Jordana Joy, Associate Editor

Survey participants cited cost concerns, perceived inevitability, and deprioritization as obstacles to receiving eye care.

The bill will make 3 changes that enhance oral medication usage, with 1 change expanding access to in-office procedures.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of July 14-July 18.

Nicox’s nitric oxide (NO)-donating bimatoprost eye drop works to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Study authors Preeya K. Gupta, MD; and Paul Karpecki, OD, formulated a case in their literature review for the routine evaluation of the upper eyelid during meibomian gland imaging.

ODs reflect on their time in Minneapolis, Minnesota, citing continuing education, tech updates, and networking opportunities as valued takeaways from the meeting.

These screening solutions will work to make early detection of diabetic retinopathy easier with on-the-spot screening.

The Topical Sustain Release drop technology was designed to address suboptimal patient adherence and high treatment cost.

Nora Lee Cothran, OD, FAAO, discussed the importance of optometrists addressing mental health with patients in their chair.

Nora Lee Cothran, OD, FAAO, moderated an Innovation Hub panel that featured 3 companies, giving insights into what's to come in the optometric industry.

Joe Shovlin, OD, FAAO, sat down with Optometry Times to detail a presentation he gave at AOA's Optometry's Meeting 2025.

From blue light blockers to sleep apnea, Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, FNAP; and Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, outlined how sleep can influence brain and ocular health, and vice versa.

The DSLT technology has been fully commercially available in the US since February 2025.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of July 7-July 11.

Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, is a clinical investigator in the trials and overviews the transformative potential of LNZ100.

A total of 20 countries will have import duties due and reciprocal tariffs will be in effect starting August 1.

Beginning in July 21, the Varilux Physio extensee and Varilux Physio extensee Classic Edition will be available in the US.

Kristin Adams, OD, and Colleen Onstad, MSW, LICSW, detailed the importance of recognizing the signs of domestic violence in patients during Optometry's Meeting 2025.

Carlos Chacon, OD, MSc, FIACLE, cited economic and geographic barriers and nonstandardized education as the major barriers keeping patients from adequate eye care in Latin America.

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, gave a presentation alongside Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, at this year's Optometry's Meeting.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of June 30-July 4.

Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, said that you don't need to have a leadership title to take on a leadership role.

Nicholas R. Green, OD, FAAO, gave a presentation on the management and treatment of diabetes and its ocular effects at the American Optometric Association’s Optometry’s Meeting 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, outlines her AOA's Optometry's Meeting 2025 presentation on nutrition and its impact on ocular health.

The president and Board of Trustees were officially recognized and inducted at Optometry’s Meeting 2025 on June 28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the annual AOA House of Delegates (HOD) meeting

The campaign, Eyes Tell the Story: The Impact of Dry Eye, will work to educate the public about dry eye by means of personal stories and survey data.

Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, detailed a talk she gave alongside Mary Beth Yackey, OD, at Optometry's Meeting 2025.

Shelby Brogdon, OD, details opportunities for practices to answer the patient's concerns from the chair before they hit the internet for their contact lens needs.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of June 23-June 27.

Janna Pham, OD, shares key takeaways from a corneal tomography session she presented alongside Travis Pfeifer, OD; and Matthew McGee, OD.