May 17, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA High myopia (HM), defined as spherical equivalent (SE) greater than or equal...
May 3, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Yazdani and co-researchers conducted a meta-analysis to compare the effect of full-correction...
May 3, 2021 By Dean Psarakis, B. Optom, Senior Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute It has been well documented that the...
March 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Previous clinical studies have found that topical low-dose atropine can slow axial...
April 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO The Hoya MiyoSmart spectacle lens with DIMS technology is designed to control myopia...
April 1, 2021 By Peter Wagner, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Sydney in conjunction with the Brien Holden Vision Institute...
April 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Although there has been much discussion...
March 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Due to the urgency of the increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, the European...
March 1, 2021 By Thao Ha, MD Hai Yen Vision Institute Collaborating Scientist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Myopia significantly impacts human health...
February 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Researchers from the Erasmus Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology in Rotterdam sought to...
February 16, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA Eye care professionals are often hesitant to prescribe standard or myopia management soft contact...
February 1, 2021 By Kuombo Ornella, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute The mechanisms underlying the onset and progression of myopia are complex...
February 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift...
By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute To understand the impact of sun-protective strategies (such as hats, sunglasses and tree...
January 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Researchers from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and the University of Houston have...
December 1, 2020 By Kuombo Ornella, PhD Brien Holden Vision Institute The etiology of myopia is complex. A number of environmental and...
November 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptom PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute In spite of disparities observed across species, there...
November 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Given the increase in the prevalence of myopia worldwide and the associated...
October 1, 2020 By Geetha Sravani PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute Eye length (EL) is one of the major factors that...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of developing high myopia is relatively high among children with...
October 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA In recent years, it has been argued that computers, smartphones and tablets...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO Medical researchers reviewed the impact of increased digital device usage arising from COVID-19...
September 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA A study published in the August edition of the Journal of the...
September 1, 2020 By Senuri Karunaratne BSc, OD, Melb. Research Optometrist, Brien Holden Vision Institute Pathological myopia is characterized by excessive and...
August 1, 2020 By Thao T.X. Ha, MD, and Huy D.M. Tran, MD, MSc Hai Yen Vision Institute Myopia is positively associated...
August 1, 2020 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA Chief Medical Editor, Review of Myopia Management Often clinicians will ask: “Which...
July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...