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AOA 2023: Clinical study gives AMD patients possible new treatmentJeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO, who presented a poster on the Light Site 3 clinical study at the AOA online e-poster event, discusses a promising new treatment for patients with AMD.
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Death of the pressure patch has been slightly exaggeratedBest practice guidelines are just that-guidelines. They’re not religious dogma designed to herd everyone into the same line. We are rightly moving toward more evidence-based medicine, such as increased use of bandage lenses and less pressure patching in the management of corneal abrasions and erosions.
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Operational efficiency keeps OD focused on patient careDemands for increased efficiency from doctors will intensify as vision plans and medical insurance plans drive reimbursement downward. To meet these demands, doctors need to train staff members to handle more responsibilities and keep the doctor focused on taking care of patients.
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CIME 2024: Confronting Demodex blepharitis with advanced treatmentMarc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, discusses how optometrists can proactively manage Demodex blepharitis by regularly examining eyelids, diagnosing the condition early, and offering treatments to effectively eradicate the mites and prevent future complications.
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'First treatment for keratoconus itselfAbout two in 10 patients with keratoconus requires eventual corneal transplantation, and these patients comprise 5,000, or 15%, of the corneal transplants in the United States each year.
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Honoring optometry and ophthalmology residents: The 2023 Excellence in Eye Care Resident Recognition AwardsNominations for the 2023 awards will close July 31, 2023.
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Study determines drowning victims' corneas safe for transplantationThe study, based out of India, successfully transplanted 32 of 34 corneas harvested from drowning victims.
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Why you can’t separate refraction from pathologyI’ve been thinking a lot about technology lately and how it’s going to-um, scratch that-how it already is impacting eye care.
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Managing cases of dry eye: Expect the unexpected2 cases illustrate the importance of ocular surface optimization.
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Grasp the dos and don'ts of electronic medical recordsAdding electronic medical records to a practice is a huge undertaking.
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Handling patients who want you to adjust glasses purchased onlineGone are those simple days when nearly all patients purchased glasses from their eye doctors’ offices. Online eyewear vendors have exploded onto the scene, and the fallout includes the doctor/patient relationship.
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New protocols and technological processes may offer advanced characterization for choroidal nevusAlthough the differential diagnosis of pigmented fundus lesions is limited, the distinctions among these lesions are not always clear.
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EyeCon 2024: A registration reminder from Dr. Ben CasellaEyeCon 2024 will be running from September 27-28 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Racial and economic disparities in diabetes care and outcomesIt’s time to act with a few rational and relatively modest proposals.
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Will the SMILE procedure replace LASIK?The femtosecond laser has brought many significant advances to eye surgery. For more than a decade, it has been used to create lamellar corneal flaps for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and more recently this laser is used to precisely perform several steps in cataract surgery.
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Global dry eye by the numbersThe latest in market trends can offer insights into patient care.
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SECO 2023: Drugs of the futureMilton M. Hom, OD, FAAO, FACAAI (Sc), shares key takeaways from his SECO 2023 presentation, "Drugs of the future."
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OCT in pediatric eye diseaseEye disease is relatively uncommon in children. When it is present, however, optometrists may find the tasks of selecting tests, obtaining findings, and interpreting results to be more difficult.
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Why Blink and Opternative are a disaster waiting to happenI think we’ll all agree technology is great and wonderful. We wouldn't be where we are as a profession without technological advances and the vast improvements these technologies provide in caring for our patients. Yet as with any new technology, sometimes it is difficult to discern its boundaries.
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AOA 2024: Innovations in ocular surface diseaseWalter Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO, weighs in on the importance of staying in the know of innovations in treatment options for the sake of patient care.
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AOA 2023: Diving into new data on MiSight contact lenses for myopia managementAt AOA Optometry's Meeting 2023, in Washington, DC, Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, provides updates on the latest at CooperVision, including new data on MiSight myopia management contact lenses and information on their ortho-K software, Visavy.
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Treatment Approaches for MGDDr David Kading explores various treatment options for MGD, including thermal pulsation and light-based therapies such as low-level and intense pulsed light (IPL).
