Science. The garlic to most online vision improvement vampires (of your wallet and sanity). You won’t find many links to Google Scholar and clinical studies and optometry journal articles on most vision improvement sites. Why?
We wont dare to speculate (or speak ill of the unicorn farmers). But here you will find discussion about vision biology, about discoveries in optometry science, and many studies and articles relevant to understanding myopia and your eyesight.
Improved Glaucoma Detection: Singapore Study
From Today Online:Singapore — He was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2014, but 61-year-old Mr Ismail Busri does not know when the insidious eye disease first crept up on his left eye. Characterised by progressive damage to the optic nerve and loss of vision, glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide.“I was very surprised when the doctor told me I had glaucoma as no one else in my family has it. By then, about half of the vision [...]
Cruel, Cruel Winter
Perhaps you've noticed that there haven't been a whole lot of coherent words from me in the last few days, here on the blog.I left sunny, warm Bangkok with the slightest bit of a bug of some kind.Whatever the tiny bug was, it sure likes Japan. And the cold. And me, being a dumba** as usual, insisting on spending entire days outdoors, despite howling winds and low single digit temperatures. My logic for not even buying a hat? I'd only [...]
The Unstoppable Global Myopia Epidemic – Doubles Again
The largest study of childhood eye diseases ever undertaken in the U.S. confirms that the incidence of childhood myopia among American children has more than doubled over the last 50 years. The findings echo a troubling trend among adults and children in Asia, where 90 percent or more of the population have been diagnosed with myopia, up from 10 to 20 percent 60 years ago.The Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS), conducted by researchers and clinicians from the USC Eye [...]
Eye Drop Warning: Avoid Benzalkonium Chloride
Dry eyes. Bane of my existence.I used to have really dry eyes. I don't anymore, but there was a time where I couldn't wear contact lenses, and my eyes felt like sandpaper was rubbing around in them. If you read this blog regularly, you already know about some great strategies to prevent dry eyes.In many cases eye drops are simply abused, and the true cause of dry eyes is ignored.If you have dry eyes because of contact lens use, if [...]
The Hong Kong Myopia Epidemic
Today the podium goes over to MH Edwards, PhD, FCOptom, CSY Lam, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO, who writes: The prevalence of myopia amongst the Chinese has escalated in recent decades. While this refractive error was previously a little more than an inconvenience and a source of unwanted expense to the affected individuals, it is now sufficiently prevalent to warrant national concern. Edward continues, pointing out some of the problems with this growing myopia prevalence: It should be pointed out here that [...]
Breaking: Science Discovers The Cause Of Nearsightedness
There has been a breakthrough, ladies and gentlemen. One of the most respected scholars of our time has put forth a strong thesis on the root cause of myopia, one which appears scientifically sound and fully explains the cause of myopia. Exciting times. Discovering causes usually heralds the discovery of cures, in short order. So what did this scientist discover? In simplest terms, he found that myopia is caused by near work (close-up focus). What?! It couldn't be this simple. [...]