Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor

The 128th AOA Congress and 57th AOSA conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will feature a wide variety of symposia, CE, and special events for optometrists, residents, and students.

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Erin Tomiyama, OD, PhD, FAAO, offers actionable advice for myopia management and perspective for practitioners ready to refine their approach.

At the 2025 ASCRS meeting, Mitch Shultz, MD, presented compelling new findings from a 12-week clinical trial investigating the impact of lotilaner 0.25% ophthalmic solution on meibomian gland function.

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, details a presentation he gave with Tanner Ferguson, MD, at the Collaborative Care Symposium 2025.

IVMED-85 is a preservative-free, nonatropine daily drop that slows myopia progression by strengthening scleral and corneal collagen crosslinks via LOX activation.

Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, details a Collaborative Care Symposium 2025 presentation given with Prethy Rao, MD.

The PDUFA date for Brimochol PF is January 28, 2026.

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, details the importance of identifying the best candidates and practicing comanagement for refractive surgery.

At the Collaborative Care Symposium, Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO, highlighted how newer retinal therapies are addressing treatment gaps by offering extended dosing intervals without compromising efficacy—ultimately easing the burden on both patients and providers.

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, details the importance to unveiling the underlying cause of dry eye in a CCS 2025 presentation.

Alcon’s dry eye candidate acoltremon 0.003% is a first-in-class thermoreceptor agonist, which stimulates corneal sensory nerves to increase natural tear production to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

In this Q&A, John D. Gelles, OD, and Steven Greenstein, MD, chat about what inspired them to launch the symposium, what makes this year’s agenda especially exciting, and why the future of refractive care depends on stronger collaboration between ODs and MDs.

Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FEAOO, details the key takeaways from a poster presentation she participated in during ARVO 2025.

Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FEAOO, discussed research that utilized IQVIA longitudinal prescription claims data from September through November 2023, coinciding with Miebo's FDA approval in September.

New data from North American and Chinese clinical trials reinforce the safety, efficacy, and durability of DOT lenses in slowing pediatric myopia progression, without evidence of rebound.

Steven Greenstein, MD, one of the cochairs of the Collaborative Care Symposium gave some insight into the upcoming conference and what attendees can expect.

The study targets a prevalent yet under-addressed component of dry eye disease: lipid layer dysfunction, implicated in approximately 86% of dry eye cases, especially those associated with screen use and environmental exposure.

Susvimo is the first and only FDA-approved, continuous delivery treatment shown to maintain vision in people with DR with just one refill every 9 months

Susana Marcos, PhD, discusses the implications her research presents for the role optical coherence tomography (OCT) could play in presbyopia and myopia accommodation efforts.

Susana Marcos, PhD, outlines a presentation she gave at ARVO 2025 on a unique utilization of optical coherence tomography.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of May 12-May 16.

Can a drop of perfluorohexyloctane, known to persist in the tear film, influence the precision of keratometry and ultimately affect surgical planning?

Because this year’s session is joint between the AOA and WCO, the session will feature work from members across both groups.

Bausch + Lomb’s propriety Zenlens technology, which includes SmartCurve and Bi-Elevation, apply custom HOA correction to the lens to reduce visual disturbance, blurring, and distortion.

Digital Twin and VESA can integrate refractive data, topography, biomechanical properties, and even simulate age-related changes in the eye—turning it into a predictive and diagnostic tool for clinicians managing complex conditions like presbyopia.

At ARVO 2025, Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, emphasized the need for more accurate, condition-specific tools in evaluating myopic eye growth and treatment efficacy.

Lindsell discusses promising retinal therapeutics, such as at-home therapies, gene therapy, and devices like the Valeda Light Delivery System (LumiThera), which uses photobiomodulation and shows early promise in preventing geographic atrophy altogether.