Dr. Adam D. Mark's blog
Ultraviolet protection!!
AOA's annual American Eye-Q® survey shows only 47 percent of Americans say UV protection is most important factor when purchasing sunglasses
Baseball is back!! Wear your sports glasses!
Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera suffered a small fracture in the bone under his right eye after getting hit by a hard grounder in a spring training game Monday.
Cabrera, who received eight stitches to close the bloody wound, told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney Tuesday that the team would re-evaluate him in a week, but he likely will be out at least a couple of weeks. Cabrera's vision is fine, according to the team.
"I was lucky," he told Olney.
Controlling MYOPIA
The ROMIO trial or Retardation of Myopia in Orthokeratology is a clinical trial that randomized children to orthokeratology (over night wear of special contact lenses) verses wearing glasses.
Even though the results aren't finalized and published its reported that the children that wore the over night contact lenses had a 43% reduction in axial elongation,.. which means reduced nearsightedness.
Again, while the official results aren't published this shows early evidence that over night wear of specialty contact lenses plays a role in myopia control.
CRT Case report - Dr. Marks son
CORNEAL REFRACTIVE THERAPY
Corneal refractive therapy (CRT) is a FDA approved specially designed contact lens worn during sleeping hours to reshape the cornea without permanently altering its physiology. The lenses are removed upon wakening and provide clear vision during the day without glasses, daytime contacts or surgery. No more dealing with broken frames, lost contact lenses and contact lens induced dry eye discomfort.
More Evidence of overnight contact lens wear reducing the progression of myopia - a case involving my own son soon to follow
PolyU Optometry Expert Proves the Effectiveness of Orthokeratology in Myopic Control 2012/01/8
Myopia (or shortsightedness) is the most prevalent eye problem in Hong Kong population and especially for school children. Local Chinese students have a higher prevalence of myopia regardless of whether they attend in local or international schools when compared with other ethnic groups. Myopia will bring inconvenience in everyday life and serious myopia is associated with retinal degeneration, peripheral retinal breaks and glaucoma which may lead to permanent vision loss and blindness.
GILENYA - new drug for Multiple Sclerosis
Gilenya is a relatively new ORAL medication to treat MS. Gilenya treats the relapsing form of MS.
Patients should be aware that this medication can cause macula edema which causes vision symptoms very similar to as if you were having a MS attack(optic neuritis). Your vision should be checked by your eye doctor prior to starting the medication and then 3 months later!!
These lenses will be in our office soon!!
Electronic Eyeglasses Allow Users To Adjust Prescription.
The Los Angeles Times (10/13, Bailey) reports that electronic eyeglasses may be the solution for people who currently wear progressive lenses or bifocals. PixelOptics has developed "a new line of glasses that combine traditional lenses with transparent liquid crystals. A microprocessor makes the liquid crystals change the glasses' prescription, either automatically or on command, when activated by a tiny accelerometer or a finger touching a sensor on the earpiece."
VIDEO GAMES HELP VISION??
Playing video games helps adults with lazy eye
By Sarah Yang, Media Relations | August 31, 2011
BERKELEY —
Here are some words that few would have thought to put together: video game therapy. Yet, a pilot study by vision researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that playing video games can help improve the vision of adults with amblyopia, or lazy eye.
The study found that participants experienced marked improvement in visual acuity and 3-D depth perception after spending just 40 hours playing off-the-shelf video games.
Eyeglasses that change focus electronically- coming soon to our office!!!
New Eyeglasses Change Focus Electronically.
On its website, KPHO-TV Phoenix, Arizona (8/19, Hoey), a CBS affiliate, reports that yesterday in Phoenix, eye doctors had the chance to take a look at "the world's first and only electronically-focusing prescription eyeglasses." Called EMPOWER, the special eyeglasses, created by Pixel Optics, change focus when the wearer touches his temple or tilts his head, thus activating "a layer of liquid crystals in each lens, instantly creating a near-focus zone." The new glasses are powered by a hidden battery that is fully rechargeable.
