Myopia

The FDA approved the Zeiss Mel 90 excimer laser for the treatment of myopia, hyperopia and mixed astigmatism, according to a press release.

Retinopathy of prematurity occurs primarily in low birth weight premature infants who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and require oxygen supplementation.

Optometrists sometimes suggest vision therapy to improve visual skills, addressing perceptual vision and myopia.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, founder and CEO of Ace Vision Group, discusses the benefits of laser scleral microporation, or LSM.

Red light therapy, a relatively new treatment option, has made waves recently as studies investigate its potential for controlling myopia in children.

This year, Healio covered several studies and updates about treatment options to slow myopia progression, including one about a model developed to predict the onset of myopia.

Low-level red light therapy was superior to orthokeratology lenses at slowing myopia progression in children in the first year of treatment, though the difference was not significant in the second year, according to study results.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits of the EVO ICL from STAAR Surgical.

Private investment firms Kian Capital Partners and RF Investment Partners announced the formation of US VisionMed Partners, a management services organization supporting medically focused optometry practices, according to a press release.

Over the course of the past decades, our IOL technology has continued to improve, particularly with the ability to address presbyopia.