Optics News

Rates of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are rising dramatically.

Soft contact lens wear resulted in similar rates of microbial keratitis and other inflammatory adverse events in children first fit between ages 8 and 12 years compared with adults.

The majority of eye care providers consider myopia to be one of the biggest problems affecting children’s eyesight; however, only standard vision correction is offered for most of these patients.

Sustained use of broadband spectrally selective filters achieved an increase in chromatic contrast along with an adaptive response in observers with color vision deficiencies, according to a study published in Current Biology.

The WHO World Report on Vision shows the growing scale of vision impairment and indicates the importance of addressing it, according to the keynote presentation at the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit virtual meeting.

While annual myopia progression in children was linked to subsequent progression the next year, the correlation as a single factor was not significant enough to fully predict subsequent or long-term myopia progression.

When a patient presents with abnormal eye movements and complaints of dizziness, vision therapy might be the answer, but jumping to that conclusion right away would be a mistake.

Sustained gazing has a negative impact on visual performance in dry eye patients, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

A greater need for treatment and awareness of visual impairment issues such as myopia among the population in East Asian countries exists, according to findings published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

As people of all ages spend more time indoors during the COVID-19 quarantine, many eye care providers are pointing out the risks for increased eye strain caused by digital device use.