Article
Ophthalmology
Donald O. Mutti, Loraine T. Sinnott, David A. Berntsen, Lisa A. Jones-Jordan, Danielle J. Orr, Jeffrey J. Walline
Summary: This study compared axial and peripheral eye elongation during myopia therapy with multifocal soft contact lenses. The findings suggest that wearing +2.50 D addition multifocal contact lenses can neutralize or reverse the increase in retinal steepness caused by single vision lenses.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Giulia Carlotta Rizzo, Assunta Di Vizio, Francesco Versaci, Katarzyna Przekoracka, Silvia Tavazzi, Fabrizio Zeri
Summary: The accuracy and inter and intra-observer reliability of centration assessment of extended depth of focus (EDOF) contact lenses were evaluated using corneal topography in this study. The results showed that the topographic assessment was very accurate in determining the centration of EDOF contact lenses. The inter-observer reliability was good, while the intra-observer reliability was partially affected by the level of clinical experience of the practitioner.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Paul Chamberlain, David Scott Hammond, Baskar Arumugam, Arthur Bradley
Summary: This study analyzed the accumulated axial growth of eyes using a dual focus myopia control contact lens over a 6-year clinical trial. The results showed that the treatment significantly reduced the growth of the eyes compared to untreated myopic eyes, with a greater reduction observed in eyes that underwent the treatment for a longer duration.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
David A. Berntsen, Anita Ticak, Loraine T. Sinnott, Moriah A. Chandler, Jenny Huang Jones, Ann Morrison, Lisa A. Jones-Jordan, Jeffrey J. Walline, Donald O. Mutti
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between peripheral defocus, pupil size, and different types of contact lenses on axial growth in children. The results showed that the lens type had a greater impact on eye growth than peripheral defocus, and pupil size had no significant effect. These findings are important for guiding the use of contact lenses in children.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Beatriz Redondo, Jesus Vera, Ruben Molina, Tomas Galan, Pedro Machado, Raimundo Jimenez
Summary: This study aimed to examine the accommodative and behavioral performance while wearing dual-focus and single-vision soft contact lenses. The results showed that wearing dual-focus soft contact lenses led to increased lag of accommodation, variability of accommodation, and reaction time.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Alba M. Garcia-del Valle, Vanesa Blazquez, Juan Gros-Otero, Monica Infante, Antonio Culebras, Antonio Verdejo, Javier Sebastian, Marcos Garcia, Sara Bueno, David P. Pinero
Summary: This study suggests that the Esencia lens is effective in slowing down myopia progression in children in the short term compared to traditional soft contact lenses, with comparable safety features and visual outcomes.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Osamu Hieda, Yo Nakamura, Takahiro Hiraoka, Miho Kojima, Tetsuro Oshika, Chie Sotozono
Summary: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of peripheral low add multifocal soft contact lenses for suppressing the progression of myopia in myopic elementary school children. A total of 100 myopic school children will be included in the prospective randomized controlled trial, with the primary outcome being the change in axial length over a 2-year period.
Article
Neurosciences
Fan Jiang, Xiaopeng Huang, Houxue Xia, Bingqi Wang, Fan Lu, Bin Zhang, Jun Jiang
Summary: The study found that the spatial distribution of the relative corneal refractive power shift plays a significant role in myopia control. Corneal reshaping induced less axial length elongation compared to multifocal soft contact lenses, indicating that contact lenses inducing RCRPS closer to the corneal center may have a better effect on myopia control.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Elizabeth P. Shen, Hsiao-Sang Chu, Han-Chih Cheng, Tzu-Hsun Tsai
Summary: This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel extended-depth-of-focus (EDOF) soft contact lens for myopia control in children. The results showed that the EDOF lens was effective in slowing myopia progression and reducing axial length elongation compared to the single-vision contact lens.
