Peripheral Defocus Theory

Peripheral Defocus Theory

Whether you decide to incorporate myopia command by prescribing soft multifocal contact lenses, atropine, ortho-k, or referring out, take action. Not only can myopia control be considered a huge practice-builder, but its potential to make a significant difference in a baby’s visual outcome helps it be a complete win for optometry. In conclusion, multiple treatment…

Myopic Defocus

Myopic Defocus

Recently, the FDA has approved Lucentis, a drug used to treat wet macular degeneration for the treating macular degeneration due to high myopia. In addition to the primary outcome measures, changes in the relative peripheral refraction as a result of the intervention will undoubtedly be elucidated. For the anisohyperopes, the more hyperopic eye will undoubtedly…

Defocus Lenses

Defocus Lenses

“For the lens to operate, myopic defocus should be experienced by the eye wherever it moves behind the lens. An evenly distributed array of microlenses or segments over the lens solved the problem and the eye will feel myopic defocus produced by these microlenses wherever it moves.” Professor To says a defocus lens has also…