All environmental factors Articles
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251Research ReviewIdentifying Children to Treat for Myopia and Evaluating Management Success
April 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Juvenile-onset myopia is a significant public health concern, as it can...
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907Latest Myopia NewsApple to Add Myopia-Related Features to Upcoming Software Update
June 7, 2023 CUPERTINO, Calif. — At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced that it will be incorporating new visual health...
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1.8KResearch ReviewIs Sleeping Late Associated with the Progression of Myopia?
February 1, 2023 By Durgasri Jaisankar, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher at Brien Holden Vision Institute Recently, more studies have investigated the association between...
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2.8KBinocular VisionThe Importance of Binocular Vision in Managing Myopia Progression
December 1, 2022 By Eric Chow, OD, FAAO Addressing binocular vision problems promotes the holistic care of your patients, which might be...
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3.3KImplementationEducation as an Intervention
April 15, 2022 By Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng, and Associate Professor Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD Countries with a high prevalence of...
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3.3KResearch ReviewLight and Myopia
February 15, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Environmental factors influencing myopia onset include, but are not limited to,...
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1.8KEditor’s PerspectiveMyopia Management Begins with Lifestyle and Visual Hygiene Guidance
January 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE When should myopia management be implemented, and on which children? Progression...
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3.6KEnvironment & LifestyleNutritional 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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5.2KEnvironment & LifestyleSleep 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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1.6KResearch ReviewInteraction 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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2.9KEditor’s Perspective
Practicing at the Highest Level
June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA When I speak with eye care professionals about childhood myopia, it is...
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4.9KEnvironment & LifestyleWhat Does Science Say About Screen Time and Childhood Myopia?
May 17, 2021 By Joshua Foreman, PhD; Arief Tjitra Salim, BEng; Dilara Koca, MPH; and Mohamed Dirani, PhD, MBA, GAICD In the context of...
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5.3KResearch ReviewIncreased Distances for Near Work Might Slow the Progression of Myopia
April 1, 2021 By Peter Wagner, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Sydney in conjunction with the Brien Holden Vision Institute...
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4.2KResearch ReviewUpdate and Guidance on Management of Myopia
March 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Due to the urgency of the increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, the European...