Optics News

SightGlass Vision announced that it is enrolling children in the U.S. and Canada for its clinical trial, CYPRESS, which will evaluate myopia control with spectacle lenses.

Most workers studied who use visual display units preferred the use of computer-specific progressive-addition lenses over general purpose lenses.

Essilor announced its establishment of the Myopia Taskforce to create a recommended and preferred method for comprehensive myopia care as part of the Myopia Initiative in Action program.

Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg has been appointed head of the Global Myopia Centre at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.

A child comes to my office for their first eye examination, not as part of their health routine but because the child has been having issues at school and their grades are suffering. After the parents tried everything, their last-ditch attempt at seeking advice results in a recommendation for a comprehensive eye examination.

Upgrading your practice with the latest and greatest clinical technology is exciting, but it is also hard work.

When I joined my father’s well-established primary care practice, eye tracking was one of the first new technology offerings I added to help differentiate the practice.

Children with amblyopia have a lower self-perception of scholastic, social and athletic competence, associated with lower reading speed and performance of aiming and catching skills, according to a study.

Visual impairment due to uncorrected myopia leads to an estimated global productivity loss of approximately $250 billion per year, with the greatest burden in Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia, according to a study.

by Jennifer A. Dattolo, OD, FCOVD