All refractive error Articles

The Role of Light in Refractive Development and Myopia

December 16, 2025 By Ashley Wallace Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS This IMI review presents current evidence on how light influences refractive development...

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Practice Profiles

Building Myopia Management from Day One

December 16, 2025 By Caitlyn McHugh-Glab, OD When I purchased Focused Eye Care in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, in 2019, I already knew...

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AL/CR Ratios in Orthokeratology

December 2, 2025 By Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO, IACMM What is known so far? Orthokeratology is a non-surgical treatment modality by...

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The Role of Astigmatism in Myopia Development, Progression and Control

November 17, 2025 By Ashley Wallace Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS This scoping review investigates how astigmatism influences the onset, progression and control...

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Implementation

A Two-Tiered Approach to Myopia Management

November 10, 2025 By Dr. Keshav Bhat The conventional wisdom in myopia management has been to avoid overwhelming parents during routine eye...

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Now What? Turning Essilor’s Stellest Approval into Action

October 15, 2025 By Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, ABO Diplomate The long-anticipated FDA approval of Essilor’s Stellest spectacle lens marks a...

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Optical and Vision Quality Assessment of Two Myopia Control Contact Lenses

October 15, 2025 By Scott Panozza, OD Progressive myopia is a condition of accelerated eye growth and a well-established risk factor for...

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VTI Shares Two-Year PROTECT Findings at Academy 2025

October 10, 2025 BOSTON, Mass. — At the American Academy of Optometry Meeting, Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) shared the latest two-year findings...

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Managing Juvenile-Onset Myopia When an Optical Biometer is Unavailable

With our expanding knowledge of juvenile-onset myopia, the accurate diagnosis and treatment of the disease is paramount to reduce the burden of...

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MiSight Becomes First Myopia Control-Approved Soft Contact Lens in Japan

August 28, 2025 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved CooperVision’s MiSight 1 day contact lenses for...

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Getting Started with Myopia Management

MRI-Based Approach to Peripheral Refraction and Prediction of Myopia Progression

September 1, 2025 By Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO, IACMM This article introduces an innovative method for assessing peripheral refraction using MRI...

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Starting Myopia Management Treatment

How do you know when to initiate myopia management treatments? In short, the answer is as soon as possible. However, two recent...

What Are Percentile Curves and How They Can Help Manage Juvenile-Onset Myopia?

August 1, 2025 By Erica Barclay, OD Refractive error and axial length are two main metrics used to evaluate and monitor myopia...

ZEISS MyoCare Lenses Slow Myopia Progression in Indian Children: An Interview with Dr. Sandra Ganesh

sponsored content July 2, 2025 In this interview, Dr. Sandra Ganesh of Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, shares insights from her team’s single-center...

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BHVI Launches Updated Myopia Calculator

BHVI’s Myopia Calculator is the first online toolkit designed to help eye care practitioners effectively communicate projected myopia progression and treatment efficacy...

Avoid Playing the Percentages

March 3, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Is the percentage treatment effect the best and most...

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Six Insights About Myopia Management You May Not Remember, But Should

February 3, 2025 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To stay at the forefront of knowledge and provide...

VTI Shares Preliminary Two-Year Data from PROTECT Study

January 17, 2025 LAS VEGAS — Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) has shared the preliminary two-year findings from its ongoing PROTECT (PROgressive Myopia...

Ethnic Differences in Axial Elongation and Refractive Error Progression in Myopic and Non-Myopic Children

December 2, 2024 By Liesl Forward, BSc, OD Ethnicity is a key demographic detail for clinicians and researchers interested in refractive error,...

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VTI Shares Latest One-Year PROTECT Trial Data at Academy 2024

November 12, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS — At the American Academy of Optometry Meeting, Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) shared new findings from Year One...

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Childhood Myopia and Dry Eye: Are They Related?

November 1, 2024 By James S. Wolffsohn BSc, MBA, PhD, Professor and Dean of the School of Optometry, Aston University There is...

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Key Issues

Noteworthy Research From the 19th International Myopia Conference

October 10, 2024 Researchers in the field of myopia management from across the globe gathered in Hainan Island, China, for the International...

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Streamlining Myopia Management: Overcoming Chair Time Challenges

September 16, 2024 By Rupa Wong, MD Decreasing the chair time burden on pediatric ophthalmologists is key to ensuring as many patients...

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Combination Therapy in Myopia Management

August 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE To determine the success of any juvenile-onset myopia intervention, it is...

Variation of Orthokeratology Lens Treatment Zone (VOLTZ) Study

August 1, 2024 By Erin Lam, BOptom Orthokeratology corrects myopia by flattening the central cornea curvature while steepening the paracentral cornea, with...