School-Based Vision Program Has Positive Impact on Reading
A school-based vision program, which provides eye examinations and eye glasses to students, has a one-year positive impact on reading scores.
Optics & Refraction
Optics & Refraction
Pandemic Eye Strain: Screen Time’s Effect on Children’s Vision
Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, Alina Dumitrescu, MD, and optometric educator Neeraj K. Singh, BSOptom, speculate about the damage done from more than a year of online education, and how eye care professionals can offer aid.
Study Uncovers Etiologic Mechanism of Myopic Traction Maculopathy
The research indicates that anteroposterior traction caused by axial elongation leads to the condition.
Public Health Program Encourages Outside Activity to Decrease Myopia
The intervention shows 2 outdoor hours per day helped keep myopia prevalence stable, even with increased screen time.
Glasses Do Not Reduce Amblyopia Risk for Children With Astigmatism
Children with moderate astigmatism who either wore glasses or were observed had similar rates of strabismus or amblyopia.
Indoor Time, Near Work Increases Myopia Risk Among Girls
Having 2 parents with myopia also increased the risk of nearsightedness for all children.
Myopia Incidence Up in Hong Kong Schoolchildren During COVID-19
The incidence of myopia increased among schoolchildren in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continuous Teen Smartphone Use Associated with Myopic Refractive Errors
Low exposure to the outdoors was also linked to worsening near vision.
Gradual Adaptation Schedule For Soft Contacts May Not Be Necessary
Ocular surface physiology and questionnaire data show adjustment to soft lenses is similar with fast or gradual wear introduction.
Combined Approach Clears Meibomian Glands
A study says the protocol could help cataract patients adopt presbyopic implants.
Investigators Propose Keratoconus Screening Algorithm
The study suggests relying on topography measurements to identify patients at risk.
Excimer Laser Can Help Correct Post-LASIK Residual Refractive Error
The technology was deemed safe for LASIK retreatment, researchers say.
Post-LASIK Ectasia Recovery Possible Through Appropriate Disease Management
A retrospective case series demonstrates how most patients with post-LASIK ectasia can regain functional visual with the right management.
Extended Depth of Focus IOL Promising in Patients With Radial Keratotomy History
Initial clinical impressions of extended depth of focus IOLs are promising in post radial keratotomy patients, researchers suggest.
Idiopathic Corneal Warping As A Differential Diagnosis to Inferior Steepening
Corneal ectasia or contact-lens related corneal warpage can also contribute to inferior steepening.
Laser Procedure Safe and Effective For Extreme Myopia After 12 Months
Patients maintained visual results following trans-epithelial photorefractive keratectomy with nontouch debridement.
Decentration Not Correlated with Postoperative Visual Outcomes in SMILE
The magnitude of decentration does not differ between eyes with satisfactory outcomes, and those with suboptimal outcomes, the report explains.
It’s Not Just Complications That Send Retinal Detachment Fixes Back to the OR
Of those needing further surgery after retinal detachment repair, 51.5% returned to the operating room within 45 days, study says.
Hand-Held Autorefractor Delivers High Patient Satisfaction
Patients rated prescriptions created using an autorefractor similar to those created with subjective refraction.
Retinal Thinning Rates Vary Between Glaucomatous Optic Disc Phenotypes
Senile sclerotic optic discs had the fastest rate, according to the study.
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