Jordana Joy, Associate Editor

Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, overviews a handful of YAG laser procedures in his AAOpt presentation.

ODs share what they learned at this year's Academy meeting and what they plan to take home to their practices.

Approximately 40 fellows to share insights and takeaways they gain from the Flom program.

Tracy Doll, OD, FAAO, details portions of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Lifestyle Report, which discussed certain risk factors that we may have for development of ocular surface dryness or dry eye.

Christi Closson, OD, FAAO, provides insight on what other ODs learned about Johnson & Johnson's contact lens technology.

Erich Hinel, OD, MS, FAAO, provided an overview of his presentation, which focused on the approach clinicians should take when evaluating a patient with suspected scleritis.

Dana Shannon, OD, FAAO, details The Contact Lens Institute's latest report, "Disrupting the Dropout Dilemma."

Lisa Hornick, OD, MBA, FAAO, brought a twist to Jeopardy with her interactive talk at AAOpt 2024 titled "Dry Eye Jeopardy Returns."

Alongside Walt Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO, Ahmad Fahmy, OD, FAAO, gave a presentation entitled, "Management of Neurotrophic Keratitis and Corneal Neuropathic Pain," at this year's AAOpt meeting.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, breaks down the complex process of diagnosing inherited retinal diseases.

Erin Tomiyama, OD, PhD, FAAO, discusses fitting lenses, young adults with binocular vision issues, and emerging presbyopia in patients.

Jamie Kuzniar, OD, FAAO, FSLS, overviews the basics on what to look out for complications-wise in corneal transplant patients that may require a referral.

Lisa Hornick, OD, MBA, FAAO, outlines key findings from the report on the impacts of healthy cosmetic habits and reducing digital eye strain.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of November 4-November 8.

Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS, overviews a talk on keratoconus management.

The presentation covers different retinal conditions and diseases and how to utilize collaboration in order to enhance patient care.

Jamie Kuzniar, OD, FAAO, FSLS, gives a rundown of what successful scleral lens fittings entail.

Broad commercial availability of the lens is expected in the beginning of January 2025.

Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO, gave a presentation on what to know about diabetes diagnostic tools and treatment alongside Paul Chous, OD, FAAO.

Graham Erickson, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, states that maintaining eye and brain health through proper nutrition, whether through diet or supplementation, can have a significant impact on various aspects of sports performance.

Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, details the presentation she gave at this year's conference on the importance of validating patients' symptoms in cases of neuropathic corneal pain.

Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, details a Rapid Fire session she presented at this year's American Academy of Optometry meeting, which features a case study on retinal vein occlusion.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of October 28-November 1.

Comfort, vision, freedom from glasses, and convenience were cited as benefits of wearing contact lenses by survey participants.

Six topics were assessed in the report, including global data on myopia prevalence, technology, environmental and genetic contributions to myopia onset and progression, and mechanistic causes of myopia pathogenesis, among others.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of October 21-October 25.

The data showed a reduction in the GA lesion growth rate of 15.3% versus placebo from 6 to 24 months and a slowing in GA growth rate of 13.4% from baseline to 24 months.

The company previously released positive data results from the pivotal Phase 3 CLARITY study in April, with the NDA submitted in August of this year.

The OCS-01 eye drops, which utilize an OPTIREACH formulation of high concentration dexamethasone, are intended to be a non-invasive topical treatment.