INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics , Volume 29, Number 6, November 2009 , pp. 615-624(10) a significant relationship was found between these dysfunctions and academic scores in every academic area (reading, mathematics, social science and science) in the total sample. Therefore, accommodative and vergence functions should be tested for all school children who have visual symptoms and/or academic difficulties. Additional study is needed to determine if improvements of accommodative and vergence functions also improve academic achievement.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(10):1354-1361. According to this study: "although diabetes and metabolic abnormalities may be associated with a small increase in intraocular pressure, they are not significant risk factors for glaucomatous optic neuropathy."

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Volume 35 , Issue 10 , Pages 1711-1714 (October 2009) This study concludes: "Near reading ability was better with the Tetraflex accommodating IOL than with the Crystalens accommodating IOL at all print sizes"