ODs must raise awareness about glaucoma
February 3, 2020
I hope everyone had a good and productive Glaucoma Awareness Month. It’s in January, just in case you needed a reminder for when to wear your green ribbon on the lapel of your lab coat.
Benjamin P. Casella, OD, FAAO
Coats’ disease: A case study of a 4-year old boy
January 28, 2020
Early and correct diagnosis of this congenital retinal vasculopathy vital to improve visual outcomes.
Look at more than the optic nerve head in glaucoma patients
January 22, 2020
Epiretinal membranes can affect accuracy of a glaucooma diagnosis and disease monitoring
SD-OCT shows schisis advancements due to sickle cell
January 22, 2020
Retinoschisis can make diagnosing open-angle glaucoma especially difficult for optometrists.
Sights are set on perfect vision in 2020
January 21, 2020
I used to show more patients the 20/15 line during a refraction. I’m not sure when I stopped doing that as much—or why. At any rate, most of my refractions stop at 20/20 these days.
How I reflect on the year as an OD
December 5, 2019
Is there room for improvement? You bet there is.
Be leery of large optic cups when screening for pediatric glaucoma
November 21, 2019
Kids with big optic cups make me leery. They always have. I will say that, like most ODs, I have seen far more cases of pediatric physiologic cupping than I have of pediatric glaucoma.
Giving thanks, optometry style
November 13, 2019
Giving thanks sounds like a great idea. The enterprise seems easy enough. However, the days come and the days go with me not exercising the giving of thanks nearly enough. So, here goes…
New research highlights how data is processed to detect glaucomatous optic neuropathy
October 14, 2019
Over this past summer, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to deliver a speech to the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry residency class of 2019.
Why taking patient history never ends
October 4, 2019
I don’t like to read. I never did, and, still today, I’m more of a “wait until the movie comes out” kind of guy. I’m very fortunate in that our kids take after their mother in this regard (among others).
