New Publication Alert! We took a look at highly myopic eyes (<-6.50D) while wearing single vision and dual focus lenses for myopia control. We found: Accommodative behavior was not significantly different in highly myopic eyes wearing single vision or dual focus lenses, however accommodative lags at near were larger for the more myopic eyes. Increased… Read more »
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Grace Walther – 2023 International Myopia Institute Best Poster Awardee
Congratulations to Grace Walther for being chosen as the 2023 International Myopia Institute Best Poster awardee for her AAO 2023 paper “Optical effects of decentering myopia control contact lenses”!
CORL Collaboration with the University of Houston
Dr. Pete Kollbaum and Martin Rickert had a fun collaboration with some colleagues from the University of Houston. A retrospective analysis of real-world clinical data found no difference in the annualised axial length (AL) growth between peripheral defocus contact lenses and orthokeratology. Further, the AL progression from this clinical setting was consistent with those reported… Read more »
Dr. Pete Kollbaum and Dr. Nitya Murthy Awarded Research Grant from the International Society for Contact Lens Research
Congratulations to Dr. Pete Kollbaum and Dr. Nitya Murthy for being awarded a research grant from the International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR)! When asked about their project, the investigators held their protocol pretty close to the chest, but we could surmise that they are looking at the optics of myopia control lenses. Stay… Read more »
Participants Needed for Contact Lens Study; Ages 8-12
Research Participants Needed Ages 8-12 Contact Lens Study at the Clinical Optics Research Lab, IU School of Optometry Participants will look at letters far away and up close with different contact lenses. $40/hr compensation; up to 3 visits, up to 2 hours each Email corl@indiana.edu for more information Clinical Optics Research Lab Indiana University –… Read more »