Comprehensive Eye Exams

Ruth Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO, outlines what it means to identify ACES in pediatric patients.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of June 17-June 21.

Rafieetary emphasizes the importance of follow-up plans and consistent support to prevent patients from dropping out of treatment, which can negatively impact their prognosis.

Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, was this year's award winner.

A patient's ethnicity and race should be considered when assessing risk factor and changing management plans, according to Ruth Shoge, OD MPH, FAAO.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of June 10-June 14.

LGBTQ patients are more at risk for not receiving health care due to fear of discrimination.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of June 3-June 7.

One of the resources provided by the partnership is a Dry Eye Wheel, which provides mitigation, measurement, and management processes to inform the treatment of dry eye disease.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of May 27-May 31.

The company’s initiatives include involvement with the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition and discounting blue light screen protectors and its pediatric eye care program, among others.

Investigators found more cases than expected following tomography of 2007 eyes.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of May 20-May 24.

Representatives from CooperVision and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness give a preview of what to expect at the "Universal Access to Glasses: Promoting Multisectoral Action" event at this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

South Dakota’s newest scope expansion bill, signed into law earlier this year, offers new opportunities for optometrists.

The Early Detection of Vision Impairment in Children (EDVI) Act was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives with the goal of improving access, diagnosis, and treatment for children ages 2 to 17, according to Prevent Blindness.

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

Selina McGee, OD, FAAO, shares an overview of a panel on Thyroid Eye Disease that took place at Controversies in Modern Eye Care.

The important role eye care providers play in lessening the burden of myopia treatment for pediatric specialists.

Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% is a preservative-free, stable eye drop, which blocks the α1 receptor within the iris dilator muscle without affecting the ciliary muscle.

One of the 15 clinics Miriam Korik, OD, works at is an optical boutique. She shares her expertise on exam personalization and how to realize these tweaks as sales.

The company’s inSights Research Program found that an increase in eye exams and prescription eye care products sold in 2023 resulted in slight industry growth.

Ocuphire Pharma and Viatris developed the drug together for the reversal of pharmacologically-induced mydriasis (RM) produced by adrenergic agonist or parasympatholytic agents.

How to tailor an eye examination and what technology to consider.

Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%, or Nyxol, receives a PDUFA date of September 28, 2023, for the indication of reversal of pharmacologically induced mydrasis.