Study Reveals Eye Care Disparities for Native American Patients
These patients have higher condition claim rates, yet lower service claim rates.
These patients have higher condition claim rates, yet lower service claim rates.
Andrew Lee, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical College, Julie Rosenthal, MD, of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, review special considerations and recent research on retinal care during pregnancy.
The intervention shows 2 outdoor hours per day helped keep myopia prevalence stable, even with increased screen time.
The portable tool also demonstrated better interdevice agreement, the report says.
Systemic immunosuppression also elevated the risk, researchers found.
Having 2 parents with myopia also increased the risk of nearsightedness for all children.
Low exposure to the outdoors was also linked to worsening near vision.
Ocular surface physiology and questionnaire data show adjustment to soft lenses is similar with fast or gradual wear introduction.
Patients rated prescriptions created using an autorefractor similar to those created with subjective refraction.
A study used corneal densitometry to determine changes in corneal clarity and the corneal endothelium after wearing silicone hydrogel contact lenses for more than 1 year.