Jeffrey Walline

Ohio State University · Optometry

Active 1996–2026

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Citations7.9k

Papers16131 last 5y

Funding$3.3M2 active

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About

Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD, is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry and his Master’s and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies and serves as the Study Chair of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK and BLINK2) Studies, which are sponsored by the National Eye Institute (NEI) and focus on soft multifocal contact lens myopia control. He is also the Co-Chair of the Delaying the Onset of Nearsightedness Until Treatment (DONUT) Study, an NEI-sponsored planning grant aimed at exploring whether low concentration atropine can delay myopia onset. His research and clinical interests include contact lens fitting, myopia management, and pediatric eye care, with numerous contributions to the scientific literature and chapters in professional texts. Dr. Walline has received multiple awards recognizing his excellence in optometric education, research, and clinical practice, including the Optometric Educator of the Year in 2024 and the Distinguished Professor of Optometry and Vision Science in 2023.

Research topics

Medicine
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Environmental health
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Surgery
Internal medicine
Economics
Psychiatry

Selected publications

IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2021 · 438 citations
The prevalence of myopia has markedly increased in East and Southeast Asia, and pathologic consequences of myopia, including myopic maculopathy and high myopia-associated optic neuropathy, are now some of the most common causes of irreversible blindness. Hence, strategies are warranted to reduce the prevalence of myopia and the progression to high myopia because this is the main modifiable risk factor for pathologic myopia. On the basis of published population-based and interventional studies, a…
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IMI Impact of Myopia
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2021 · 387 citations
The global burden of myopia is growing. Myopia affected nearly 30% of the world population in 2020 and this number is expected to rise to 50% by 2050. This review aims to analyze the impact of myopia on individuals and society; summarizing the evidence for recent research on the prevalence of myopia and high myopia, lifetime pathological manifestations of myopia, direct health expenditure, and indirect costs such as lost productivity and reduced quality of life (QOL). The principal trends are a…
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Effect of High Add Power, Medium Add Power, or Single-Vision Contact Lenses on Myopia Progression in Children
JAMA · 2020 · 288 citations
1st authorCorresponding
Importance: Slowing myopia progression could decrease the risk of sight-threatening complications. Objective: To determine whether soft multifocal contact lenses slow myopia progression in children, and whether high add power (+2.50 D) slows myopia progression more than medium (+1.50 D) add power lenses. Design, Setting, and Participants: A double-masked randomized clinical trial that took place at 2 optometry schools located in Columbus, Ohio, and Houston, Texas. A total of 294 consecutive elig…
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Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children
Cochrane library · 2020 · 195 citations
1st authorCorresponding
Background Nearsightedness (myopia) causes blurry vision when one is looking at distant objects. Interventions to slow the progression of myopia in children include multifocal spectacles, contact lenses, and pharmaceutical agents. Objectives To assess the effects of interventions, including spectacles, contact lenses, and pharmaceutical agents in slowing myopia progression in children. Search methods We searched CENTRAL; Ovid MEDLINE; Embase.com; PubMed; the LILACS Database; and two trial regist…
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Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023-02-16 · 154 citations
reviewOpen accessSenior author
BACKGROUND: Myopia is a common refractive error, where elongation of the eyeball causes distant objects to appear blurred. The increasing prevalence of myopia is a growing global public health problem, in terms of rates of uncorrected refractive error and significantly, an increased risk of visual impairment due to myopia-related ocular morbidity. Since myopia is usually detected in children before 10 years of age and can progress rapidly, interventions to slow its progression need to be deliver…
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