Optometry Advisor

👀⚕️🗺 #EyeHealth is for everyone... In Optometry Advisor This Month, we are taking a look at comprehensive optometric care through all stages of life. August is also #ChildrensEyeHealthAndSafetyMonth, so we are bringing you up to speed with a special focus on the #EyeHealth of the youngest patients. Catch up on the latest in #Optometry with Bill Kekevian (Editor-in-Chief of Optometry Advisor & Ophthalmology Advisor from Haymarket Medical Network). Contributors from articles selected for this month include: Rebecca Chown, OD, FAAO, Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, and Courtney Dryer, OD. Subscribe to get notified about next month's edition ✅ Prevent Blindness, American Optometric Association #LinkedInNewsletter #LINewsletter #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry #Optometrist #Optometrist #EyeDoctor #EyeCareProfessionals

Patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and subclinical corneal edema may have more visual impairment than patients with FECD and no subclinical corneal edema due to an increase in high-order aberrations (HOAs), according to a retrospective case series published in Cornea : The Journal of Cornea and External Diseases. Monitoring visual changes and disease progression in these patients can guide clinical decision making, the report suggests. Read here: https://bit.ly/3yUhGaZ #FuchsEndothelialCornealDystrophy #FECD #SubclinicalCornealEdema #CornealEdema #HighOrderAberrations #HOAs #VisualChanges #DiseaseProgression #Cornea #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry

Patients with strabismus demonstrate a slower binocular reading speed, even in the absence of amblyopia, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (Canadian Ophthalmological Society). This impaired reading ability has the potential to significantly affect quality of life in these patients, according to the report. Read more: https://bit.ly/47dS6ub #Strabismus #BinocularReadingSpeed #BinocularReading #Amblyopia #ReadingAbility #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry #Optometrist

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) model shows good accuracy for diagnosing Acanthamoeba keratitis based on in vivo confocal microscopy images, according to a retrospective cohort study published in The Ocular Surface. The model may be able to reduce the time needed for diagnosis and allow earlier intervention, the report suggests. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Z8OU0X #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AcanthamoebaKeratitis #Optometrist #InVivoConfocalMicroscopy #Optometry #EyeCare #EyeHealth

Myopia control treatment with high dose (1%), once-weekly atropine can slow myopia progression and sustain these improvements during a 4-year period, according to a retrospective study published in the Ophthalmology at BMJ. Read more: https://bit.ly/3B1dMNT #Myopia #MyopiaControl #MyopiaProgression #MyopiaManagement #Atropine #Optometry #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometrist

Patients with aqueous deficient dry eye have a tear film lipid layer that is thicker than the normal range (60-99 nm), but this value becomes significantly thinner following punctal plug instillation, according to a study published in Cornea : The Journal of Cornea and External Diseases (Cornea Society). This finding suggests that the lipid layer is affected by both meibum secretion and the aqueous tear component. Read here: https://bit.ly/3Tif9Oz #AqueousDeficientDryEye #DryEye #TearFilm #PunctalPlug #LipidLayer #MeibumSecretion #Optometry #EyeCare #EyeHealth

Both early-stage myopic maculopathy and visual function impairment are associated with reductions in choroidal perfusion and stromal components in highly myopic eyes, according to research published in Eye and Vision. Read more: https://bit.ly/4e7Q3dm #Myopia #MyopicMaculopathy #HighMyopia #VisualFunction #VisualFunctionImpairment #ChoroidalPerfusion #StromalComponents #EyeCare #EyeHealth #Optometry #Optometrist

Patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and subclinical corneal edema may have more visual impairment than patients with FECD and no subclinical corneal edema due to an increase in high-order aberrations (HOAs), according to a retrospective case series published in Cornea : The Journal of Cornea and External Diseases. Monitoring visual changes and disease progression in these patients can guide clinical decision making, the report suggests. Read here: https://bit.ly/3yUhGaZ #FuchsEndothelialCornealDystrophy #FECD #SubclinicalCornealEdema #CornealEdema #HighOrderAberrations #HOAs #VisualChanges #DiseaseProgression #Cornea #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry

Competitive gaming increases the risk of computer vision syndrome (CVS) and significantly worsens visual performance, a cross-sectional study published in Clinical Optometry (Dove Medical Press) shows. The study also identified alcohol consumption, elevated stress levels, and exposure to high-intensity lighting as variables elevating CVS risk. Read more: https://bit.ly/47daovy #CompetitiveGaming #ComputerVisionSyndrome #CVS #VisualPerformance #AlcoholConsumption #StressLevels #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry

Patients with strabismus demonstrate a slower binocular reading speed, even in the absence of amblyopia, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (Canadian Ophthalmological Society). This impaired reading ability has the potential to significantly affect quality of life in these patients, according to the report. Read more: https://bit.ly/47dS6ub #Strabismus #BinocularReadingSpeed #BinocularReading #Amblyopia #ReadingAbility #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometry #Optometrist