Optics News

by Tanya Polec, OD, FCOVD

Brien Holden Vision Institute announced the launch of its online resource platform, Global Myopia Centre, which is intended to educate eye care professionals and equip them to manage myopia.

SAN ANTONIO – “We tend to assess progression of myopia through examination of refractive error, but we think axial elongation is a preferred metric we need to head toward in the future,” according to Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO.

SAN ANTONIO – Researchers found accommodation and vergence deficits in children and adolescents after concussion, which influence sideline concussion testing results and, in turn, may lead to a change in the management of these patients, according to research presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – CooperVision continues to unravel why U.S. adoption of silicone hydrogel lenses is lower than in Europe, with practitioners reporting cost as the most common barrier to prescribing.

SAN ANTONIO – The Biofinity Energys contact lens from CooperVision helps address the changing visual needs and digital demands of contact lens wearers, according to Heather Kowalczyk, APR, associate vice president at McDougall Communications, who moderated the CooperVision global professional services roundtable here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – Interim results of a prospective study on the use of the NaturalVue Multifocal daily disposable contact lens in children showed an 80% reduction from their previous rate of myopia progression, according to Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – Binocular vision symptoms alone did not significantly affect the standardized scores on the CogState Brief Battery in adolescents with sports-related concussion, according to research presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO –CooperVision is working with government and regulatory bodies in the U.S. and abroad to improve public health approaches and clinician education through its lobbying efforts and research on juvenile-onset myopia in an effort to fight the worldwide trend of myopia.

SAN ANTONIO – No major analysis has been conducted to evaluate the long-term efficacy of studies on myopia control interventions, Noel A. Brennan, MScOptom, PhD, FAAO, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.