All visual impairment Articles
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434ClinicalWhat If We Treated Myopia Like Glaucoma?
April 13, 2026 By Christine Yeung, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM Eye care practitioners have historically viewed myopia as a refractive error, and have...
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687Research ReviewUncorrected Refractive Errors, Visual Impairment & Need for Spectacles in Eastern China
April 1, 2026 By Mae FA Chong, BOptom, PGDipAdvClinOptom, PGCertOcTher, FACO The leading cause of global treatable visual impairment (VI) is uncorrected...
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2.1KClinicalWhy Axial Length Matters: The Long and Short of It
sponsored content June 2, 2025 By Debbie Jones, FCOptom, FAAO, FBCLA, and Monica Jong, OD, PhD, FBCLA As eye care professionals embrace...
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1.2KLatest Myopia NewsHOYA Vision Care Extends Power Range of MiYOSMART Lenses
January 23, 2025 BANGKOK – HOYA Vision Care announced the launch of its new power range of MiYOSMART spectacle lenses, specifically designed...
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1.6KResearch ReviewAdult Myopia Progression
December 16, 2024 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl. AAO, FBCLA, FIACLE The study by Brennan, Cheng, and Bullimore (2024) investigates...
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3.3KEditor’s PerspectiveAxial 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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4.6KMultifocal Soft Contact LensesContact Lenses For Myopia Management: Benefits Outweigh Risks
November 15, 2021 By Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA The risk of ocular pathology and visual impairment is high with increasing...
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Visual Impairment and Blindness from Myopic Macular Degeneration Predicted to Rise Significantly
Many people, especially parents, believe that myopia is an inconvenience that merely requires refractive correction with spectacles, contact lenses, or surgery. Unfortunately,...