Greater variability in systolic blood pressure between clinic visits can predict visual field progression in primary open-angle glaucoma.

An elevated polygenic risk score may serve as a prognostic biomarker for identifying patients with open-angle glaucoma who are predisposed to rapid visual field decline. A higher polygenic risk score ...

Video game therapy combined with eye patching may improve visual acuity, stereoacuity, and fixation stability in pediatric strabismus.

Image Credit: Getty Images This commentary, from an AOA Federal Relations & Advocacy representative, explores recent legislative initiatives on the optometric scope of practice and the regulation of ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis shows 0.01% to 0.05% atropine can effectively manage myopia progression. Low-dose atropine at 0.01% to 0.05% may be effective at slowing progression of myopia ...

A 4-metabolite stroke score independently predicted incident ischemic stroke and improved risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors, suggesting potential utility for earlier identification of ...

Top food researchers have teamed up on a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health to push policymakers for stricter action on ultra-processed foods (UPFs). HealthDay News — Top food ...

President Donald Trump has ordered federal health agencies to review and potentially narrow the list of vaccines recommended for kids. HealthDay News — President Donald Trump has ordered federal ...

As vaccination rates drop nationwide, the virus is moving beyond insulated communities, overwhelming public health departments constrained by shoestring budgets. HealthDay News — Ben Dowse hadn’t ...

Children wearing spectacle lenses designed to induce peripheral myopic defocus experienced significantly slowed myopia progression and axial elongation over a 24-month period compared with those ...

Combining an ultrasonic atomization of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs with artificial tears improves outcomes in dry eye disease compared with artificial tears alone. Chinese herbal medicine ...