Are you eagerly awaiting news of FDA approval for low dose atropine for myopia management? Several pharmaceutical companies are pursuing FDA approval and are finalizing Phase III clinical studies for review. Currently low dose atropine for myopia management is prescribed as an off-label use by doctors to slow the progression of myopia, backed by numerous international studies including the ATOM 1 and 2...

Whether your patient has keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, or irregular cornea post-corneal graft surgery, standard contact lens solutions are likely not going to provide the best vision. While scleral lenses have become a go-to for irregular corneas over the past decade, some patients struggle with insertion and removal of a larger lens, and a smaller RGP option is more ideal for them. Luckily...

Are your eyes prone to dryness, redness, irritation, or watering? Eyelash extensions should definitely not be on your to do list. A new study followed the self-reported comfort and ocular surface health of 32 healthy, young adults (average age was 25) with no previous history of dry eye or ocular surface discomfort after eyelash extension application. Lashes were applied using a standard protocol:...

Burning, red, and watery eyes: that's what I've always experienced just a short time into video game play. And with 27% of Americans playing video games at least a few hours each week, it's no surprise that dry eye syndrome is increasingly prevalent across all ages. Newly published research has confirmed what many eye doctors hypothesized to be true: video game play does result...

Redness, pain, blurry vision, gritty sensation, watering - all of these are the common signs of ocular surface disease, better known as dry eye syndrome. Until this year, the only FDA-approved eye drops to treat dry eye were focused on the anti-inflammatory pathway (Restasis 0.05% cyclosporine, Xiidra 5% lifitegrast, and Cequa 0.09% cyclosporine). If you're reading this article, chances are you have tried one or more...

As a doctor and a parent, I know how worried we are about the amount of screen time our kids are exposed to. Research published in JAMA pediatrics in 2022 shows worldwide the average child spends 4.1 hours per day in front of a screen - a 52% increase from pre-pandemic levels. Studies looking at American children's use of screens show even more...

Vision loss is one of the most common side effects of a stroke, occurring in 65% of stroke survivors according to the American Stroke Association. And for 20% of those people, the visual field loss is permanent. But could a medication help recover lost visual field? New studies show the this may be possible.Stroke and Vision LossA stroke occurs when blood flow is...