All myopic macular degeneration Articles

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Editor’s Perspective
Ask Yourself Why

April 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Simon Sinek’s book Start with Why aims to help individuals and...
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Editor’s Perspective
Why Axial Length Measurement is Essential to Manage Childhood Myopia

April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia can no longer be considered a benign refractive condition with...
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Practice Profiles
My Passion for Myopia Management Came from My Own Myopia

January 16, 2023 By Clarke Newman, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS, FNAP Being very myopic and having long axial lengths in both eyes,...
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In The Pipeline
Artificial Intelligence and Fundus Photography Can Predict High Myopia

October 17, 2022 By Li Lian Foo, MD, MMed (Ophth), FRCOphth, BEng (1st class honors) With the recent development of several enterprise-grade...
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Clinical
Myopia Through the Eyes of Adults Experiencing Its Long-Term Effects

sponsored content December 15, 2021 With every diopter of myopic progression, a child has an increased risk of developing glaucoma, cataracts, retinal...
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Editor’s Perspective
Axial Length is the Target

December 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the...
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Editor’s Perspective
Benefits Beyond Patient Outcomes

October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There are several long-term eye health benefits of lowering a child’s ultimate...
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Implementation
Should We Be Identifying and Managing Pre-Myopia?

February 1, 2021 By Monica Jong, BOptom, PhD Prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing around the world, and in some...
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Research Review
Calling for Awareness of Vision-threatening Complications Associated with Myopia

July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...
Clinical
Visual Impairment and Blindness from Myopic Macular Degeneration Predicted to Rise Significantly

Many people, especially parents, believe that myopia is an inconvenience that merely requires refractive correction with spectacles, contact lenses, or surgery. Unfortunately,...
Clinical
Myopia Increases the Risk of Serious, Sight-Threatening Eye Disease

It is the responsibility of every optometrist to educate parents, children and adult patients about the health risks associated with myopia and...

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