Optometry in 2024: What to Expect for the New Year
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Dr Zubkousky sees the new year focusing on myopia control as well and says that red light therapy may be a hot topic for 2024. Conferences in 2024 will focus on “getting more hands-on experience with scleral lenses and laser procedures and injections and meibomian gland workshops” and focus heavily …
Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
WEBDec 15, 2023 · Treatments were decided based on the results of this data analysis and patients were monitored every 3 to 6 months for progression, which was defined as 0.25 D or greater myopia spherical equivalent progression (as assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction) or greater than 0.10 mm axial elongation in 6 months. Children who showed progression while on one treatment, received a change in treatment.
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WEB2 days ago · Adults Who Smoke Less Than 10-Pack Years Still at Risk for COPD, Early Death. Researchers assessed whether middle-aged adults who smoked for less than the 10-pack-year critical threshold had increased risk for COPD, exacerbations, and early death. By. Ron Goldberg. September 6, 2024.
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 ...
2023 Legislative Victories Boost Optometry’s Credibility, More …
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Included in the list of 2023 legislative victories is a bill that grants optometrists in New Hampshire similar vaccination authority and allows them to administer influenza, shingles, and COVID-19 vaccines beginning October 3. 4 While there may be no current pandemic to shutter businesses and disrupt everyday life, …
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 …
Optometry Advisor Redesign: New Look, Same Vision
WEBBill Kekevian is the senior editor of Ophthalmology Advisor and Optometry Advisor. He has served as a writer and editor covering ophthalmology and optometry since 2012. He can be reached at [email protected]. Stephen J. Bohacik. Stephen J. Bohacik is an editor with Haymarket Media and a multi-year veteran of the eye care profession.
Digital Eye Strain: Another Look at the 20-20-20 Rule
WEBJuly 21, 2023. When Jeffrey Anshel, OD, created the 20-20-20 rule in the late 1990s to help combat the growing problem of digital eye strain, he suggests he never intended to advertise the idea as unfaltering scientific truth. 1 Yet, the concept has spread like wildfire among the eye care community, despite a dearth of supporting evidence.
Presbyopia Drops in the Pipeline for 2023 - Optometry Advisor
WEBDec 9, 2022 · Presbyopia Drops in the Pipeline for 2023. Topical eye drops are used to treat myriad ocular surface conditions in optometry, but their use as means of managing presbyopia is a novel concept. Michael Dittman, OD, discusses some of the potential advantages of using pilocarpine drops for presbyopia management and the potential benefits of some ...
A Clinician's Guide to Peripheral Iridotomy - Optometry Advisor
WEBDec 2, 2022 · A Clinician’s Guide to Peripheral Iridotomy. Jeff M. Miller, OD. |. December 2, 2022. 1 / 4. Figure 2C: A small bleed appears in the PI opening during late pigment plume. Figure 1: Large air bubbles are common among irides pretreated and thinned with a green laser. Figure 2A: A view of the iris before initiating YAG laser treatment.
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