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LAS VEGAS — Contact lenses of the future will go beyond vision correction, a speaker from the Vision Expo West Global Contact Lens Forum said in this Healio video.

The Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium, to be held Oct. 21 and 22 in Minneapolis, will offer 12 hours of accredited continuing education for eye care professionals, the symposium’s founder, Ahmad Fahmy, OD, FAAO, told Healio.

Dopavision has completed enrollment for its MyopiaX-1 trial, a randomized active-controlled study of the light-based digital treatment for children and adolescents with myopia, the company announced in a press release.

Altris AI’s IMS platform, which can store and organize OCT scans and supports improved analysis, has received FDA 510(k) clearance, the company announced in a press release.

Low-level red-light therapy at varied powers effectively controlled and reduced myopia progression in children, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.

Virtual reality technology may improve binocular visual function and maintain eye position following strabismus correction in children, according to a study published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.

The blinq screening device directly detected amblyopia and strabismus with high sensitivity in pediatric patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Patients with ocular hypertension may undergo visual field tests every 6 months if they are at high or medium risk for progression to primary open-angle glaucoma, and every 12 months if they are at low risk, according to a study.

The American Optometric Association has announced the launch of Blink Land, its single-player mobile game that aims to teach players about the relationship between eye health and screen time.

According to the Optometrists Network, one in six adults older than 45 years and one in four older than 75 has low vision, which can affect one’s ability to perform multiple tasks such as reading, driving and viewing TV or computer screens.