Optics News

Both 0.03% and 0.05% atropine eyedrops significantly enlarged pupil size in photopic and scotopic conditions in children aged 6 to 17 years, with no significant change in binocular vision assessments and visual acuity, according to a study.

Myopia continued to progress at a rate of –0.25 D per year in a small proportion of young adults, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

There was a stronger association between myopia and incidence of primary open-angle glaucoma among Asian, Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries in California vs. non-Hispanic white beneficiaries, according to a study.

A cohort of patients with high myopia experienced significantly low levels of thinning in the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in the temporal quadrant and macular retinal nerve fiber layer, according to a pilot study.

Two years of nightly atropine eye drops did not slow myopia progression or axial elongation in a cohort of U.S. children compared with placebo, according to a randomized clinical trial.

The current body of evidence shows no association between myopia and diet, but the potential influence of specific nutrients and dietary elements should be explored further, according to a systematic review in Optometry and Vision Science.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, discussed the use of atropine for myopia control in the LAMP study.

WASHINGTON — The Staar Surgical Evo ICL can correct a wide range of myopia in those with thin or irregular corneas, Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, said in this Healio video at Optometry’s Meeting.

The key elements of the traditional eye exam — the phoropter and the Snellen eye chart — were developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

WASHINGTON — Drug recognition evaluations that law enforcement officers perform include components similar to pupil testing and tracking, Harvey Richman, OD, and Maria Richman, OD, said in this Healio video at Optometry’s Meeting.