Optometry Advisor

Miriam Korik, OD, lauds individuals for proactively taking to #DigitalMedia to research #EyeHealth, but cautions her patients against falling victim to the #Misinformation spread by some of these platforms. Digital media has allowed information to become more accessible than ever, and search engines, social media, and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools have transformed the way patients approach health care, including #Optometry. These technological advancements have empowered patients to learn more about their health, but they also raise new challenges, including blurring the line between myths and scientifically-grounded truths. As #EyeCareProfessionals, optometrists face an increasing need to address the implications of widespread #DigitalMisinformation and #SelfDiagnosis facilitated by digital media. Read more ?? : https://bit.ly/3AU9bgS #Optometrist #EyeHealth #EyeCare #HealthMisinformation #PatientManagement #Optometry #SocialMedia #AI #SearchEngines #HealthSafety #PublicHealth

The tendency to hold a smartphone closer than the conventional 40 cm working distance may explain why patients without presbyopia are more predisposed to digital eye strain than their peers with presbyopia, according to research published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (College of Optometrists). Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZgCIuL #SmartphoneUse #Presbyopia #DigitalEyeStrain #EyeCare #EyeHealth #Optometry

?? An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states. Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZaNkKn #EColi #EColiOutbreak #OrganicCarrots #HCSM #ProductRecall

Small additional amounts of exercise each day are associated with lower blood pressure (BP) in a free-living setting, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Circulation (American Heart Association). Read here: https://bit.ly/4eN103N #LowerBloodPressure #BloodPressure #Exercise #EyeHealth #Optometry

Adults with autism often present with refractive, ocular motor and pattern glare issues, and treating refractive and ocular motor concerns may lower pattern glare scores in these patients, according to an exploratory study published in Clinical and Experimental Optometry. This finding suggests that tinted lenses may not be necessary if refractive and ocular treatments are performed first. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Os1Fgv #Autism #Refraction #OcularMotorIssues #PatternGlareScores #EyeHealth #EyeCare #OcularTreatments #RefractiveTreatments #Optometry #Optometrist

On Friday 29 November (12 noon) Dr Margaret Woodhouse will be holding a FREE webinar for eye care professionals on vision in people who have Down's syndrome. PLEASE SHARE with your child's vision health care specialists and opticians. Book here: https://loom.ly/g0iRMAg #opticians #eyecare #optometry #dispensingopticians #eyesight

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)- or sodium hypochlorite (NaCLO)-containing disinfectants provide a better option than using povidone iodine or multipurpose solution for limiting Acanthamoeba castellanii in contact lenses, according to research published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye (BCLA). Using a cleaner containing 20% isopropyl alcohol prior to disinfection increases the disinfection efficacy further still, which is particularly important when using multipurpose solutions, according to the report. Read here: https://bit.ly/3CFJAc4 #HydrogenPeroxide #H2O2 #SodiumHypochlorite #NaCLO #PovidoneIodine #MultipurposeSolution #ContactLensSolutions #ContactLenses #AcanthamoebaCastellanii #Optometry #EyeCare #EyeHealth #Optometrist

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced survival in US cancer patients, according to a study published in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Researchers theorized that this may be due to SARS-CoV-2 infections, disruptions in cancer care, and patients being diagnosed with cancer at older ages and more advanced stages. Read here: https://bit.ly/3OpTyAY #COVID19 #Pandemic #CancerPatients #Cancer #Oncology #SARSCoV2Infections #CancerCare #MedicalResearch #Oncologist

Anisometropia, the degree of strabismus, and suppression can lead to extraocular muscle alignment variability in children with concomitant strabismus, according to a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Since determining the stability of alignment is crucial prior to initiating surgery, this finding may guide clinical decision making for patients who require surgical procedures following amblyopia therapy, the report suggests. Read more: https://bit.ly/494iZl2 #Anisometropia #Strabismus #ExtraocularMuscleAlignment #EyeHealth #EyeCare #ConcomitantStrabismus #StrabismusSurgery #Amblyopia #AmblyopiaTherapy

Enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-SD-OCT) reveals significant subfoveal choroidal thinning in eyes with high myopia, with greater thinning noted in the nasal and inferior macula, according to research published in Eye. This thickness is associated with age, sex, axial length, and staphyloma, according to the report. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eOFoEa #EDISDOCT #SubfovealChoroidalThinning #HighMyopia #Myopia #Macular #AxialLength #Optometry #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Optometrist #ChoroidalThickness