP)
A summary of the LAMP Study results
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What is the Optimal Concentration of Topical Low-dose Atropine?
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Topical low-dose atropine is an emerging therapy for myopia management, but its...
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4.6KLong-Term Effect of Orthokeratology on Axial Length
August 2, 2021 By Nina Tahhan, PhD, MPH, BOptom, Senior Research Scientist at BHVI Orthokeratology (OK) is the practice of reshaping the...
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4.0KNutritional Factors and Myopia
August 2, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Although genetic factors play a role in the development of myopia, they...
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5.9KSleep and Childhood Myopia
July 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Myopia is attributed to a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors....
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4.0KAxial Length Growth and the Risk of Developing Myopia in European Children
July 1, 2021 By Erin Lam, BVisSci, MOptom, Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute The rising prevalence of myopia and high myopia...
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4.4KDoes Orthokeratology Treatment Zone Size Matter in Myopia Management?
July 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA During orthokeratology treatment, the degree of myopia is reduced by flattening the...
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1.8KInteraction Between Lifestyle and Genetic Susceptibility in Myopia
June 1, 2021 By Senuri Karunaratne BSc, OD, Mel.; Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is thought to result from a...
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2.5KMyopia Control Risks and Benefits in Perspective
June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There is compelling evidence that the prevalence of myopia is increasing around...
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2.3KAvoiding High Myopia
May 17, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA High myopia (HM), defined as spherical equivalent (SE) greater than or equal...
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3.0KUnder-Correction or Full-Correction for Myopic Children?
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Yazdani and co-researchers conducted a meta-analysis to compare the effect of full-correction...
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3.1KMyopia Control Using Toric Orthokeratology
May 3, 2021 By Dean Psarakis, B. Optom, Senior Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute It has been well documented that the...
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4.9KThe Efficacy of Atropine Combined with Orthokeratology
March 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Previous clinical studies have found that topical low-dose atropine can slow axial...
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4.8KResults of 3-Year Study of DIMS Technology
April 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO The Hoya MiyoSmart spectacle lens with DIMS technology is designed to control myopia...