Myopia in Adults - Optometry Advisor
2024年11月1日 · Axial Elongation in Adult Myopia . Regular eye exams are important for all adults, particularly those experiencing myopia progression. During these visits, it is important for clinicians to measure axial length, due to its association with pathologic myopia. 3 An optical biometer can best measure axial length changes, but not all practices have one. . Among optometry practices that do utilize ...
Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
2023年12月15日 · 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.
Approaches to Patient Care in Optometry - Optometry Advisor
2024年10月4日 · 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 Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician Educator Award.
Optometry in 2024: What to Expect for the New Year
2023年12月21日 · Top Achievements of 2023. Some treatments for DED have made their way through the 2023 pipeline and into pharmacies. Meibo ® (Bausch + Lomb) and Xdemvy ® (Tarsus) received FDA approval this year and the drugs have shown promise for treating evaporative DED and Demodex blepharitis, respectively, company press releases from the 2 drug manufacturers claim. 4,5
Myopia Control Spectacles for Myopia Management - Optometry …
2024年12月6日 · Eye care professionals have come to understand the importance of not only correcting myopia, but slowing its progression within the last few decades; and while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved contact lens therapies for treating the disorder, the agency has yet to approve any myopia control spectacles. Today’s “myopia boom” affects patients worldwide, worsening ...
Red Light Therapy Provides Myopia Control ... - Optometry Advisor
2023年11月22日 · 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 Administration (FDA) approval, it has demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials ...
Optometry Advisor Redesign: New Look, Same Vision
2022年9月12日 · Optometry Advisor’s got a new look, but remains committed to the same high-quality clinical content and comprehensive research news updates.
Optometry Dx: Secondary Retinal Detachment Surgery
2024年10月4日 · A pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) for a tractional retinal detachment involves the removal of vitreous membranes that are causing traction on the retina. There is good evidence of successful reattachment of the retina after surgery. In a meta-analysis and systematic review of studies examining 3839 eyes undergoing PPV for diabetic retinal detachment, there was a 5.9% failure rate of the retina ...
FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices
2024年2月20日 · Drug Regulatory Updates. PL9643: Dry Eye Disease. Palatin Technologies, Inc. has received confirmation from the FDA regarding the acceptability of the protocols and endpoints for signs and symptoms of PL9643 in its phase 3 pivotal clinical trials for dry eye disease (DED). 1 The remaining phase 3 clinical trials, MELODY-2 and MELODY-3, include endpoints related to both signs and symptoms of ...
Progressive Lens Designs Can Affect Patient Experience
2024年6月7日 · Optometrists may see patients with presbyopia on a routine basis — 128 million of these individuals live in the US alone — but not all clinicians or their staff consider progressive lens designs when caring for these patients. 1,2 Since numerous progressive lens options exist, it may be easy for some eye care professionals to limit their lens selection to only a …