Myopia Control 2020: Where are we and where are we heading?

MA Bullimore, K Richdale - Ophthalmic and Physiological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This review arms practitioners with the evidence‐based information they need to
fully manage myopia. Recent findings The recent peer‐reviewed literature is critically …

Contact lens-related corneal infection: Intrinsic resistance and its compromise

SMJ Fleiszig, AR Kroken, V Nieto, MR Grosser… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contact lenses represent a widely utilized form of vision correction with more than 140
million wearers worldwide. Although generally well-tolerated, contact lenses can cause …

The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners

L Jones, K Walsh, M Willcox, P Morgan… - Contact Lens and Anterior …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel coronavirus (CoV), the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2), results in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As information concerning the …

[HTML][HTML] Overnight orthokeratology

MA Bullimore, LA Johnson - Contact lens and anterior eye, 2020 - Elsevier
Overnight orthokeratology lenses are approved in countries all over the world for the
temporary reduction in myopia, and recently, one lens design has received regulatory …

Contact lens‐related corneal infection in Australia

F Stapleton - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial keratitis is a rare but potentially severe sight‐threatening condition, associated
with societal burden, cost and morbidity. Compared with microbial keratitis without lens …

[PDF][PDF] The economic and societal impact of myopia and high myopia

SYL Chua, PJ Foster - Updates on myopia: A clinical perspective, 2020 - library.oapen.org
The prevalence of myopia is most pronounced in the industrialized nations of East Asia,
where rates of 95% among young adults have been recorded [1]. In this context, the impact …

[HTML][HTML] Thirty years of 'quiet eye'with etafilcon A contact lenses

N Efron, NA Brennan, RL Chalmers, L Jones… - Contact Lens and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Frequent replacement contact lenses made from the etafilcon A hydrogel lens material were
introduced onto the market over 30 years ago, and etafilcon A remains the most widely used …

Personal hygiene risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis

A Stellwagen, C MacGregor, R Kung… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjophth.bmj.com
Objective Microbial keratitis is a sight-threatening complication of contact lens wear, which
affects thousands of patients and causes a significant burden on healthcare services. This …

[PDF][PDF] Optical interventions for myopia control

WC Tang, M Leung, ACK Wong, C To… - Updates on Myopia: A …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
A variety of clinical methods are currently utilized for retarding myopia progression.
However, none of the methods have been proven to cease the development or progression …

Ocular conditions and dry eye due to traditional and new forms of smoking: A review

D Makrynioti, Z Zagoriti, C Koutsojannis… - Contact Lens and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Addiction to cigarette smoking has high prevalence rates recorded worldwide. Smoking has
been linked to several life-threatening systemic conditions such as cancer, heart attack and …