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This study aimed to determine the historical, diagnostic, and treatment aspects in patients with documented visual snow syndrome/visual snow in an academic, optometric setting.
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A retrospective analysis was pe…
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This case highlights ocular adverse effects of a rare, potentially life-threatening complication from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Papilledema can occur because of increased intracranial pressure caused by cerebral venous sinus…
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Acute infectious conjunctivitis poses significant challenges to eye care providers. It can be highly transmissible, and because etiology is often presumed, correct treatment and management can be difficult. This study uses unbiased dee…
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This is the first study of the prevalence and faculty status of optometrists practicing at academic medical centers in the United States.
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This study aimed to quantify the number of optometrists at academic medical center…
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Highly hyperopic children are at greater risk for developing conditions such as strabismus, amblyopia, and early literacy and reading problems. High hyperopia is a common finding in infants in a pediatric medical practice, and early detection can be done effectively in that setting with tropicamide autorefraction.
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot screening program to detect high hyperopia in 2-month-old infants in a pediatric medical practice in Columbus, Ohio.
METHODS
Cycloplegic refractive error (1% tropicamide) was measured by retinoscopy and autorefraction with the Welch Allyn SureSight (Welch Allyn/Hillrom, Skaneateles Falls, NY) in 473 infants (55.4% female) who were undergoing their 2-month well-baby visit at their pediatrician’s medical practice. Cycloplegic retinoscopy (1% cyclopentolate) was repeated at a subsequent visit in 35 infants with ≥+5.00 D hyperopia in the most hyperopic meridian during the screening.
RESULTS
Twenty-eight infants (5.9%) had high hyperopia (spherical equivalent, ≥+5.00 D), and 61 (12.9%) had high hyperopia (≥+5.00 D in at least one meridian of at least one eye) by retinoscopy with 1% tropicamide. The mean ± standard deviation spherical equivalent tropicamide cycloplegic refractive error measured with retinoscopy was +2.54 ± 1.54 D (range, −3.25 to +7.00 D) and with SureSight was +2.29 ± 1.64 D (range, −2.90 to +7.53 D). Retinoscopy done using 1% cyclopentolate was 0.44 ± 0.54 D more hyperopic in spherical equivalent than with 1% tropicamide (P
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Vision rehabilitation providers tend to recommend handheld, illuminated optical magnifiers for short-duration spot reading tasks, but this study indicates that they are also a viable option to improve sustained, continuous text reading…
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Wavefront-guided scleral lenses (WGSLs) reduce visually debilitating residual higher-order aberrations. Although reduced higher-order aberrations lead to improvement in monocular high-contrast visual acuity (VA), the success of the len…
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A more profound understanding of the relationship between ophthalmic findings and eye dominance is needed to guide the timely and proper treatment of binocular photic maculopathy or other macular degeneration.
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A patient …
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This study investigates how a new smartphone scanning technology compares with established online and storefront vendors in providing remote measurement and adjustment of prescription eyeglasses.
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This study aimed to evaluate a new technology for ordering prescription eyeglasses online.
METHODS
Thirty participants with 2.00 to 2.75 D of presbyopia (aged 49 to 74 years) were asked to order eyeglasses with progressive addition lenses from four vendors: one online vendor using a new head scan technology (Topology, San Francisco, CA), two established Web site–based vendors (vendors A and B), and one storefront vendor: Université de Montréal’s Vision Clinic (UMVC). The resulting measurements were compared with those of opticians. Participant-reported preferences on visual and physical comfort of eyeglasses were collected after 15-minute trials of eyeglasses from each vendor.
RESULTS
Pupillary half-distance measured with Topology matched optician measurements, but online vendors A and B diverged (mean difference, − 0.80 mm [Z = −2.79; P = .005]). Topology and vendor B segment addition heights were similar to optician measurements, but vendor A diverged (mean, −1.40 mm [Z = −2.58; P = .01]). The personalization parameter values obtained with Topology were different from optician measurements for pantoscopic angle (−5.30° [Z = −4.12; P