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AOA 2023: Improving patient experience in vision therapy rooms with new technologyMarc Taub, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD, took a moment to speak to Optometry Times about exciting, dynamic technology that can improve experience in vision therapy rooms.
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Protect patients’ eyes by encouraging a three-step ocular wellness regimenAn ocular wellness regimen doesn’t need to be complicated—simply wipe, spray, and warm
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Peripupillary prognosticators of glaucomaExamine the anterior segment for risk factor identification and early diagnosis.
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New ways to keep dry eye patients comfortable in contact lensesNew contact lens releases moisturizers during wear to maintain homeostasis
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AOA 2024: How to support patients who are receiving intravitreal injectionsRafieetary emphasizes the importance of follow-up plans and consistent support to prevent patients from dropping out of treatment, which can negatively impact their prognosis.
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How to manage adenoviral conjunctivitisAdenoviral conjunctivitis (Ad-CS) has never been so popular a topic as it is right now. With over 26 million viewers tuning in to watch the Olympics, Americans have watched Bob Costas’s unilateral conjunctivitis worsen, then become bilateral. His ocular condition prompted many commentators to remark, “Can’t someone help him?”
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How to manage adenoviral conjunctivitisAdenoviral conjunctivitis (Ad-CS) has never been so popular a topic as it is right now. With over 26 million viewers tuning in to watch the Olympics, Americans have watched Bob Costas’s unilateral conjunctivitis worsen, then become bilateral. His ocular condition prompted many commentators to remark, “Can’t someone help him?”
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How to manage adenoviral conjunctivitisAdenoviral conjunctivitis (Ad-CS) has never been so popular a topic as it is right now. With over 26 million viewers tuning in to watch the Olympics, Americans have watched Bob Costas’s unilateral conjunctivitis worsen, then become bilateral. His ocular condition prompted many commentators to remark, “Can’t someone help him?”
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AOA 2024: Decoding early keratoconus: The new management paradigmDrs Clark Chang and Tracy Lynn Schroeder Swartz give an overview of their Optometry's Meeting talk on detecting keratoconus early, providing tips for the proper technology to use and how to properly detect high-risk patients.
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Sports concussions: How they affect optometry, how ODs can helpSports concussions continue to make the news as long-term effects continue to emerge. Katherine K. Weise, OD, MBA, FAAO, explains how concussions and optometry are related and how ODs can help assist patients who suffer side effects of sports concussions.
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Gene therapy: The future is nowStudies allow optometrists to tell patients that there is hope.
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Alzheimer's disease and optometry: diagnosis, prevention, managementStuart Richer, OD, PhD, provides an overview of his AOA 2022 presentation titled, "Alzheimer's disease: diagnostic criteria, prevention, and lifestyle management."
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Using imaging to identify demodexSome ODs find diagnosing demodex to be a challenge. Nick Pondelis of Tufts Medical Center explains how imaging may be helpful in successfully diagnosing and treating demodex at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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Diabetes may impact dry eyePatients with diabetes may need to add a dry eye workup to their health assessments. Scott Schwartz, OD, from Detroit, MI, discusses his poster, “Does diabetes make a difference in dry eye,” at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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Advancements in refractive surgery show promiseRefractive surgery options continue to evolve. Jake Weber, student at Southern College of Optometry, compares newer refractive surgery devices to traditional refractive surgery weighing the pros and cons at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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The effectiveness of lid cleansers on demodex in vitroAl Kabat, OD, FAAO, professor at Southern College of Optometry, discusses his research of the available lid cleansers on the market and how they perform at eradicating demodex in vitro at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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AAOpt 2023: Anterior segment in the next generation of optometryTracy Doll, OD, FAAO, shares an overview of her anterior segment symposium presented during the 2023 AAOpt annual meeting.
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AAOpt 2023: The optometric year in reviewA rapid-fire, top-level review of what happened in optometry in 2023.
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Treating inflammation tackles filamentary keratitisCorneal filaments frequently recur after removal, and resolution occurs only by treating the patient’s underlying inflammation. This case illustrates the need to move to atypical therapies, such as N-acetylcysteine.
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Drug offers hope in treating ocular melanomaRichard Carvajal, MD, associate professor at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses one drug potential to treat ocular melanoma at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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Placebo may be as good as omega-3s according to DREAM study findingsPenny Asbell, MD, professor of ophthalmology at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, discusses the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study (DREAM) study and why omega-3s may be no better than a placebo in helping dry eye at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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The methodology and findings of the DREAM studyEric Kuklinski, clinical research coordinator at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, discusses the methodology behind the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study (DREAM) study and its findings at ARVO 2018 in Honolulu.
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Elevating optometric keratoconus managementWhat to know about evolving guidelines and potential medicolegal risks.
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How a study group can help youStudy groups can help their members via group discussion and sharing. If you’re looking to form or join a study group, find out what leads to success.
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Lessons in leadership from Dori Carlson, OD, FAAOWhy optometrists should embrace leadership for a better tomorrow
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The double standard of clinical care: Do as I say, not as I doMichael Brown, OD, MHS-CL, FAAO reflects on how, sometimes, doctors fail to practice what they preach
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How students learn perioperative careAt the Rosenberg School of Optometry at the University of the Incarnate Word, fourth-years get hands-on experience in care for patients pre- and post-surgery, preparing them for real-world comanaging relationships.
