Pediatric Patients Who Are Male or Have Esophoria Found Less Compliant to Contacts
Researchers queried pediatric patients about some of the reasons they stop wearing prescribed lenses.
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Review: Atropine 0.05% May Be Optimal Dose to Slow Myopia
Researchers reviewed the findings or 10 studies into the anticholinergic blocking agent’s role in reducing disease progression.
Age A Factor In SMILE Outcomes
Researchers identified outcome metrics that vary between 2 age groups.
Myopia Linked With Delayed Melatonin Circadian Timing
Researchers use various measures to show differences in sleep quality for patients with and without myopia.
Large Study Shows Racial, Ethnic Differences in Myopia
Research shows stark differences in myopia progression between children of Asian descent and others.
LASIK Can Assist in Treating Pediatric Myopic Anisometropia
Pediatric patients can undergo LASIK for treatment of myopic anisometropia according to research presented at the AAO 2020 conference.
Study Supports Voice-Guided Subjective Refraction Device
Researchers say an AI device’s refraction nerely matches an optometrist’s results.
Research Reviews Benefits of SMILE
A study shows patients have a better experience during the procedure, and less frequent postoperative dry eye, with SMILE than other refractive surgeries.
Inflammatory Cytokines Seen In High Myopia
Researchers detected elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the vitreous humor of patients with very negative refractive errors.
Late Bedtime May Be Myopia Risk for Children
School-aged children who sleep late are more at risk of developing myopia, according to researchers.
Atropine Reduces Myopia Progression at 1 year
Researchers share data from the first randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial of atropine 0.01% in mainland China.
Artifacts From High Myopia Don’t Prevent Diagnosis
Researchers consider if glaucomatous damage can be accurately diagnosed in patients with high myopia using OCT.
Study: Visual Recovery, Optical Density After SMILE Are Correlated
After SMILE surgery, patients experience a slower visual recovery than with LASIK, which researchers say is tied to the higher optical densities in the early postoperative period.
After 6 Years, Iris-Fixated pIOLs Maintain Results
Researchers review the long-term safety, efficacy, and stability of foldable iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) implants to correct moderate to high myopia
Body Stature Linked to Refractive Error
One study shows taller people have eyes with more negative refractions, longer axial lengths, deeper anterior chambers, flatter corneas and a higher axial length-corneal radius ratio.
Post Photorefractive Keratectomy Pain is Uncommon, and Manageable
A study shows pain after photorefractive keratectomy was not associated with ablation depth, gender, season, or surgeon status.
Phakic Lenses Superior to SMILE Surgery for High Myopia
Researchers show the results of a 6-year study into 2 approaches to treating patients with high myopia.
Indoor Time, Near Work Associated with Reduced Acuity
Researchers consider the factors behind the prevalence of reduced uncorrected distance visual acuity in children throughout China.
Risk of High Myopia Increases with Younger Onset
A 16-year investigation shows that those who develop myopia at ages 7 or 8 have a 50% greater risk of high myopia in adulthood, and that the risk decreases with increasing myopia age.
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