Assessing accommodative function, such as measuring near lag of accommodation, is a vital component of understanding the myopia profile of your patient. In this post Dr Kate Gifford describes how to measure accommodation lag in practice.
Progressives, bifocals, binocular vision and more Are progressive addition lenses and bifocals created equal for myopia control? When do they
Kids and dry eye Only a minimal percentage of children are likely to suffer dry eye symptoms (4%) compared to
While esophoria and myopia have a long-associated link,(1-3) exophoria must also be on our myopia management agenda. The punchline, up
When it comes to contact lens corrections for young myopes, the impact of orthokeratology (OK) and multifocal soft contact lenses
Changing a myope from spectacle to contact lens wear can alter their binocular vision (BV) function. The myope reading through
Binocular vision is a much neglected (and even maligned?) domain of eye care where I’ve had numerous colleagues say their
This one hour lecture, delivered to final year QUT optometry students, describes a simplified two-system approach to BV diagnosis and management.
From a myopia control point of view, esophoria and accommodative lag are the key clinical red flags in assessing your patient’s visual efficiency, and thankfully both will usually respond positively to a near addition.
Kate describes near heterophoria to her patients as where their eyes aim in space – the posture of their vergence system – and esophoria is our key enemy in the myopia control battle.
