Know options for treatment are available
New systems, digital front desks, and analytics help ODs reinvent practice management plans
Modern technology enables early detection, individualized solutions.
Considerations in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema.
Managing patient expectations is key to selecting the best lens
Long-term success of contact lens wearers attributed to education, professional input on cleaning methods
Brad Sutton, OD, FAAO, FORS, discusses key takeaways from his discussion, "Genetic testing in AMD: critical, useful, or inappropriate," which he presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a condition associated with significant systemic morbidity. Abnormal proliferation of cells derived from the neural crest can cause benign and malignant tumors throughout the body in NF1.
Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, shares highlights from her 2022 American Academy of Optometry presentations in the contact lens space.
Understand the condition’s structural, innervational, neurological, and genetic abnormalities
One OD has polished a 4 step process of introducing new contact lens technology to patients
Research indicates that too much technology usage results in negative effects on eyesight.
This imaging technique provides depth-resolved images of retinal vasculature.
Potential presbyopia treatment coming
Clinicians must think creatively for solutions to vocational rehabilitation
Graham Erickson, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, gives key takeaways of his presentation, "Sports vision grand rounds," which he presented during the 2023 AOA Optometry's Meeting in Washington, DC.
Imaging can elucidate visual prognosis and disease progression risk.
Set your young patients—and their caregivers—up for success in treatment.
Jamie Kuzniar, OD, discusses scleral lens fitting for patients with keratoconus at the IKA Keratoconus Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Optometrists can play an important role in early detection, earlier surgical referral to experienced skillful surgeons, surveillance, and follow-up care for glaucoma patients.
Treatment should be adjusted based on disease severity.
When considering the best modality these lenses' stability are superior.
Optimizing eye care for pilots is crucial for safe flying.
Physicians share tales of creative workarounds to cope with this condition.
At NOA 2023, Monique Barbour, MD, caught up with Optometry Times to tell us more about her presentation on the latest and greatest in glaucoma.
Paul Smith shares an update on Orasis Pharmaceutical's CSF-1 drug and what to expect this year.
Jacobi Cleaver, OD, FAAO, caught up with Optometry Times to talk about his presentation on squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva, which he discussed at the National Optometric Association in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.