May 19th 2025
March 26th 2025
The study findings indicated that lifestyle changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were connected to an increase in childhood astigmatisms.
March 17th 2025
A total of 43 patients who recovered from the SARS-CoV-2 infection with mild pneumonia were included along with 45 healthy individuals.
August 21st 2024
Specular microscopy showed that the ocular symptoms in the patients who had had COVID-19 included conjunctival hyperemia, foreign body sensation, tearing, ocular secretion, and chemosis.
May 3rd 2024
The almost 474,000 participants in the study had been diagnosed with uveitis between January 1, 2015, and February 25, 2021 in South Korea.
Physician wellness after COVID-19: Steps to getting back to normalcy
Doctors can help improve mental well-being while navigating the postpandemic world
The relationship among ocular surface disease, presbyopia, and cataracts
Address near vision comfort for patients of all ages, and start while they are young
Poll: Do you plan to travel for a vacation in the second half of 2021?
This poll is for optometrists and eyecare professionals, only. It will close on Friday, July, 9 2021.
Ocular hygiene: The good and the bad during COVID-19
Some patients are more aware of ocular health, whereas others have worsening habits
Mask Associated Dry Eye
Wearing masks is essential to helping reduce the spread of COVID-19, but may lead to symptoms of dry eye. Why does this occur and what can you do?
When times aren’t “20/happy”
Many systemic conditions have higher incidence with depression, anxiety
Transcript: Dr. Ben Gaddie discusses VEE education highlights
Benjamin Gaddie, OD, FAAO, cochair of Vision Expo Meetings, outlines what attendees can anticipate about Vision Expo East 2021 in Orlando.
Poll results: Did you purchase new equipment during COVID-19?
See our latest poll results
5 questions answered about antibiotic resistance in eye care
Look to surveillance data to help guide treatment decisions
Your future telehealth program
Building a plan beyond the pandemic
Tips for preventing ocular zoom fatigue
Face mask the music
Mask wear affects the ocular surface, periorbital region, and patient-physician relationship
Poll results: Did you receive phase 2 of PPE?
Did you purchase new equipment during COVID-19?
This poll is for optometrists and eyecare professionals, only. It will close on Friday, May 14, 2021.
Hand sanitizer causes ocular chemical burns in pediatric population
Children should be monitored for safety when using hand sanitizer
U.S. FDA and CDC recommend pausing use of J&J vaccine over blood clot concerns
Rare, potentially dangerous blood clots are under investigation
Poll: Did you receive phase 2 of PPE?
This poll is for optometrists and eyecare professionals, only. It will close on Friday, April 23, 2021.
Visual-field test defects appear when ill-fitted face masks are worn
Disease-progression artifacts are most prevalent in glaucoma patients
COVID-19 vaccines key to a better 2021
Vaccines and variants are top of mind
Transcript: Dr. Ben Casella muses on COVID-19 and vaccine
Point-of-care testing helps dry eye diagnosis
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, optometric care is experiencing a rapid shift towards medical diagnostic testing that is taken at the time and place of patient care.
Possible endophthalmitis and COVID-19 link found
A cluster of COVID-19 positive patients in New York developed endophthalmitis
Transcript: Optometry Times® news summary 2/7/2021
Optometry news updates
Hard-working health departments doling out vaccines
A logistically complex undertaking is underway, unlike anything most of us have ever seen.
Avoid pain relievers and alcohol before, after COVID jab
Research shows acetaminophen may dull the vaccine’s effects, while alcohol weakens the immune system
COVID-19 patients experience sore eyes, light sensitivity, itch
More information emerges on COVID-19’s ocular symptoms
Poll: Do you plan to get immunized for COVID-19?
This poll is for optometrists and eyecare professionals, only. It will close on Friday, January 22, 2021.
9 months of COVID vaccine innovation
The speed at which the COVID-19 vaccine was developed is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes.
COVID vaccine helps us get back to normal
We all share a common goal.
ODs look to what 2021 will bring
Cautious optimism for the coming year, according to practitioners
