Weekend Atropine Eyedrops (1%) Therapy Controls Childhood Myopia The eyes of today’s children have no time to relax. Reading, writing, watching television, using the computer, surfing the internet or playing video games. Not surprisingly, about half of our primary school children are shortsighted. But there’s good news, childhood myopia control can be controlled through atropine…
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Spectacles wear is the oldest and still the most popular method of correcting myopia in children. Parents are naturally concerned if glasses should be prescribed for their young children and if so, how strong and how often should they be worn? There is also the fear that constant wearing of spectacles will cause myopia to…
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Introduction The prevalence of myopia has escalated remarkably over the past twenty years in Singapore. It is the most common eye problem, which our society faces today. It has been estimated that 40% of our present population is myopic. This compares rather unfavorably with 25% in the United States and 9% in Sweden. With these…
DetailsContrast sensitivity is the ability for a person to detect an object against a background that can be very similar to the object in contrast. A person who has good contrast sensitivity is able to distinguish an object which may be very similar in color or contrast to the background in a dim environment. Testing…
DetailsThe accommodative facility test is used to examine a person’s focusing ability. Young persons below 40 years of age are able to focus at near objects and then switching focus to a distant object rapidly without losing clear focus. The ability to do this very rapidly while attaining clear vision before moving on the the…
DetailsWe all have a preferred or dominant eye just as we all have a preferred or dominant hand. In most cases, the dominant eye corresponds with the side of the dominant hand. Thus, if you are right-handed, chances are that your dominant eye is also the right eye. Of course, this is not always true.…
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