All refractive error Articles

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...

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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...

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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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Implementation

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...

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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...

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Predicting the Onset of Myopia in Children

July 15, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The research paper “Predicting the onset of myopia in children by...

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How Will A.I. Impact the Future of Myopia Management?

July 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The media frenzy over artificial intelligence (A.I.) reminds me of the...

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Systemic Melatonin and Myopia: Is There a Causal Link?

July 1, 2024 By Nicole Liu, MOptm, PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Melatonin is an ancient molecule that originated as a...

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Myopia Progression after Cessation of Optical Interventions for Myopia Control

June 3, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Optical interventions, such as orthokeratology, multifocal soft contact lenses, and peripheral-plus...

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Influence of Age and Race on Refractive Error Progression in Myopic Children

May 1, 2024 By Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO, Dipl AAO, PhD Candidate at Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney While a substantial...

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Podcasts

New Data and Fitting Experience Revealed for VTI’s NaturalVue Multifocal Contact Lenses

sponsored content April 3, 2024 In this interview, Ashley Tuan, OD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) sat down...

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Identifying Children to Treat for Myopia and Evaluating Management Success

April 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Juvenile-onset myopia is a significant public health concern, as it can...

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Drs. Monica Jong and Langis Michaud Share Data on ACUVUE Abiliti 1-Day Lenses at THE Myopia Meeting Toronto

March 1, 2024 TORONTO — At THE Myopia Meeting in December 2023, Monica Jong, OD, PhD, and Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO,...

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Products & Services

Dr. Björn Drobe Discusses Four-Year Results of Essilor Stellest Lenses

sponsored content February 1, 2024 Review of Myopia Management’s Editor-in-Chief John Sailer recently interviewed Dr. Björn Drobe, the Director of R&D Vision Science...

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Ocumetra Releases Updates to mEYE Guide and mEYE Gauge

January 24, 2024 DUBLIN, Ireland — Ocumetra has released new updates to its mEYE Guide and mEYE Gauge software for ECPs. The...

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VTI Shares Ongoing Results of One-Year PROTECT Trial

January 22, 2024 LAS VEGAS — Visioneering Technologies Inc. (VTI) is sharing results from its ongoing PROTECT Trial (PROgressive Myopia Treatment Evaluation...

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The Importance of Measuring Axial Length in Myopia Management

January 1, 2024 By Thomas Naduvilath, Msc Biostatistics, PhD, Head of Biostatistics at BHVI With the emphasis of myopia control to reduce axial...

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THE 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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Efficacy 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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Do 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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