Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)
OPO - a leading international journal for contemporary research in vision science and optometry
OPO is the research journal of The College of Optometrists. It is read and cited around the world, and helps clinicians and educators stay up to date with the latest research findings on the development, use and restoration of vision.
What's in the latest issue of OPO?
OPO is published six times a year. Here are some highlights from the November 2024 issue of OPO.
Sources of reduced visual acuity and spectacle treatment options for individuals with Down syndrome: Review of current literature
Anderson (2024)
Individuals with Down syndrome are known to have a higher prevalence of ocular conditions and often have reduced best-corrected visual acuity at both far and near viewing distances across their lifespan. This review describes clinical trials evaluating alternative spectacle prescribing strategies that reduce these optical deficits, including accounting for the presence of elevated higher-order aberrations when determining refractive corrections and considering bifocal lens prescriptions.
Can we really distinguish ‘responders’ from ‘non-responders’ to myopia control interventions?
Brennan et al. (2024)
Data from the Low-concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) study shows the use of the terms, responders and non-responders, during myopia progression interventions is not supported by evidence. Faster progressors, (the non-responders) achieved similar reduction in axial elongation and myopia progression as the slower progressors (the responders) within the various atropine treatment groups.
2024 UK and Ireland modified Delphi Consensus on myopia management in children and young people.
Ghorbani Mojarrad et al. 2024
This consensus was conducted with a panel of optometrists and ophthalmologists with expertise in myopia management. It has shown that research is needed to identify those at risk of progression, the long-term effectiveness of individual and combined interventions, and when to discontinue treatment when myopia has stabilised.
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