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Jonathan Chen, OD, FAAO, FSLS, urges clinicians not to abandon myopia management in their adult patients, and outlines special considerations for using ortho-k, multifocal contact lenses, and other myopia control strategies in these individuals.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Multifocals for Myopia Management – More Than Meets the Eye
Clinicians can utilize multifocal contact lenses and fit them in accordance with a patient’s line of sight to combat myopia progression, a study shows.
A Clinician's Guide to Peripheral Iridotomy - Optometry Advisor
2022年12月2日 · Several states have recently enacted legislation which expands optometry’s scope of practice — many of them involving laser procedures. Jeff M. Miller, OD, of the Northeastern State University Oklahoma School of Optometry details the process of performing the laser peripheral iridotomy procedure and discusses pre, peri, and postoperative …
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 few of these …
2023 Pipeline Drugs Show Promise for Treating Dry Eye Disease
2023年1月20日 · Dry eye disease (DED) is highly prevalent in the US, affecting approximately 6.8% of the population — more than 22 million people — with numbers expected to rise as the population ages 1.In addition to the disease’s detrimental impact on vision, productivity, and quality of life, patients with DED also experience higher rates of major depression and anxiety. …
FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices
2024年11月15日 · In the last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a generic equivalent of the drug Pataday ®, an allogeneic cell therapy to treat corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease, and an intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering device that can be worn as a goggle.. New Drug Approval. Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic …
Optometry Dx: Blurry Vision, An Even Blurrier Diagnosis
2024年1月29日 · A 49-year-old woman presented to the clinic complaining of blurry vision in both eyes. She reported that the symptoms started 4 days earlier, starting in her peripheral vision and encroaching into her central vision.