Optics News

Increased access to eye care and prioritizing eye health can be accomplished through patient education, consumer awareness and industry partnerships, according participants in a panel discussion held during Vision Expo West.

The World Council of Optometry joined forces with CooperVision to launch an online resource for myopia management.

The Vision Council’s Vision Health Alliance announced several events taking place in conjunction with Vision Expo West in Las Vegas.

The proprioceptive system helps you sense limb and body position and movement.

Maximizing vision for our patients goes well beyond getting them to a visual acuity of 20/20.

RightEye Sensorimotor, a new device that evaluates the oculomotor component of an ophthalmic exam and can quickly identify ocular issues such as strabismus or oculomotor dysfunction, is now available.

There is a strong connection between sensory input and cognition. In fact, according to Livingston and colleagues, hearing loss is the leading modifiable risk factor for dementia.

The health-related quality of life in children with intermittent exotropia remained stable over 3 years, while their parents’ improved, according to study result published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Eye examinations that evaluate children’s various vision problems, including refractive error, was feasible in a school setting, according to findings published in the Canadian Ophthalmological Society journal.

Findings from a recent study indicated that home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be associated with an increase in myopia prevalence in younger school-aged children.