All axial length Articles

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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Office Design & Equipment

Ethnic 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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How Does the Haag-Streit Lenstar Biometer Compare?

sponsored content November 15, 2024 For those eye care professionals who have decided to use a biometer to monitor axial length when...

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Practice Profiles

My High Myopia Complications Led to My Passion for Helping Others

November 15, 2024 By Joseph Munsell, OD I was first introduced to myopia management in optometry school at Pacific University, though it...

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Latest Myopia News

VTI Shares Latest One-Year PROTECT Trial Data at Academy 2024

November 12, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS — At the American Academy of Optometry Meeting, Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) shared new findings from Year One...

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A Practical Approach to Combination Therapy

November 1, 2024 By Tina Douroudian, OD Children need our best available treatment options now — allowing their myopia to progress while...

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Influence 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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Key Issues

Noteworthy Research From the 19th International Myopia Conference

October 10, 2024 Researchers in the field of myopia management from across the globe gathered in Hainan Island, China, for the International...

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Five-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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Add-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...

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Myopia Control Efficacy of Orthokeratology

September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The paper “A New Look at the Myopia Control Efficacy of...

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Streamlining Myopia Management: Overcoming Chair Time Challenges

September 16, 2024 By Rupa Wong, MD Decreasing the chair time burden on pediatric ophthalmologists is key to ensuring as many patients...

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Office Design & Equipment

Can We Differentiate Between ‘Responders’ and ‘Non-Responders’ to Myopia Control Interventions?

September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In their article “Can we really distinguish ‘responders’ from ‘non-responders’ to...

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Products & Services

Comparing Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets with Single Vision Spectacle Lenses

sponsored content September 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This study compares two-year changes in cylinder power in...

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Putting Your Topographer to Work for You

sponsored content September 16, 2024 By Aaron Wolf, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FIAOMC The topographer can be a valuable revenue generator for the...

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How to Educate Skeptical Staff Members About Myopia Management

September 3, 2024 By Vaughn Brinegar, OD Getting staff excited about new treatments and technologies can be overwhelming. Being passionate about helping...

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Currently Available Myopia Control Soft Lenses: How Do They Compare?

September 3, 2024 By Rebecca Dang, BOptom/BSci (Hons), MOptom Soft myopia control contact lenses (CLs) present an effective intervention for progressing myopes,1...

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Impact of Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets on the Peripheral Eye Length Changes in Myopic Children

sponsored content August 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study conducted by Huang, Li, Lim, Drobe, Chen,...

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Editor’s Perspective

Combination Therapy in Myopia Management

August 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To determine the success of any juvenile-onset myopia intervention, it is...

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Biometry and Topography: Why These Instruments are Essential for Managing Myopia

July 1, 2024 By Matthew J. Martin, OD, FIAOMC Effective myopia management requires biometry with axial length progression and topographical assessment of...

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Efficacy of OrthoK and Next-Generation Myopia Control Spectacles

July 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The article “Effectiveness of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control Spectacles in a...

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Editor’s Perspective

How Will A.I. Impact the Future of Myopia Management?

July 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The media frenzy over artificial intelligence (A.I.) reminds me of the...

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Turbocharge Myopia Management with Axial Length Measurement

July 1, 2024 By Arne Ohlendorf, PhD, and Prof. Padmaja Sankaridurg, PhD, MIP Measurements of axial length are increasingly used to evaluate...

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Practice Profiles

The Myopia Epidemic Prompted My Myopia Management Journey

June 17, 2024 By Marie Homa-Palladino, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM My journey in the eye care field began over 40 years ago, working...

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Myopia Progression after Cessation of Optical Interventions for Myopia Control

June 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Optical interventions, such as orthokeratology, multifocal soft contact lenses, and peripheral-plus...

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