- The longitudinal association between perceived stress and dry eye symptoms: A cross-lagged panel study. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Aug; 103(8):e70091.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide suggestive, but not confirmatory, evidence of a small prospective association between earlier perceived stress and later dry eye symptom burden in a sample of predominantly young adult women. However, the finding should be interpreted cautiously given the modest sample size, the two-wave design, and its dependence on a directional one-tailed test. Further longitudinal studies are needed.
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- Case series: The role of retinal ischemia in the pathogenesis and clinical manifestation of diabetic retinopathy. [Case Reports]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Aug; 103(8):e70090.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Advanced stages of DR may lack prominent fundus findings and may be easily misdiagnosed as milder DR without a comprehensive multimodal imaging diagnostic approach.
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- Global scope of glaucoma clinical practice for optometrists. [Review]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70088.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Optometrists are increasingly essential to patient access and sustainable glaucoma care delivery. Although educational and training standards continue to improve, significant barriers-including regulatory restrictions, inconsistent public funding, and resource limitations-must be addressed to optimize optometry's role in addressing the global burden of glaucoma.
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- Glaucoma: Expanding knowledge, expanding scope. [Editorial]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70087.OV
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- Prediction of myopia progression in children wearing highly aspherical lenslet spectacles. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70089.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: This study developed practical predictive models to identify children at high risk of rapid myopia progression while wearing highly aspherical lenslet spectacles. These findings provide a clinically applicable, evidence-based tool for personalized myopia management, supporting early stratification and tailored intervention to improve myopia control outcomes in children. However, these results are population-specific and should be cautiously generalized to pediatric cohorts from other ethnic groups or regions.
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- Randomized comparison of lipid-containing and non-lipid-containing artificial tears on tear film dynamics over a 3-month period. [Randomized Controlled Trial]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70084.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Patients with lipid deficiency may benefit from lipid-containing AT over the non-lipid-containing AT to stabilize tear lipid thickness and minimize tear thinning while increasing tear breakup time.
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- Visits to optometrists or ophthalmologists by U.S. school-aged children with autism: Estimates from the 2022-2023 National Survey of Children's Health. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70086.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that public health efforts should be focused on revising vision screening guidelines to recommend the referral of all school-aged children with autism to an optometrist or ophthalmologist because these revisions would be likely to lead to a considerable increase in the receipt of regular eye care among children with autism.
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- Comparison of neutralization and disinfection kinetics in povidone iodine- and hydrogen peroxide-based soft contact lens care solutions. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70085.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: This study possesses a conflict of interest, and external validation is encouraged. The povidone iodine system achieved remarkably rapid disinfection across all strains at a 5000-fold lower molar concentration than the hydrogen peroxide system, well below the ocular irritation threshold. Povidone iodine's consistent, rapid disinfection, along with its high safety profile, suggests it may be a more optimal care option than the current gold standard.
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- Agreement between ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer metrics from widefield optical coherence tomography and Goldmann II, III, and V in glaucoma. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70079.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Overall, structure-function models in healthy eyes and VF nondefective locations were similar across all stimulus sizes, but larger deviations were observed in VF defective locations and with worsening glaucoma stage. Our findings suggest that GIII sufficiently balances measurement variability and VF defect detection, but that disease stage-specific variations in the structure-function relationship exist and the ability to monitor VF defect progression over time is poor regardless of stimulus size.
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- Repeatability of SpotChecks contrast sensitivity test in macular disease. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70082.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: In adults with macular disease and good to mildly reduced visual acuity, SpotChecks demonstrated intra-visit repeatability comparable to Pelli-Robson and healthy individuals. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed comparable discriminative performance for SpotChecks and Pelli-Robson, both outperforming high-contrast logMAR acuity.
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- Reflections on emerging therapies for inherited retinal diseases following a community education event: A qualitative exploration. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jul; 103(7):e70083.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Our participants shared a strong desire for effective treatment, regardless of the therapeutic approach. Limited options and anticipated timeline to develop gene-specific therapies led many to view gene-agnostic approaches as more viable within their lifetime. Ongoing research updates were deemed valuable for fostering acceptance of emerging therapies and supporting treatment decision-making.
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- Optical myopia control interventions: Evaluation of methods and success in a real-world population. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jun; 103(6):e70075.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Monitoring the rate of AL progression prior to intervention has advantages such as predicting and measuring success in this UK clinical population. The large variability in treatment response and the 33% overall success rate should help inform balanced discussions about the risks/benefits of optical myopia management interventions.
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- Influence of corneal endothelial cell density after penetrating keratoplasty on contact lens induced corneal swelling. [Multicenter Study]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jun; 103(6):e70080.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Although all eyes fitted with various lens designs were clear, lower central cell density correlated with increased swelling during lens wear, except when smaller diameter scleral lenses were worn. Clinically, however, cell density does not seem to be a robust predictor of corneal swelling induced by lens wear post-keratoplasty.
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- Ciliary muscle thickness and intraocular pressure before and after latanoprost. [Journal Article]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jun; 103(6):e70076.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: Thicker baseline CMTMAX/CMT1 was associated with larger latanoprost-induced IOP reductions and lower baseline IOP. Future studies should determine the clinical usefulness of ciliary muscle dimensions as a predictor of the response to latanoprost in glaucoma patients.
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- A randomized crossover clinical trial of the Deseyne contact lens for presbyopia with extended depth of focus. [Randomized Controlled Trial]Optom Vis Sci. 2026 Jun; 103(6):e70081.OV
- CONCLUSIONS: The Deseyne contact lens for presbyopia with extended depth of focus extends the depth of focus of the eye and thus improves intermediate and near visual acuity.
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