We know this because we measure it using special equipment that calculates along the eye from leading to the back . This distance is known as the axial length, sufficient reason for advanced equipment we are able to now measure this down to fractions of a millimeter. Topical atropine is a medicine used to dilate…
evidence more certain, including large effects. During childhood and adolescence, the eyeballs can grow too long and may develop myopia. Although some surgeons perform LASIK with a mechanical blade, the most recent excimer and femtosecond lasers used at nJoy Vision tend to be more precise and cause only a small amount damage as you possibly…
ST. LOUIS — THE PLANET Council of Optometry released a fresh online resource specifically for myopia management. Each language download provides options to print in either US letter size or A4. The A4 version also contains another variation of ‘Protecting Children from Myopia’ infographic, where atropine has been excluded. This is to reflect practice of…
Euclid orthokeratology (Ortho-K) lenses are specifically made for the child’s eyes. Find out how this gentle, nonsurgical treatment can result in less squinting – and a more impressive smile. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Some people can have a variety of axial and refractive myopia. The tissues in long eyeballs are…
Focusing on infinity more has been tested using glasses designed to force this, it had been a favorite theory for 60 years or so, and many opticians prescribed glasses which forced visitors to do this subsequently. I cant find it atm, however the result according to a big metastudy was that it caused headaches, and…
This has been proven in animal models – Earl Smith III is arguably the world’s leading researcher of this type and you can read an overview lecture of his from 2010, here. Perhaps this is the reason their myopia control efficacy results are seeming to exceed the previous spectacle lens solutions, and equaling that of…
Feeling that there is a gap between scientists and the overall audience, he started ZME Science — and the results are what you see today. Because they speak volumes about how exactly we feel, they might be among our most attractive features not to mention they are key to our sight. According to the company,…
Treehouse Eyes announces industry veteran Jamie Cassidy has joined the company as VP, business development, to lead its aggressive growth plans. ECPs are invited to talk about ideas on fostering collaborations, connections, and political actions necessary to place myopia near the top of the global health agenda at the International Myopia Conference. Diversity is a…
The students, who have been in their final year of study, had usage of the complete schedule of online educational sessions offered at the two-week event. As a member of the Vision Council, CooperVision® helps educate consumers about the importance of vision health and innovations in vision maintenance systems and collaborates to ensure that contact…
The results are that at baseline the groups weren’t well matched for several factors, which might have influenced the outcome. Assessment of the occurrence of adverse events did not reveal any abnormalities in the anterior segment. In addition, a patient satisfaction survey showed satisfaction with the use of multifocal contacts, single vision contact lenses and…