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Industry momentum was accelerated in 2019 when data first showed the efficacy of soft contact lens and spectacle interventions for myopia control. Image: Nicoleta Ionescu /Shutterstock.com.

Australian eyecare professionals are confident in the nation’s ability to combat the global myopia epidemic. Equipped with industry-leading products, a myopia-centred practice focus, and a proactiveRead More

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Industry momentum was accelerated in 2019 when data first showed the efficacy of soft contact lens and spectacle interventions for myopia control. Image: Nicoleta Ionescu /Shutterstock.com.
Australian eyecare professionals are confident in the nation’s ability to combat the global myopia epidemic. Equipped with industry-leading products, a myopia-centred practice focus, and a proactive
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]]> ZEISS forms Myopia Advisory Board to advise on innovations https://www.insightnews.com.au/zeiss-forms-myopia-advisory-board-to-advise-on-innovations/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:17:33 +0000 https://www.insightnews.com.au/?p=41935
Prof Padmaja Sankaridurg, ZEISS head of global myopia management. Image: ZEISS.

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Prof Padmaja Sankaridurg, ZEISS head of global myopia management. Image: ZEISS.
ZEISS has formed a new Myopia Advisory Board, a think-tank of leading experts – including three Australians – whose scientific and practical knowledge will support the company’s innovations in myopia
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]]> AI models predict long-term visual acuity for high myopia https://www.insightnews.com.au/ai-models-predict-long-term-visual-acuity-for-high-myopia/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:30:53 +0000 https://www.insightnews.com.au/?p=39380 models myopia
Australia is expected to have 4.1 million high myopes by 2050, unless myopia management is widely implemented. Image: dragonstock/stock.adobe.com

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Australia is expected to have 4.1 million high myopes by 2050, unless myopia management is widely implemented. Image: dragonstock/stock.adobe.com
  A recent study has leveraged machine learning to develop models for accurate prediction of the long-term visual acuity (VA) for highly myopic eyes based on clinical and imaging information. High
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]]> O=MEGA23: Highlights from the optometry clinical program https://www.insightnews.com.au/omega23-highlights-from-the-optometry-clinical-program/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 03:45:56 +0000 https://www.insightnews.com.au/?p=38434
Dr Noel Brennan presenting on a new myopia control soft contact lens prototype from Johnson & Johnson Vision.

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Dr Noel Brennan presenting on a new myopia control soft contact lens prototype from Johnson & Johnson Vision.
Myopia dominated the clinical program at O=MEGA23 and the 4th World Congress of Optometry, but there were also many other thought-provoking sessions that Insight
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]]> Don’t forget about myopia progression in adults https://www.insightnews.com.au/dont-forget-about-myopia-progression-in-adults/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:41:41 +0000 https://www.insightnews.com.au/?p=37412
Figure 1. Zeiss IOLMaster 500 optical biometer measuring axial length in an adult patient.

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Figure 1. Zeiss IOLMaster 500 optical biometer measuring axial length in an adult patient.
At the completion of this article, the reader should be able to align their clinical protocols more closely to a best-practice approach to myopia intervention, including: Understand why axial length
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