Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
WEBDec 15, 2023 · Treatments were decided based on the results of this data analysis and patients were monitored every 3 to 6 months for progression, which was defined as 0.25 D or greater myopia spherical equivalent progression (as assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction) or greater than 0.10 mm axial elongation in 6 months. Children who showed progression while on one treatment, received a change in treatment.
Red Light Therapy Provides Myopia Control ... - Optometry Advisor
WEBNovember 22, 2023. As optometrists struggle with the demand created by an emerging myopia epidemic, repeated low-level red light therapy may provide an alternative to contact lens wear or atropine treatment for slowing axial progression and spherical equivalent refraction (SER). While the treatment has yet to receive US Food and Drug ...
Optometry in 2024: What to Expect for the New Year
WEBDecember 21, 2023. If optometry in 2024 is anything like what we’ve witnessed in 2023, it could prove to be a year filled with innovative therapies for dry eye disease (DED), legislative victories, and new ways of comanaging geographic atrophy (GA). While optometrists have many reasons to celebrate, some events may cloud what has, for the ...
SLT Gains Traction as a First-Line Glaucoma Treatment
WEBMay 10, 2024. Open-angle glaucoma prevalence is projected to rise over the next quarter century, and optometrists, particularly those practicing in states that allow them to perform laser procedures, are finding that selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is gaining first-line treatment status. 1 Although topical ocular hypotensive eye drops ...
Multifocals for Myopia Management – More Than Meets the Eye
WEBDec 10, 2021 · Low dose atropine drops, orthokeratology and multifocal contact lenses have all demonstrated success with reducing the rate of myopia progression and in reducing the axial length of the eye. 1-3 Recently, a lens with a multifocal lens design has been approved for the management of myopia progression, the …
SiHy, Hydrogel Lenses Offer Similar Comfort and Safety
WEBAugust 21, 2024. Both silicone hydrogel and hydrogel lenses provide patients with similar comfort and safety. There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate clear differences in comfort or safety between silicone hydrogel and hydrogel contact lenses, according to research published in Optometry and Vision Science. Researchers searched several ...
Optometry Advisor Redesign: New Look, Same Vision
WEBBill Kekevian is the senior editor of Ophthalmology Advisor and Optometry Advisor. He has served as a writer and editor covering ophthalmology and optometry since 2012. He can be reached at [email protected]. Stephen J. Bohacik. Stephen J. Bohacik is an editor with Haymarket Media and a multi-year veteran of the eye care profession.
Pearls of Vision: Light Delivery Device Treatment After Light ...
WEBNov 7, 2022 · Optometrists can correct postoperative refractive errors in patients with light adjustable lenses using light delivery device treatments.
Ortho-k Parameter Modifications Can Improve Treatment Efficacy
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Orthokeratology (ortho-k) parameter modifications, which included changes in back optical zone diameter (BOZD), compression factor (CF), and reverse curve width (RCS), can allow clinicians to optimize lens designs for greater myopia control efficacy, according to a study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. …
Progressive Lens Designs Can Affect Patient Experience
WEBJun 7, 2024 · Continuous education in progressive lens technology will serve as a cornerstone in diminishing progressive lens returns, elevating patient satisfaction, and ultimately fostering the success of practices dedicated to presbyopic eye care. For 128 million U.S. presbyopes, doctors of optometry can provide treatment options.