June 3, 2024 By Zeinab Fakih, BOptom, MPH Avoiding higher myopia and longer axial lengths is the best way to prevent development...
sponsored content March 1, 2024 The evidence supporting the use of topical low-dose atropine in treating juvenile-onset myopia is so strong that...
October 2, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A recently published review article by Bullimore and Brennan (2023) provides a...
sponsored content October 3, 2022 By Hayden Matz, OD, and Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO Axial length biometry is one of the most...
August 1, 2022 By Yen H. Tran, MD, PhD, and Padmaja Sankaridurg, B.Optom, PhD, MIP Both refractive error and axial length values...
sponsored content December 15, 2021 With every diopter of myopic progression, a child has an increased risk of developing glaucoma, cataracts, retinal...
sponsored content November 15, 2021 By Craig Brawley, OD, FAAO; Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO; Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP; Pamela...
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There are several long-term eye health benefits of lowering a child’s ultimate...
June 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There is compelling evidence that the prevalence of myopia is increasing around...
June 8, 2020 By Xiaoying Zhu, OD, PhD, MD, MS, FAAO Myopia is currently a major public health concern because of its...
June 1, 2020 Trang Truong, BOptom, and Thao Ha, MD Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopic maculopathy is the most frequent complication that...
July 2, 2019 Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Professor Ian Flitcroft wrote, “… there is no evidence of a safe threshold...
Download and print this chart as a proof source for parents of the odds ratio of ocular disease as a function of myopia...
Many do not understand the significance of myopia to potential ocular health issues.
It is the responsibility of every optometrist to educate parents, children and adult patients about the health risks associated with myopia and...