Myopia
Small Treatment Zone Ortho-K Lens More Effective at Controlling Myopia
However, this came at the expense of decreased visual quality.
09/10/2024
Visual Field Defect Develops in Half of Nonpathologic High Myopes
With observation over eight years, the most commonly seen were an enlarged blind spot and nonspecific defect.
09/09/2024
Myopia More Strongly Correlated with Academic vs. Vocational Education
As further evidence of environmental influences on development, a Chinese study found a protective effect from abandonment of classroom study as late as ages 15 to 18.
09/09/2024
Red-light Therapy for Myopia Prevention Moderately Effective
This intervention type is still fairly limited by the modest rebound effect observed after cessation.
09/03/2024
High Myopia Affects Peripheral Retinal Ganglion Cell Complex
The impact of axial elongation seems to make this area, as well as the microvasculature, more susceptible to change.
08/21/2024
Study Implicates Peripheral Defocus in Myopia Development
In children, that of the horizontal direction had a greater effect.
08/20/2024
Combination Therapy Improves Response to Ortho-K in Progressive Myopia
Adding repeated low-level red-light therapy allowed initial nonresponders to achieve significant axial length shortening, study finds.
08/19/2024
Weekly 1% Atropine May Be Viable Alternative to Daily Low-Dose, With Fewer AEs
The regimen worked well in young low myopes, a retrospective study conducted in China found.
08/16/2024
Thinner Choroid at Baseline May Predict Greater AL Elongation in Young High Myopes
A longitudinal study highlights the potential role of this ocular structure in disease progression.
08/16/2024
A Checklist for Starting a Myopia Management Practice
Learn how to integrate this specialty into practice, especially through a logistics perspective and in terms of workflow.
08/15/2024
Upcoming Events
September 19, 2024
Clinical Conversations in Retina with Ultra-Widefield Imaging
Location: Canaletto (Inside The Venetian)
Location: Canaletto (Inside The Venetian)
Presenters: Steven Ferrucci, OD, and Julie Rodman, OD
Time: 7:00pm PT
Sponsored by iCare
September 20, 2024
GA and SYFOVRE (pegcetacoplan injection) What every OD should know
Location: Canaletto (Inside The Venetian)
Presenters: Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, and Deepak Sambhara, MD
Presentation: 7:00pm PT
Sponsored by Apellis
September 24, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Crystal Brimer, OD, and Gregg Berdy, MD
Webinar: 7:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
