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Researchers cautioned clinicians to strongly reconsider using low-level red-light therapy in children with myopia, citing safety concerns revealed by a study published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

Faster initial capillary density loss was associated with more rapid visual field progression and increased risk for event progression, prompting researchers to suggest the addition of OCT angiography for risk assessment in glaucoma.

Catch up on the top Healio Video Perspectives from this year’s Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

Optometry practices with OCT were more likely to refer patients to an ophthalmologist for suspected glaucoma than practices without OCT, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Joe Luvisi, MD, discusses the use of AI to predict response to anti-VEGF therapy in diabetic macular edema.

As Healio’s coverage of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting winds down, catch up on this year’s most popular articles.

Dopavision has announced positive topline results from a proof-of-concept trial of MyopiaX, a noninvasive photobiomodulation intervention designed to slow myopia progression in children.

New research from VSP Vision Care shows that 82% of Generation Z employees are working longer hours, including nights and weekends, and more than half report worsening eye health as a result.

Use of polarization-sensitive OCT to identify scleral fiber patterns in highly myopic eyes may help develop targeted therapies for scleral abnormalities and mitigate damage to surrounding neural tissue, according to research.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Paulo E. Stanga, MD, explains how the Bionic Eye System provides artificial vision for patients with vision loss due to inherited retinal diseases.