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1.1KClinicalMyopic Maculopathy: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
June 3, 2024 By Zeinab Fakih, BOptom, MPH Avoiding higher myopia and longer axial lengths is the best way to prevent development...
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771Editor’s PerspectiveFocus on Parents
March 1, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE Myopia is becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents. Many experts...
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823Editor’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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1.7KClinicalDemystifying Axial Length Biometry for Myopia Management
sponsored content October 3, 2022 By Hayden Matz, OD, and Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO Axial length biometry is one of the most...
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2.0KPatient CommunicationHow to Educate LASIK Patients That They Still Have A Myopic Eye
sponsored content July 15, 2022 By Moshe Mendelson, OD, FIAO, and David Mark, MD It’s crucial that patients are aware of the...
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2.9KClinicalMyopia Through the Eyes of Adults Experiencing Its Long-Term Effects
sponsored content December 15, 2021 With every diopter of myopic progression, a child has an increased risk of developing glaucoma, cataracts, retinal...
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2.5KEditor’s Perspective
Axial Length is the Target
December 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing in the...
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3.3KClinicalDangers of High Myopia
sponsored content November 15, 2021 By Craig Brawley, OD, FAAO; Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO; Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP; Pamela...
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984Editor’s Perspective
Benefits Beyond Patient Outcomes
October 1, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA There are several long-term eye health benefits of lowering a child’s ultimate...
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10.5KClinicalWhy Myopia Increases the Relative Risk of Open-angle Glaucoma
August 1, 2020 By Monica Jong, PhD, BOptom Myopia and high myopia are estimated to affect 50 percent (5 billion) and 10...
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3.4KResearch ReviewCalling for Awareness of Vision-threatening Complications Associated with Myopia
July 1, 2020 By Xiao Nicole Liu, MOptm PhD Candidate, Brien Holden Vision Institute It is well recognized that having myopia increases...
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9.4KResourcesDownloadable Chart: Relative Risk of Ocular Disease Secondary to Myopia
Download and print this chart as a proof source for parents of the odds ratio of ocular disease as a function of myopia...
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Myopia Increases the Risk of Serious, Sight-Threatening Eye Disease
It is the responsibility of every optometrist to educate parents, children and adult patients about the health risks associated with myopia and...