By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute To understand the impact of sun-protective strategies (such as hats, sunglasses and tree...
July 1, 2020 By Koumbo Ornella PhD candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Emmetropisation is a process by which the components of the...
June 15, 2020 SAN RAMON, Calif. —As pediatric myopia increases globally in prevalence and severity1, CooperVision remains committed to supporting programs, such...
April 23, 2020 The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) today announced the launch of first of its kind staff myopia management training...
There are two strategies to consider for stopping atropine treatment.
March 1, 2020 By Brittney Ismail, BVisSc, MOptom Brien Holden Vision Institute It is known that axial length (AL) increases through childhood...
A generally accepted definition of high myopia is needed.
Individual interventions may not result in the expected efficacy.
By Weizhong Lan, MD, PhD Dec. 3, 2019 It is well understood that myopia commonly onsets in early childhood and continues to...
Dec. 3, 2019 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Much of our knowledge about myopia...
Practitioners offering myopia management need to know the effect a patient’s binocular vision status has on their management strategies.
Any myope should undoubtedly be managed in any regular primary care optometric practice.
The authors suggest the need for more rigorous clinical trials.
Combined interventions for myopia will potentially influence the standard of care.
Does planning extra time outdoors during the school day help?
It has been said that nearly one-third to one-half fail to comply with general medical advice and prescriptions.
Axial elongation rate is faster in younger children undergoing ortho-k treatment.
July 2, 2019 By Karen Lahav-Yacouel PhD Student – Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is on the rise globally. Research on ways...
July 2, 2019 By Cathleen Fedtke, Dipl. Ing. (FH), PhD, FAAO Senior Research Fellow, Project Manager – Brien Holden Vision Institute The...
July 2, 2019 By Jennie Diec, BOptom (Hons) Senior Research Optometrist – Brien Holden Vision Institute Previous publications on bifocal and progressive...
June 6, 2019 Thanh Pham, MD Ophthalmologist, Hai Yen Eye Care Research Intern, Brien Holden Vision Institute Presently a number of optical,...
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A recent meta-analysis looked at the effects of increased outdoor time.
Implicit in deciding when to initiate myopia management is monitoring pre-myopic patients who are at risk of developing myopia.
The exact role of genetic versus environmental components remains far from settled.
Judith Stern, BOptom, and Michael Morton, BOptom, MPH, from the Brien Holden Vision Institute, define the pressing need to address the global...
Discussion with Judith Stern, BOptom, and Michael Morton, BOptom, of the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Part 3. Moderated by Roger Mummert, Jobson...