All refractive error Articles
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113Latest Myopia NewsTHE Myopia Meeting Hosts Final Live Meeting of 2023 in Toronto
December 4, 2023 TORONTO — On Sunday, December 3, leaders in the eye care field gathered here for the fourth and final...
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136Research ReviewEfficacy of Different Optical Interventions in Myopia Management
November 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This systematic review and meta-analysis by Sarkar et al. (2023) aimed...
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249ClinicalDo Conventional Soft Lenses Promote Myopia Progression?
November 1, 2023 By Rebecca Dang Although clinicians can prescribe single-vision contact lenses with the assurance that it will not promote clinically...
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124ClinicalCase Study: Are Axial Length and Refractive Error Always Correlated?
October 16, 2023 By Alex Ong, OD, FAAO Subjective SO, a 9-year-old Chinese female, came for an eye examination at our practice...
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586Research ReviewJuvenile-Onset Myopia: Who to Treat and How to Evaluate Success
October 2, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A recently published review article by Bullimore and Brennan (2023) provides a...
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805Research ReviewMyopia Progression Varies with Age and Severity of Myopia
August 1, 2023 By Tho Do, BOptom, and Huy Tran, MD, PhD The prevalence of myopia is estimated to affect half of...
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1.4KClinicalAre Axial Length & Percentile Curves the New Standard?
May 1, 2023 By Thomas Naduvilath, Msc Biostatistics, PhD, Head of Biostatistics at BHVI It has been recommended that axial length be...
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383Editor’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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999Research ReviewModulation of Refractive Error in Hyperopes
March 1, 2023 By Ornella Koumbo, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Optical interventions that introduce myopic defocus at the peripheral retina have...
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2.1KClinicalEvidence-Based Treatment Algorithm Can Slow Myopia Progression
December 1, 2022 By Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA There are advantages to being creative when controlling the progression of myopia in children...
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1.2KResearch ReviewImpact of the Cornea in Emmetropization and Myopia
November 1, 2022 By Zeeshan Akhtar, BOptom, MPhil, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute Recent work and consensus statements regarding emmetropization,...
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543ClinicalEnsuring an Accurate Refraction in Children
November 1, 2022 By Krupa Philip, BOptom, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at BHVI Although it is challenging to perform refractive error assessments...
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1.7KClinicalThe Long and Short of It: Looking at The Eye as A Whole for Better Myopia Management
sponsored content August 15, 2022 By James Loughman, PhD, and Ian Flitcroft, DPhil As we’re shifting from the conventional means of managing...
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1.2KClinicalHow Should Clinicians Assess the Real-World Efficacy of Myopia Treatments?
August 1, 2022 By Yen H. Tran, MD, PhD, and Padmaja Sankaridurg, B.Optom, PhD, MIP Both refractive error and axial length values...
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2.6KEditor’s Perspective
10 Myopia Management Facts to Remember
July 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and has raised...
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1.5KResearch ReviewAxial Length and Corneal Curvature Percentile Curves to Estimate Myopia and its Progression
May 2, 2022 By Zeeshan Akhtar, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia is characterized by excessive elongation of axial length (AL)....
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1.8KResearch ReviewEstimating the Effect of Myopia Management Interventions on Lifetime Cost of Myopia
April 1, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Traditional myopia management (TMM) provides single-vision optical correction of a person’s...
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2.2KClinicalThe Why, Who, When, and How of Myopia
sponsored content March 15, 2022 Myopia is one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century, and partnering together is how...
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2.4KLatest Myopia NewsTreehouse Eyes Releases New App to Track Myopia Progression
February 22, 2022 BOULDER, Colo. — Treehouse Eyes announced a new online resource for its partner practices to utilize — the Myopia...
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3.0KResearch 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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3.2KImplementationBHVI’s Myopia Calculator Updated with New Options and Progression Curves
January 17, 2022 By Nathan Dobbie, Head of Change and Communication, Brien Holden Vision Institute The latest evidence, as well as user...
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5.2KClinicalMyopia Onset and Progression in Young Adults: ‘It Happens’
sponsored content January 17, 2022 By Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO We know a lot about parental history and myopia, but what...
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2.5KResearch ReviewEffect of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Myopia Control
January 3, 2022 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This investigation aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of repeated...
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1.5KClinicalTreating Both Pediatric Dry Eye and Progressive Myopia
January 3, 2022 By Judith Flanagan, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Reduced prevalence of dry eye in children, fewer subjective symptoms, and...
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4.1KKey IssuesGrowth Curves of Myopia-Related Parameters to Monitor Chinese Children
November 1, 2021 By Dean Psarakis, B.Optom, Senior Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute With increasing rates of myopia worldwide, particularly within...
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4.1KClinicalNaturalVue Multifocal: A Presbyopic Option with Management of Myopia Capabilities
sponsored content August 23, 2021 By Douglas P. Benoit, OD, FAAO The NaturalVue (etafilcon A) Multifocal 1 Day contact lens was designed...
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2.8KClinical
Refractive Error, Axial Length, and Relative Peripheral Refractive Error Before and After Myopia Onset
September 1, 2021 By Erin Lam, B. Vis Sci/M. Optom, Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia development occurs when axial length...