Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
WEBDec 15, 2023 · However, the effects of lens-based myopia control treatments can significantly improve vision in a 12- to 36-month treatment period compared with single vision correction. With this ever-expanding area of research, it is possible that newer, or even multiple modalities for myopia control, may be more effective than the current options.
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 …
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 ...
Approaches to Patient Care in Optometry - Optometry Advisor
WEB2 days ago · October 4, 2024. An optometry student can learn a lot in a lab or clinical research setting, but their contact with patients will ultimately guide their clinical decision-making skills and shape their perspectives, according to Andrew Rixon, OD, FAAO, Diplomate (Glaucoma), this year’s recipient of the …
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 ...
2022: A Year of Triumphs and Breakthroughs in Optometry
WEBDec 22, 2022 · Optometry Advisor looks back at some of the top stories of 2022. In 2022, optometrists saw legislative victories in Virginia — where optometrists can now perform YAG laser capsulotomies, selective laser trabeculoplasties, and laser peripheral iridotomies — and Colorado — where ODs can now perform those …
How Remote Intraocular Pressure Monitoring Can Redefine …
WEBJan 13, 2023 · Machine-guided lights enable the patient to properly position the device and take a measurement, removing the need for clinician assistance. 3 Once the device is positioned, patients push a button, which releases a probe. 3 As the probe taps the cornea and retracts, the machine measures its speed. Faster speed indicates a …
Wavefront-Guided Optics Improve Vision, Correct HOAs in Scleral …
WEBJun 23, 2023 · Wavefront-guided optics can correct residual higher order aberrations (HOAs) and improve overall vision quality in patients who experience distorted vision and photic disturbances with conventional scleral lens wear, according to a poster presented at an American Optometric Association 2023 ePosters Virtual Event from June 13-14, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Optometric Management Can Affect Post LASIK, PRK Outcomes
WEBSep 15, 2023 · Corneal refractive surgeries, which include laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), are among the procedures optometrists are expected to manage postoperatively, and the clinician’s management strategy may affect patient outcomes. While not much has changed with respect to these 2 …
A Clinician's Guide to Peripheral Iridotomy - Optometry Advisor
WEBDec 2, 2022 · Several states have recently enacted legislation which expands optometry’s scope of practice — many of them involving laser procedures. Jeff M. Miller, OD, of the Northeastern State University Oklahoma School of Optometry details the process of performing the laser peripheral iridotomy procedure and discusses pre, peri, and postoperative considerations.