November 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This systematic review and meta-analysis by Sarkar et al. (2023) aimed...
November 1, 2023 By Dean Psarakis, BOptom, MSc, Senior Research Optometrist at BHVI In recent years, much attention has been focused on...
November 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Khan et al. (2023) conducted a retrospective analysis of a large...
October 16, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Logan and Bullimore, in their article “Optical Interventions for Myopia Control,”...
October 2, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A recently published review article by Bullimore and Brennan (2023) provides a...
October 2, 2023 By Nina Tahhan, PhD, MPH, BOptom This insightful review of myopia control efficacy by Professor Noel Brennan and his...
September 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Red light, a short wavelength visible light of 600-700 nm, has...
September 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Axial myopia has the highest population burden among children and adolescents...
September 1, 2023 By Huy Tran, MD, PhD & Xuan Nguyen, MD, MSc Although the underlying mechanism for myopia progression is uncertain,...
August 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Artificial intelligence-based chatbot functions are increasingly used for customer service and...
August 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care professionals frequently prescribe topical low-dose atropine to slow myopic...
August 1, 2023 By Tho Do, BOptom, and Huy Tran, MD, PhD The prevalence of myopia is estimated to affect half of...
July 17, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of...
July 5, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Most published myopia clinical trials study a single intervention versus control,...
July 5, 2023 By Geetha Sravani, BOptom, MBA, FAAO, PhD Candidate, BHVI Accurate diagnosis of myopia is crucial for appropriate clinical management....
June 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In a new study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology, a novel preservative-free...
June 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In addition to accurate correction of refractive errors, soft contact lenses...
June 1, 2023 By Dean Psarakis, BOptom, MSc, Senior Research Optometrist at Brien Holden Vision Institute Axial length (AL) elongation is widely...
May 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE In recent years, repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy has emerged...
May 1, 2023 By Luke Seesink, B. Applied Science, BHVI This study aimed to assess the impact of increased time spent outdoors...
May 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Many therapies for myopia management have been studied and are currently...
April 17, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Soft contact lenses may help slow myopia progression in children, but...
April 3, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Eye care practitioners can prescribe several therapies for slowing progression in...
April 3, 2023 By Ornella Koumbo, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Anisometropia, an inconsistency in the refractive status between the two eyes...
March 15, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Researchers from Taiwan analyzed the changes in visual function when progressive...
March 1, 2023 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Low concentration (0.01% to 0.05%) atropine effectively slows myopia progression in...
March 1, 2023 By Ornella Koumbo, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Optical interventions that introduce myopic defocus at the peripheral retina have...