Optics News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the majority of severe vision loss in the U.S. was found in counties in the South and that it was significantly correlated with poverty.

ATLANTA – Liquid Vision from Presbyopia Therapies is being investigated in phase 2 clinical trials as a topical, reversible, short-term treatment for presbyopia, reported Terry Kim, MD, here at SECO. 

On Thursday, a photo of a dress was posted to the blogging site Tumblr and went viral.

Most scientific experts concur that existing testing methods for contact lenses and solutions should be reviewed. In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health along with organized ophthalmology and optometry hosted a workshop involving scientists, clinicians and industry experts with the goal of formulating a consensus for new standards and guidelines for improving microbiological test methods as well as patient education.

It is estimated that just more than 40 million Americans and about 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses. In the U.S., this is just more than 11% of the population.

Hoya has signed a multiple-year contract with i-Optics to provide opticians access to EasyScan 3-minute eye care test services.

NEW YORK — Optogenetics could be a minimally invasive alternative to using a retinal prosthesis, Marco A. Zarbin, MD, told colleagues here.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Results of a study involving 2,000 first-grade students prompted the researchers to suggest mandatory targets for the amount of time children spend outside during school hours.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Researchers reported that they found the severity of high myopia and the presence of retinal pathology to be the two factors that are primarily associated with vision impairment in their study of 1,686 eyes with high myopia.

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a study involving 946 young adults, researchers found that increasing serum concentration of vitamin D was associated with a decreasing prevalence of myopia and that a higher vitamin D status decreased the risk of myopia.