Optics News

Practitioners should consider using multifocal contact lens designs that slow the progression of myopia in children, according to researchers.

The exponential growth in the prevalence of low vision with age reflects the increased risk of vision loss as a result of age-related eye disease each year, according to researchers utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Mutual of Omaha will now offer vision and dental insurance to provide a more holistic approach to health care, according to a press release from the insurer.

CHICAGO – A neutral density filter was as effective as a blue-blocking filter at reducing symptoms of digital eye strain, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

CHICAGO – “Wavefront refractions are predicted to improve visual acuity in [those with Down syndrome] and can be used as an additional tool to prescribe glasses,” Ayeswarya Ravikumar, PhD, said at an academy-sponsored press conference here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

A suspicion that near work may play a role in the development of myopia still lingers in the optometric community, but the benefits of time outdoors have been widely accepted, according to Donald Mutti, OD, PhD, a professor working in NEI-funded research at Ohio State University.

All infants with suspected congenital Zika syndrome have been found to have vision impairment, S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke University, said during the Zika Virus and Your Eyes webinar hosted by Prevent Blindness.

CHICAGO – Vivid Vision introduced a home version of its virtual reality therapy system for patients with amblyopia, strabismus and convergence insufficiency, here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

CHICAGO – Researchers found that performing a simple memory task substantially reduced peripheral detection rates in older drivers much more than in younger subjects, according to Alex R. Bowers, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO, in a presentation of her study here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Vision Expo and OptiCon have announced a partnership that will bring the company to the expo beginning in 2018 at Vision Expo East in New York.