Optics News

Preventing injuries is a key component of establishing a sports vision practice, but Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD, outlined additional components here at Vision Expo East, from getting started with education and equipment to fine tuning the level of athletes seen at the practice.

Euclid Systems Corp. has released the Max orthokeratology lens, designed to reshape patients’ corneas during overnight wear for the temporary reduction of myopia.

Early detection is critical for traumatic brain injury patients to have the best chance of a successful recovery.

ORLANDO – Use of Eyenovia’s MicroLine resulted in a three-line or more improvement in distance corrected near visual acuity in a statistically significant proportion of study subjects, according to a company representative.

A recent meta-analysis conducted by my colleagues and me at the University of Birmingham, England, shows that the risk for stroke is 86% higher in those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, compared with people who have not had a TBI.

Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO, presented a poster at this year’s ARVO virtual meeting that focused on the increasing prevalence of high myopia even among adults that may affect disease rates in the near future.

Spectacle lenses with aspheric lenslets, also known as the Essilor Stellest lenses, were found to significantly slow myopia progression and axial elongation in children, according to results from a 2-year clinical trial presented at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced that the FDA approved Acuvue Abiliti Overnight orthokeratology contact lenses, designed to help manage myopia.

Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, FARVO, presented a poster at this year’s ARVO virtual meeting focused on the link between growing rates of myopia and projected visual impairment in the U.S.

This year's SECO meeting will be a mix of virtual presentations and live sessions that will take place in Atlanta, April 28 to May 2.