All myopic macular degeneration Articles
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238Editor’s PerspectiveAsk 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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754Editor’s PerspectiveWhy 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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1.0KPractice ProfilesMy 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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1.0KIn The PipelineArtificial 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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2.8KClinicalMyopia 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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2.4KEditor’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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946Editor’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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7.4KImplementationShould 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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3.4KResearch ReviewCalling 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...
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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,...
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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...