World Health Assembly panel to shine light on global pervasiveness of uncorrected refractive error
May 24th 2024Representatives from CooperVision and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness give a preview of what to expect at the "Universal Access to Glasses: Promoting Multisectoral Action" event at this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Myopia Collective: AOA, CooperVision unveil exciting new collaboration
April 25th 2024Michele Andrews, OD, vice president of professional and government affairs for CooperVision, and Terri A. Gossard, OD, MS, member of the AOA board of trustees, sat down with Optometry Times to discuss the goals and tactics of The Myopia Collective.
Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, FNAP, joins Dr. Korik to discuss a newly published study on the incidence of keratoconus among pediatric patients in a Chicago-based study. The pair also discuss the International Keratoconus Academy, and Morgenstern's experience working at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Deciding on Birmingham as site of ADA, Genentech's diabetic eye disease manuscript
Bryan Wilson, executive director of medical affairs at Genentech, details why Birmingham, Alabama was chosen as the community to study the effects of diabetic eye disease among African Americans in a new manuscript from the ADA and Genentech.
The manuscript, "Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in Alabama," highlights the burden of diabetic eye disease in Alabama, as well as strategies that target racial health disparities within that population.
Vision Expo East 2024: Shedding light on orthokeratology with Dr Brianna Rhue
Dr Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS details her upcoming presentation "Cutting Out Surgery for the Management of Refractive Error," where she will detail the underutilization of orthokeratology during Vision Expo East 2024 later this week.
Vevye and the multifaceted world of treating dry eye
Marc R Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, chats with Optometry Times on the benefits of using Vevye to treat dry eye disease, when to prescribe, and how to distinguish quality candidates.
Diagnose, treat, and prevent: What's to come at the 2024 IKA Keratoconus Symposium
Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS, sits down with Optometry Times to highlight the importance of staying up-to-date with technology in the development of treatment and diagnosis of keratoconus and what's to come at this year's IKA Keratoconus Symposium in May.
IKA Keratoconus Symposium to bring "best of the best"
Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, FNAP sits down with Optometry Times to reiterate under-utilized diagnostic tools for keratoconus and the planning of this year's International Keratoconus Academy Keratoconus Symposium, running from May 18-19 in Bethesda, Maryland.
G360 2024: Rehashing glaucoma treatments with Dr Michael Chaglasian
Optometry Times chats with Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO during this year's Glaucoma 360 meeting in San Francisco, California.