OPHTHALMOLOGY AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Zengying Wang, Yifei Meng, Zuocheng Wang, Lili Hao, Vania Rashidi, Haiyan Sun, Jun Zhang, Xiaokun Liu, Xuemin Duan, Zhaocai Jiao, Sufang Qie, Zhipeng Yan
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the ocular measurements associated with axial length (AL) growth in children wearing ortho-k lenses. The results showed that both crystalline lens thickness (CLT) and AL significantly increased after 12 months of ortho-k wear. Greater baseline spherical equivalent (SE) and greater increase in CLT were associated with less increase in AL during ortho-k wear in children with myopia.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
David A. Murphy, Jeffrey S. Samples, Emily M. Zepeda, Kamran M. Riaz
Summary: Traumatic injury in pediatric patients often leads to significant refractive errors that can cause amblyopia if left untreated. Scleral contact lenses (ScCLs) are effective in treating these refractive errors, but intolerance may be a limiting factor. While soft contact lenses (SCLs) are well tolerated, they are less effective in treating refractive errors compared to ScCLs.
EYE & CONTACT LENS-SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Jianxia Fang, Zhu Huang, Yan Long, Miaomiao Zhu, Qin Wu, Xiaojun Chen, Wei Xv, Chixin Du
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCLs), orthokeratology contact lenses (Ortho-kCLs), and single vision spectacles (SVSs) for myopia control. The results showed that wearing MFSCLs and Ortho-kCLs significantly delayed myopia progression compared to SVSs.
EYE & CONTACT LENS-SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Na Li, Weiping Lin, Ruixue Liang, Ziwen Sun, Bei Du, Ruihua Wei
Summary: Different BOZD OK lenses, DISC lenses, and SCL lenses have certain effects in retarding axial elongation in 8-11-year-old myopes. 5.0 mm-BOZD OK lenses and DISC lenses have better control efficacy for low myopic eyes compared to single-vision SCLs or 6.2 mm-BOZD OK lenses.
Article
Ophthalmology
Mark A. Bullimore, Samantha Sze -Yee Lee, Katrina L. Schmid, Jos J. Rozema, Nicolas Leveziel, Edward A. H. Mallen, Nina Jacobsen, Rafael Iribarren, Pavan K. Verkicharla, Jan Roelof Polling, Paul Chamberlain
Summary: Myopia can start and progress during childhood as well as during adulthood. This review aims to summarize the published data on myopia onset and progression in young adults aged 18 to 40, to characterize myopia in this age group, and to identify gaps in the current understanding.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Raimundo Jimenez, Beatriz Redondo, Tomas Galan, Pedro Machado, Ruben Molina, Jesus Vera
Summary: This study investigated the short-term effects of wearing dual-focus soft contact lenses on the steady-state accommodative response and NITM for myopia control. The results showed that wearing dual-focus lenses reduces the accommodative response during near tasks and results in a small initial myopic shift after 5 minutes of near viewing.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Suzanne Stevens, Nicola Anstice, Aimee Cooper, Lucy Goodman, Jennifer Rogers, Trecia A. Wouldes
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Ophthalmology
Safal Khanal, Sachi Nitinkumar Rathod, John R. Phillips
Summary: Atropine eye drops are commonly used to slow myopia progression, and this study found that atropine affects neural activity in the inner retina and potentially in photoreceptors as well.
DOCUMENTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Martin Loertscher, Simon Backhouse, John R. Phillips
Summary: The study found that MOK lenses significantly reduce eye growth compared to conventional OK lenses over an 18-month period.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sharon A. Bentley, Nicola S. Anstice, James A. Armitage, Jason Booth, Steven C. Dakin, Garry Fitzpatrick, Peter Herse, Lisa Keay, Allison M. McKendrick
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Rebecca Findlay, Lisa Hamm, Nicola Anstice, Carol Chelimo, Cameron C. Grant, Nicholas Bowden, Jesse Kokaua, Joanna Black
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the variability by ethnicity, socio-economic status and location in coverage and testability of the universal B4 School Check vision screening in children aged 4-5 years in New Zealand. Significant disparities exist in vision screening coverage and testability for New Zealand pre-school children. Equity-focused initiatives are required to improve outcomes for children from Maori and Pacific families, and those from households in lower socio-economic areas.
JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Rebecca Findlay, Joanna Black, Lucy Goodman, Carol Chelimo, Cameron C. Grant, Nicola Anstice
Summary: The study compared different vision screening tools in detecting ocular conditions in preschool children, with the Spot vision screener showing better sensitivity and specificity in improving accuracy for identifying significant refractive error.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Nabin Paudel, Benjamin Thompson, Arijit Chakraborty, Jane Harding, Robert J. Jacobs, Trecia A. Wouldes, Sandy Ty Yu, Nicola S. Anstice
Summary: While vision and neurodevelopmental measures at 2 years were poorly associated with visual function at 4.5 years of age, lower scores on tests of motor function at 2 years may be associated with vision abnormalities, particularly reduced stereopsis, at 4.5 years of age.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Renata Watene, Shannon L. Davies, Lilon G. Bandler, Donna Murray, Nicola Anstice, Shelley Hopkins, Andrew Collins, Mitchell D. Anjou, Kelley Baldwin, Susan L. Kelly
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Kate Thomson, Cindy Karouta, Faran Sabeti, Nicola Anstice, Myra Leung, Tina Jong, Ted Maddess, Ian G. Morgan, Jeremy Game, Regan Ashby
Summary: This study reports on the safety profile of a novel dopamine-based ophthalmic treatment for myopia, levodopa/carbidopa eye drops. The results suggest that topical levodopa/carbidopa is safe and tolerable to the eye, paving the way for future studies on the efficacy of this novel ophthalmic formulation in the treatment of human myopia.
CTS-CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Ophthalmology
Nicola S. Anstice, Khyber Alam, James A. Armitage, Brett Biles, Joanna M. Black, Mei Ying Boon, Teah Carlson, Holly R. Chinnery, Andrew Collins, Anthea Cochrane, Debbie Duthie, Shelley Hopkins, Gary Fitzpatrick, Lisa Keay, Renata Watene, Aryati Yashadhana, Sharon A. Bentley
Summary: Access to culturally safe health services is a basic human right, but Indigenous peoples in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have been severely impacted by colonization, oppression, and systemic racism. Recognizing the importance of cultural competence and safety, the respective health regulatory agencies and professional boards have emphasized the need for safe healthcare for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Maori patients. This article discusses the integration of Indigenous knowledge, local histories, and cultural education modules into optometry curricula and the importance of clinical placement partnerships with Indigenous communities to improve eye health equity. Despite the progress, there is still work to be done to graduate culturally safe optometrists.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Philip R. K. Turnbull, Lucy K. Goodman, John R. Phillips
Summary: This study used gmfERG response amplitudes to compare the differences in central and peripheral retinal responses between dual-focus contact lenses and single-vision lenses. The results showed that dual-focus lenses had higher DC and IC response amplitudes compared to single-vision lenses, with the highest values observed in the central 10 degrees of the retina. This suggests that dual-focus contact lenses slow myopia progression by modifying central rather than peripheral retinal activity.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ranjay Chakraborty, Chris Seby, Hannah Scott, Victoria Tang, Eva Kemps, Nicola Anstice, Emilia Juers, Nicole Lovato, Deepa A. Taranath, Richard A. Mills, Leon C. Lack
Summary: This study investigates the differences in melatonin circadian timing and output, sleep characteristics, and cognitive function between myopic and non-myopic children. The findings reveal that myopic children have delayed melatonin secretion, lower levels of nocturnal melatonin output, delayed sleep timing, unstable sleep onset and wake-up time, and a preference for evening-type diurnal rhythm. Myopic children also exhibit slower reaction time in sustained attention tasks.
Meeting Abstract
Ophthalmology
Ranjy Chakraborty, Konogan Baranton, Daniel Spiegel, Pascale Lacan, Matthias Guillon, Nicola Anstice, Coralie Barrau, Thierry Villette
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Nicola S. Anstice, Bianca Davidson, Bridget Field, Joyce Mathan, Andrew V. Collins, Joanna M. Black
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the repeatability of four common heterophoria tests. The Howell card test showed the lowest intra-examiner variability and the best limits of agreement. However, many standard heterophoria tests have low repeatability, limiting their ability to reliably detect differences of 4 prism dioptres.
JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samuel T-H Chiang, Philip R. K. Turnbull, John R. Phillips
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)