Exploring the effect of optometrist practice type on NHS funded sight test outcome
Publication date: Available online 20 April 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Alexander G. Swystun, Christopher J. Davey (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - April 21, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
National and sub national prevalence of amblyopia and its trends from 1990 to 2018 in Iran
Publication date: Available online 20 April 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Elham Ashrafi, Sepideh Jamali, Seyed Farzad Mohammadi, Parinaz Mehdipoor (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - April 21, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Efficacy and safety study of an eyelid gel after repeated nocturnal application in healthy contact lens users and non-users
Publication date: Available online 19 April 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): María D. Pinazo-Durán, Jorge Raga-Cervera, Silvia M Sanz-González, José Salgado-Borges, Javier Benítez-del-Castillo, Ana I. Ramírez, Vicente Zanón-Moreno (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - April 19, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Patients’ attitudes and beliefs to presbyopia and its correction
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Brooke Hutchins, Byki Huntjens (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - March 31, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
The effect of gaming on accommodative and vergence facilities after exposure to virtual reality head-mounted display
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Alvin J. Munsamy, Husna Paruk, Bronwyn Gopichunder, Anela Luggya, Thembekile Majola, Sneliswa Khulu (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - March 29, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Optometry students’ perspective on optometry in suburban Western India: A qualitative study
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Dinesh Venugopal, Barsha Lal, Suchana Shirodker, Rashmi Kanojiya, Rakesh Kaushal (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - March 21, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Contrast sensitivity function with soft contact lens wear
ConclusionCSF is better with CLs than with spectacles. CSF values with CL are similar between baseline and after 3 months of lens wear.ResumenObjetivosComparar la función de sensibilidad al contraste (CSF) con el uso de lentillas blandas y gafas. Investigar el efecto en la CSF de un periodo de uso de lentillas blandas de tres meses.MétodosEn este estudio longitudinal prospectivo incluimos a cuarenta y siete sujetos miopes sin antecedentes de uso de lentillas. La CSF se midió con gafas, utilizando el sistema CSV-1000 (VectorVision, Greenvile, OH). A continuación, se proporcionaron a los sujetos lentillas diarias desecha...
Source: Journal of Optometry - February 15, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
The influence of surgeons and technicians on the learning curve of femtosecond-laser cataract surgery
ConclusionsThe experience of each team member involved in such procedures—be it surgeons or technicians—have an impact, to a greater or lesser extent, upon the surgery’s outcome, as quantified by the outcome variables of choice.ResumenObjetivoDemostrar la influencia de la experiencia del cirujano y los técnicos de quirófano en los resultados de la cirugía de cataratas asistida por láser de femtosegundo (FLACS).Materiales y métodosNuestro estudio incluyó 250 ojos de 156 pacientes sometidos a cirugía de cataratas o extracción de cristalino transparente, en las que la capsulorrexis y la fragmentación de lente s...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 31, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Myopia and its progression in children in London, UK: a retrospective evaluation
Conclusions: In this cohort, the proportion of glasses prescriptions for myopia and the rate of progression are higher than previously reported for European countries. Living in an urban environment may result in similar progression rates despite different genetic backgrounds.ResumenObjetivo: A nivel mundial está incrementando la prevalencia de la miopía, que se inicia a edades tempranas y progresa de manera rápida, lo cual conduce a un mayor número de adultos miopes, y a un riesgo de complicaciones que ponen en riesgo la visión. No se dispone de datos acerca de las tendencias de la miopía en áreas urbanas en Reino ...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 27, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
The clinical and experimental significance of blinking behavior
Publication date: Available online 25 January 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Charles W. McMonniesAbstractEvaluations of tear functions frequently involve some form of voluntary control over blink behaviour. To the degree that voluntary control of blinking risks departure from normal-range spontaneous blinking, the tear function findings from such studies may be confounded. Even subject awareness that blinking is being assessed may influence findings if such awareness results in any degree of voluntary control. Ideally, the influence on blink rate and tear functions induced by therapeutic or experimental interve...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 27, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Change in body height, axial length and refractive status over a four-year period in caucasian children and young adults
ConclusionsIn emmetropia body growth and axial elongation are correlated. In participants with myopia, body growth appears to stabilise whilst axial elongation continues at a much faster rate indicating dysregulation of normal ocular growth.ResumenIntroducciónLa estatura y la longitud axial (LA) se incrementan durante la infancia, derivando en miopía el exceso de elongación axial. No existe consenso acerca de la asociación entre crecimiento corporal y LA durante el desarrollo refractivo. Este estudio exploró la asociación entre los cambios de estatura, LA y estatus refractivo a lo largo de un periodo de cuatro años ...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 27, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
The role of tele-ophthalmology in diabetic retinopathy screening
Publication date: Available online 14 January 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Chris Kalogeropoulos, Maria Stefaniotou, Marios NeofytouAbstractDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of legal blindness in the United States. Considering the increasing incidence of DR, it is extremely important to detect the most cost-effective tools for DR screening, so as to manage this surge in demand and the socioeconomic burden it places on the health care system. Despite the advances in retinal imaging, analysis techniques are still superseded by expert ophthalmologist interpretation. Teleopht...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 15, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Competencies and training needs of the Portuguese optometrists - a national inquiry
ConclusionsThe results of this study allowed us to conclude that the competences most frequently performed by Portuguese optometrists are a very reductive view of the internationally stipulated, based on Refraction, Basic Ocular Health Assessment, Contactology and Paediatric Optometry in School Age (>6 years old). The most important training needs occur at the level of Applied Ocular Pharmacology, Prismatic Prescription, Optometry in Special Needs Populations, Contactology in Special Cases, Low Vision and Clinical/Hospital Internship. Professional experience of 10 years or more and Master’s/PhD qualifications give rise t...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 15, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
A systematic review about the impact of phakic intraocular lenses on accommodation
Publication date: Available online 11 January 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Carlos J. Hernández-Rodríguez, David P. PiñeroAbstractPhakic intraocular lenses (pIOL) are the main treatment for patients who have either high ametropia or contraindications for laser refractive surgery. The main feature that makes this kind of lenses suitable for its implantation in young adults searching for independence of optical prescription is the conservation of accommodation, since lens extraction is not required. A systematic review has been performed to evaluate the scientific literature on the effect of pIOL implantation...
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 12, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Gamification, serious games and action video games in optometry practice
Publication date: Available online 6 January 2020Source: Journal of OptometryAuthor(s): Marc Argilés, Laura Asensio Jurado, Lluïsa Quevedo Junyent (Source: Journal of Optometry)
Source: Journal of Optometry - January 7, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
