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7 hours ago · Combined intense pulsed light (IPL) and meibomian gland expression (MGX) provides a safe and effective strategy for treating dry eye disease (DED) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in patients with chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), according to a noncomparative study published in Cornea.. Researchers included 29 participants with SJS or TEN (mean ...

4 days ago · Age and myopia severity may best predict whether highly aspherical lenslets (HALs) or orthokeratology (ortho-k) serve as a better myopia control strategy for limiting axial growth in children, according to a retrospective study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. While HALs demonstrate better axial control in younger children and …

4 days ago · Classifying Large Macular Holes. Traditional macular hole grading systems, which include the original Gass classification system and the more modern International Vitreomacular Traction Study (IVTS) grading system, classify holes larger than 400 µm as large. 1,2 Upon optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment, the macular hole should be measured at its narrowest opening. 2

6 days ago · Using an eye-monitoring device that issues reminders to avoid behaviors associated with myopia development and implements a rewards system for heeding these reminders can delay the disorder’s onset and progression, according to a cluster-randomized, parallel-group study published in Ophthalmology.. Researchers included 413 children (age range, 6 -12 years) in the prospective, investigator ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Prior to launching perfluorohexyloctane, prescription dry eye treatments were aimed at reducing inflammation and increasing tear production. Even though targeting these areas can be beneficial, they do not specifically address the evaporative component of DED. 5 Perfluorohexyloctane, however, not only treats both the signs and symptoms of dry eye, but targets this element, which previous ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Axial Elongation in Adult Myopia . Regular eye exams are important for all adults, particularly those experiencing myopia progression. During these visits, it is important for clinicians to measure axial length, due to its association with pathologic myopia. 3 An optical biometer can best measure axial length changes, but not all practices have one. . Among optometry practices that do utilize ...

Jan 15, 2025 · In the last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a visual field analyzer that uses only objective parameters to determine visual field loss, cleared a mapping and data module for a corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) device, granted rare pediatric disease designation for a novel gene therapy for inherited retinal dystrophy, and approved a generic equivalent for ...

Oct 4, 2024 · An optometry student can learn a lot in a lab or clinical research setting, but their contact with patients will ultimately guide their clinical decision-making skills and shape their perspectives, according to Andrew Rixon, OD, FAAO, Diplomate (Glaucoma), this year’s recipient of the Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician Educator Award.

Oct 16, 2024 · Areas of disagreement to moderate agreement included whether holding books or screens more than 30 mm away reduces myopia progression risk (median consensus, 3), whether combined pharmacological and optical interventions demonstrated better myopia management than monotherapies (median consensus, 3), when treatment discontinuation should begin, or whether axial length measurements should be ...