Authors


Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS

Latest:

AAOpt 2024: What optometrists think of the NutriTears supplement so far

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, details the positive feedback gained so far from other optometrists that have been recommending the NutriTears supplement to their dry eye patients.


Rhett Schiffman, MD, MHSA

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Transcript: Visus presbyopia drop gets FDA IND OK

A presbyopia-correcting eyedrop recently received FDA acceptance of its investigational new drug (IND) application


Heidi Sutter, OD, MPH

Latest:

Lessons learned from COVID-19: How to prepare for the next public health emergency

How eye care practices and doctors can prepare for the next pandemic


Sandeep Jain

Latest:

Telehealth success hinges on better tools

As the need for telemedicine increases, so does the urgency for creating new, less intrusive technology platforms.


Chris Kenrick, OD

Latest:

AAOpt 2022: The importance of perioperative management in corneal crosslinking

Chris Kenrick, OD, shares what she finds to be most important from her discussion this year at AAOpt 2022.


Jamie Ho, OD, FAAO, FCOVD

Latest:

SCOPA 2022: Low vision considerations, treatments, and tools

Jamie Ho, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, shares highlights from her SCOPA 2022 presentation, "Tools and considerations for low vision rehabilitation."


Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO

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NOA 2023: Dissecting the state of optometry

Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO, addressed the "State of optometry," at NOA 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


Gheorghe Necula, MD

Latest:

Efficiency of physiotherapy in treating and preventing uncomplicated acquired myopia

An inside look into a retrospective study conducted from 2019 to 2023 that aimed to assess the effectiveness of treatment and prevention of the progression of uncomplicated acquired myopia through physiotherapeutic methods.



Elana Meer, BA

Latest:

What the COVID-19 pandemic may mean for the power of electronic health records

Electronic health records may be the future of practice management.


Joshua Davidson, OD, FAAO, FSLS

Latest:

Agent improves near vision for irregular corneas with pinhole effect

Presbyopia-correcting drops for patients with low, up-close visual function.


Matt Jones, OD

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A roundup of legislative news from 2025 so far

What to know about legislative moves that have been made through May this year.


Lee Vien, OD, FAAO

Latest:

How diabetes and glaucoma intersect

Consider the impact of diabetes on management of patients with glaucoma


Bernard Gilly, PhD

Latest:

Pipeline: New therapies to come for debilitating eye diseases

New drug from Gensight Biologics hits pipeline


Scott Han
Scott B. Han, OD, FAAO

Latest:

Shared care of the ocular surface before and after cataract surgery

Practices must efficiently integrate optometry and ophthalmology, delegating appropriate care to the proper specialist, in order to ensure patients’ total eye care needs are best met.


Amanda Legge, OD

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Keeping an eye on geographic atrophy

How to diagnose and monitor progression.


Sheri Rowen, MD, FACS

Latest:

The Impressions and Takeaways from Patient Case No. 2

An expert underscores the importance of a comprehensive dry eye examination and offers insights on distinguishing it from neurotrophic keratitis.


Shanell Matos

Latest:

The white cane and beyond: Part 2

Navigation and orientation technologies offer practical solution for people with vision loss.


Christina Twardowski, OD, FAAO

Latest:

AAOpt 2022: A collaborative approach to pediatric keratoconus offers positive patient outcomes

Christina Twardowski, OD, FAAO, and Erin D. Stahl, MD, share highlights from their discussion titled, "A collaborative approach to pediatric keratoconus," which they presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting.


Flavio Mantelli, MD, PhD

Latest:

Nerve growth factor: From discovery to development for human use

The evolution opens doors for the treatment of neurotrophic keratitis and beyond.


Mitchell Jackson, MD

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ASCRS 2023: Laser scleral microporation from Ace Vision Group

Mitchell Jackson, MD, discussed laser scleral microporation from Ace Vision Group at the 2023 ASCRS annual meeting in San Diego.


Ashley Mills

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Vision Expo: Q&A with Vision Council CEO Ashley Mills on big changes coming to the meeting

Ashley Mills, CEO of The Vision Council, gives insight into the decision to move to a flagship annual meeting and shares the vision for the meeting going forward.


Ada Noh, OD

Latest:

Biofilm busting 101

An overview of current ocular biofilm removal procedures



Shane Kannarr, OD

Latest:

Brainstorming eye care research expansion with unlimited resources

From contact lens dropout to addressing diabetic retinopathy in rural communities, optometrists choose an area of eye care research that they would expand, given the appropriate resources.


Kassi Filkins, Editor

Latest:

EyePoint completes enrollment of LUGANO and LUCIA trials

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment for the LUCIA trial, advancing DURAVYU's potential as a new treatment for wet AMD.


Martin David Harp, Editor, Ophthalmology Times

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Sight Sciences releases cost-utility analysis comparing TearCare and cyclosporine 0.05% in dry eye

TearCare is associated with greater health utility over time but also resulted in significant cost savings compared with CsA.


Lori Wright, JD

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CCS 2025: Minimizing risk in comanagement as an eye care provider

Lori Wright, JD, sat down to talk about a presentation at Collaborative Care Symposium about the risk under federal statutes and how to minimize that risk as an optometrist or an ophthalmic practice.


Mary Elizabeth McVey, OD

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Seeing patients eye to eye

Honest discussions about treatments for dry eye disease can enhance compliance and simplify care.


Suzanne W. Sherman, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dip ABO

Latest:

Pregnancy and postpartum ophthalmic changes can present a challenge

Serious pathologies require high index of suspicion for diagnosis, management

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