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AOA 2025: LNZ100 clinical trial insights from Dr Marc BloomensteinMarc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, is a clinical investigator in the trials and overviews the transformative potential of LNZ100.
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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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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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AOA 2025: Ben Casella, OD, shares highlights and intentions for OM 2025 in MinneapolisConnecting with colleagues, taking courses, and gathering insight for Optometry Times.
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An immodest proposal: Implementing walkable communities for the good of eye careWalkable communities could aid in reduction of type 2 diabetes.
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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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What do you say when your best friend asks for dry eye advice?When her friend began experiencing dry eye symptoms while undergoing chemotherapy, Katherine Mastrota, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl ABO, found herself in a unique position to provide specialized advice.
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Vision Expo East 2025: Determining dry eye treatments, layer by layerMilton Hom, OD, FAAO, took a deep dive into the lipid, aqueous, and mucin tear film layers to determine specialized treatment options for different types of dry eye.
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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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You and Eye: Myopia cannot be viewed as a specialty in today's practice settingMiriam Korik, OD, and Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, discuss the shift of myopia management from a specialty to a vital aspect of primary care optometry, emphasizing the need for more practitioners to integrate effective strategies and collaborate for better patient outcomes.
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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).
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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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CIME 2025: Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO, shares therapeutic update for retinal diseaseAs a retinal expert, Ferrucci discusses some emerging retinal therapies that excite him.
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Peripupillary prognosticators of glaucomaExamine the anterior segment for risk factor identification and early diagnosis.
