Optics News

ST. LOUIS – RightEye announced an extension of its partnership with USA Baseball here at Optometry’s Meeting.

More than half of all stroke survivors have problems with visual acuity.

ST. LOUIS – Bausch + Lomb introduced Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism during a press conference here at Optometry’s Meeting.

ST. LOUIS – Alabama practitioner Samuel D. Pierce, OD, closes out his 2019-2020 term as president of the American Optometric Association here at Optometry’s Meeting.

Eye care providers treating children with myopia must be familiar with the issues surrounding controlling – or not controlling – the myopia and the potential long-term consequences.

by Robert Cantu, MD

Experts who reviewed research on methods for controlling myopia progression concluded that no one treatment is completely effective in all patients.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Twenty-one children between 6 and 12 years old were able to tolerate three different designs of spectacle lenses intended for myopia control.

Members of the International Myopia Institute developed and proposed standards for definitions and thresholds to facilitate research into myopia prevention that leads to evidence-based medicine.

by Cathy Stern, OD, FCSO, FCOVD, FNORA