The Eye-Mail® News Brief, in partnership with Primary Care Optometry News (PCON), is a highly informative e-news brief that delivers the most relevant content to the inboxes of the Academy members once a month. The Eye-Mail® News Brief includes articles on optometry, vision technology, trends in eye care, and even more.
Low-concentration atropine drops safe, effective in myopia control
Perspective: Dashaini Retnasothie, OD, FAAO
This work directs ODs to focus on low-dose atropine as we look to fine tune its use for myopia control across all ethnicities.
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Best treatment unclear for young children with moderate hyperopia
Perspective: Reena Patel, OD, FAAO
Although the results of the study were inconclusive, the findings emphasize that it is appropriate to prescribe glasses for children as young as 1 year old.
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Anterior chamber depth predicts refractive errors after cataract surgery
Perspective: Donald Mutti, OD, PhD, FAAO
Recent predictive formulas using preoperative anterior chamber depth hit the target about 90% of the time, leaving behind only cases with significant postoperative refractive errors.
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No genetic link between myopia, primary open-angle glaucoma
Perspective: Doug Rett, OD, FAAO
By analyzing the connection between myopia and primary open-angle glaucoma polygenetic risk scores, these researchers have added new genetic research into the optometric body of knowledge.
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Featured in OVS: The refractive error of professional baseball players
The SVOne autorefraction system was generally able to measure refractive error in a cohort of Major League Baseball players, although researchers recommended careful evaluation of refractive status as the system was slightly biased and often reported higher myopia in myopic patients.
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