Optics News

NEW ORLEANS — A new fundus camera provides ophthalmologists with an image of peripheral vision that accounts for eye movement during testing, according to a speaker here.

Using either spectacles or contact lenses to correct myopia can negatively affect some areas of patients' vision-related quality of life, researchers in Australia said. However, patients who received refractive surgery reported quality of life similar to emmetropic individuals, they noted.

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Fierce competition drives professional, collegiate and even teenage athletes to look to their ophthalmologists for an extra edge on the playing field.

Ophthalmologists play a key role in maintaining athletes’ vision, helping not only to protect their eyesight but also to improve their game.

A recent discovery that shed light on the mechanism that keeps the cornea free of blood vessels may also have implications for cancer research, according to an investigator.

Early melanoma detection is vital for saving eyes and saving lives, according to Carol L. Shields, MD. Dr. Shields said she has made it a career goal to inform ophthalmologists and other physicians of the critical need for early detection of ocular melanoma.

As cancer patient care becomes more coordinated and highly specialized, ophthalmologists, ophthalmic oncologists and oncologists are forging new relationships for managing patients with ocular and other types of cancers.

Ocular side effects of cancer treatments are uncommon, even rare, but when they occur they can be serious and sight-threatening. Patients undergoing treatments for cancers in other parts of the body should be monitored by an ophthalmologist for ocular complications, according to experts.

Sunglasses with yellow- or amber-tinted lenses may protect eyes from damaging rays better than blue-tinted lenses, one eye researcher said.