We tend to think of dry eye as an adult problem. Yet children now spend long school days on tablets and Chromebooks, then keep using devices at home. In an interview with Optometry Times, Pamela Theriot, OD, FAAO, described how… Read More »Kids, Chromebooks and Dry Eyes: Signs Parents Can Miss
Parents hear conflicting advice about phones, tablets, and homework screens. Christina M. Danley, OD, FOVDR, writing in Optometry Times, argues that the useful answer is not a blanket ban. Screens can worsen symptoms, but they also act as a stress… Read More »Is Screen Time Hurting My Child’s Eyes? What to Ask Beyond Yes or No
Parents of children with high myopia often ask which atropine strength is worth the side effects. A multicenter, double-blind randomized trial from Shanghai centers, published in Nature Communications and indexed as PMID 42957683, compared three nightly concentrations over two years.… Read More »High Myopia in Kids: What a 2-Year Atropine Dose Trial Found
Parents often ask me whether eye exercises can help their children see or perform better. It is a fair question, and a new study from the University of Tsukuba in Japan gives us some early, honest data. What visual skills… Read More »Can Eye-Movement Exercises Help Kids? What a Small Study Shows
ScienceDaily reported that scientists have found a hidden retinal defense against vision loss: a natural protective process inside the eye that may help retinal cells survive stress. It is the kind of discovery that does not change treatment tomorrow but… Read More »Scientists Discover a Hidden Defense System in the Retina