Optics News

DENVER – Treatment gains resulting from CooperVision’s MiSight myopia control contact lenses were found to remain in children of all ages after they switched to single vision contact lenses, according to a study presented here at ARVO.

Vision outcomes showed improvement in patients with high myopia after phacoemulsification in cataract surgery, according to a study published in Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

DENVER – Twenty-nine percent of global visual impairment due to irreversible causes is attributable to myopia, Johnson & Johnson Vision’s Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO, said here at ARVO.

DENVER – Results with a contrast sensitivity application on the Heru augmented reality headset showed good agreement with the Pelli-Robson chart, according to a study presented here at ARVO.

DENVER – Pooled phase 3 analyses showed that the use of pilocarpine 1.25% ophthalmic solution increased extended depth of focus 30% the first hour after administration, Chris Lievens, OD, of Southern College of Optometry, said at ARVO.

Research into concussions has been growing rapidly over the past decade. The majority of the research that has expanded our knowledge of the signs, symptoms and clinical course of youth concussion has focused on sport-related injuries.

In the digital age, intermediate vision is extremely important when people are using screens for as many as 12 hours a day.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Marjan Farid, MD, discusses the phase 2b study results of the presbyopia-correcting drop CSF-1 from Orasis.

NEW YORK – Shamir announced the launch of Glacier Expression, a premium antireflective coating, and an update to its Autograph Intelligence progressive lens design here at Vision Expo East.

Orasis Pharmaceuticals announced that its phase 3 trials showed patients treated with CSF-1 achieved a statistically significant three-line or more gain in distance-corrected near visual acuity with no loss of distance visual acuity.