INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

  The impact of calcium channel blockers on glaucoma remains a topic of debate, with some studies suggesting they may increase the risk of glaucoma and others indicating a protective effect. In this study published in  Ophthalmology Glaucoma  researchers observed a potential protective association between calcium channel blocker use and visual field deterioration. But they suggested the need for further investigation.

Spectacle lenses containing highly aspherical lenslets have been shown to slow myopia progression. Chinese Researchers of this study found that 95% of children who wore anti-myopia glasses experienced myopia progression of less than 2.50D.  Researchers concluded: “Therefore, long-term wear of highly aspherical lenslets eyeglass lenses could significantly reduce the incidence of high myopia.”