Optics News

NEW YORK — Neurolens launched its N3 virtual reality technology to measure binocular alignment at Vision Expo East, according to a company executive.

Improvements in visual acuity and stereoacuity were maintained 1 year after binocular treatment with CureSight among children with amblyopia, according to a follow-up study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.

NEW YORK — The use of repeated low-level red light therapy to control myopia is gaining popularity around the world, but clinicians should exercise caution with these devices, according to a speaker at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Most parents are unaware of the complications of high myopia as well as the potential to control it in children, Janelle Davison, OD, said at Vision Expo East.

An increase in green space morphology was correlated with slowing myopia progression in primary school-aged children, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

ATLANTA — Primary care optometrists can manage patients with mild traumatic brain injury in their practices without the need for vision therapy equipment, Heidi Bell, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, said at SECO 2024.

An increase in screen time has led to a rise in digital eye strain in the U.S., according to a report released by CooperVision.

Children in the U.S. are not receiving timely management for refractive error or ocular conditions, according to research conducted by CooperVision and presented at the 2024 Global Specialty Lens Symposium.

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to SightGlass Vision’s diffusion optics technology spectacle lenses, which are designed to slow myopia progression in children.

A team of researchers in France has developed a freeform, spiral-shaped lens designed to maintain clear focus at different distances and under varying light conditions, according to a research article published in Optica.