Metformin for AMD Treatment - Optometry Advisor
16 hours ago · Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatments have improved visual outcomes among patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for more than a decade, and 2 new intravitreal drugs — pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol — have even demonstrated an ability to slow geographic atrophy (GA). As the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss among individuals older ...
Myopia Management Experts Agree More Research is Needed
2 days ago · October 16, 2024. Myopia experts agree that current myopia management strategies are effective, but acknowledge the need for more evidence-based research to determine the best treatment approaches and when to discontinue them. Clinicians with myopia management expertise support publicly funding myopia control initiatives, but acknowledge that ...
Lens-Based Myopia Control: Know When to Treat and Expect Results
Dec 15, 2023 · Treatments were decided based on the results of this data analysis and patients were monitored every 3 to 6 months for progression, which was defined as 0.25 D or greater myopia spherical equivalent progression (as assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction) or greater than 0.10 mm axial elongation in 6 months. Children who showed progression while on one treatment, received a change in treatment.
Multifocals for Myopia Management – More Than Meets the Eye
Dec 10, 2021 · Low dose atropine drops, orthokeratology and multifocal contact lenses have all demonstrated success with reducing the rate of myopia progression and in reducing the axial length of the eye. 1-3 Recently, a lens with a multifocal lens design has been approved for the management of myopia progression, the first to receive FDA approval. 4.
Approaches to Patient Care in Optometry - Optometry Advisor
October 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.
Optometry Dx: Secondary Retinal Detachment Surgery
Oct 4, 2024 · A pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) for a tractional retinal detachment involves the removal of vitreous membranes that are causing traction on the retina. There is good evidence of successful reattachment of the retina after surgery. In a meta-analysis and systematic review of studies examining 3839 eyes undergoing PPV for diabetic retinal detachment, there was a 5.9% failure rate of the retina ...
SLT Gains Traction as a First-Line Glaucoma Treatment
May 10, 2024. Open-angle glaucoma prevalence is projected to rise over the next quarter century, and optometrists, particularly those practicing in states that allow them to perform laser procedures, are finding that selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is gaining first-line treatment status. 1 Although topical ocular hypotensive eye drops ...
Home-Based Amblyopia Treatment Is Noninferior to Patching
Sep 10, 2024 · A novel, binocular eye-tracking, home-based based amblyopia treatment is noninferior to patching and demonstrates a higher compliance rate, according to a prospective, randomized, controlled trial published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. The treatment is safe and allows parents to personalize the video content viewed by the children ...
Macular Hole Monitoring Reduces Vision Loss Risk - Optometry …
Jun 24, 2024 · Patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM), vitreomacular traction (VMT), or posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) are at an increased risk for macular hole, according to a poster presented at the American Optometric Association (AOA) 2024 annual meeting held from June 19 to 22 in Nashville.
2022: A Year of Triumphs and Breakthroughs in Optometry
Dec 22, 2022 · Optometry Advisor looks back at some of the top stories of 2022. In 2022, optometrists saw legislative victories in Virginia — where optometrists can now perform YAG laser capsulotomies, selective laser trabeculoplasties, and laser peripheral iridotomies — and Colorado — where ODs can now perform those laser procedures, as well as removal ...