Brooke Henson, Editor

Ocular drug delivery gains speed

Chief optometric editor Ben Casella’s inspiring hair journey

New styles, shapes and colors offered.

Increasing vitamin D intake may lower the risk of contracting COVID-19

Find out what your patients are tweeting about you.

Chad Overman, OD, and Ernie Bowling, OD, MS, FAAO, FNAP, review the importance of telemedicine in optometry. Increased quality of care, access to care and education, and larger patient bases are some of the many benefits discussed.

Campaign looks to build awareness of myopia management

Portable AI systems to diagnose diabetic retinopathy without input from a doctor

Company celebrates Contact Lens Health Week across social platforms

Optometrists urged to provide input to shape initiative’s outreach

Online resources make safe contact lens wear possible during COVID-19

Fast track and orphan drug designation granted.

Registration is currently open

With the release of CDC guidelines on contact lens wear and publication of a peer-reviewed paper on the topic, lead author Lyndon Jones, PhD, FCAHS, FCOptom, FAAO, offers advice to ODs and patients alike about safe contact lens wear. Read the paper from Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, “The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners.”

Distribution to begin in the European Union.

Initiative helps eye care and local communities address COVID-19

Safety concerns identified with injection treatment

Leading perimetry screening devices added to company’s portfolio

Results highlight gene therapy’s potential to treat LHON

New dry eye platform created

Specialties, procedures, and conditions considered