Optics News

The following excerpt is from a presentation by Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS, at the 2009 OSN Technology and Equipment Workshop on M&S Technologies' Contrast Sensitivity System.

VISTA, Calif. — Ophthonix has launched its customized iZon SL Polarized Lens, the company announced in a press release.

Irreparable visual impairment in subjects younger than 75 years directly and indirectly predicted mortality, according to data from the Blue Mountains Eye Study.

SAN FRANCISCO — A low-cost method of vision screening and treatment may benefit patients in developing countries, a study showed.

Native Americans, Chinese Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Central/South American individuals who were 45 years and older showed high rates of visual impairment when self-reporting about their sight, a study found.

Preoperative alignment stability seemed to have a minimal effect on alignment after surgery for esotropia, according to a study by the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.

Hyperopia resolved with good stereopsis in a group of patients identified with accommodative esotropia, a study showed.

Children may not be routinely screened for vision disorders before entering school, and those who are often do not receive adequate follow-up care to address vision problems, according to the National Commission on Vision and Health.

IOL power calculation based on axial length measurement with partial coherence interferometry showed no clinical advantage over applanation ultrasound biometry, according to a study.

Successful testability in several visual and refractive tests increased significantly with children's age, a Singaporean pediatric population study found.