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Steam Eye Masks Increase Choroidal Perfusion in Children With Myopia
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (191+ words) A steam warming eye mask may be effective at managing both the ocular health and myopia progression in children, according to research published in the journal'Clinical and Experimental Optometry.'The overall improvements in visual comfort and ocular health are important…...
Visual Training May Slow Myopia in Children Deemed Rapid Progressors
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (364+ words) Visual training (VT) is effective at slowing myopia progression and may be used as an adjunct therapy for rapid progressors, according to research published in'Clinical Optometry.'It is protective, and can be used along with orthokeratology (OK) lenses, defocus spectacles,…...
Individualized IOP Goal Model Accounts for Glaucoma Progression Rates
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (335+ words) Researchers developed an individualized intraocular pressure (IOP) goal calculation model that accounts for differences in the rate of progression (ROP) between IOP and visual field (VF) in glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma. To diagnose and manage…...
Dry Eye Disease Prevalence High Among Eye Care Professionals
3+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) Using the validated 5-item Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ-5), the researchers assessed 203 participants recruited from attendees of the 2024 Emirates Society of Ophthalmology (ESO) conference. The findings significantly exceed reported prevalence rates in the general population, which range from 5% to 50% globally." In…...
Vitreous Floater Visual Quality, Surgery Predictable With Questionnaire
3+ week, 5+ day ago (502+ words) The study evaluated the application of the Vitreous Floaters Functional Questionnaire (VFFQ-23) and compared it with another questionnaire, the National Eye Institute's (NEI) Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). Vitreous floaters, due to either high myopia or vitreous detachment, can significantly degrade…...
AAO Issues Guidelines for Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluations
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (286+ words) The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) released a Preferred Practice Pattern (PPP) for comprehensive adult medical eye evaluations in the journal Ophthalmology. Comprehensive medical eye evaluations are designed to identify risk factors for ocular or systemic disease, determine the health…...
Pediatric Eye Exam Access Influenced By Socioeconomic Factors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (256+ words) Uninsured children and those facing high medical costs are less likely to receive pediatric eye examinations in the United States, according to research published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Older age and higher…...
Symptom-Sign Discordance Prevalent in Moderate-to-Severe Dry Eye Disease
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) The type of symptom-sign discordance seen in patients with dry eye disease (DED) may help clinicians better stratify the condition and strategize targeted treatments, acording to research published in the'American Journal of Ophthalmology. Due to its multifactorial nature, the clinical…...
Higher Dosage Cyclosporine Effective in Persistent Cases of Dry Eye Disease
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) Cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0. 09% (Cs A 0. 09%) is effective at treating the signs and symptoms of dry eye in patients who did not have resolution with cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0. 05% (Cs A 0. 05%), according to research published in'Clinical Ophthalmology.'Twice-daily treatment with Cs A…...
Eye Clinicians Identify Features of Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Presentation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) Optometry Advisor Health Day News " Features that characterize presentation of vitreoretinal lymphoma are described in an article published online March 1 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology Mara Albert-Fort, M. D. , Ph. D. , from Doctor Peset University Hospital in Valencia, Spain, and colleagues used data from…...