December 1st 2023
Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, and A. Paul Chous, OD, FAAO, recap the diverse topics at EyeCon 2023, emphasizing the collaborative spirit between optometrists and ophthalmologists in addressing issues such as myopia management, diabetic eye conditions, cataract surgery, and patient referrals.
November 14th 2023
The Optometry Times EyeCon 2023
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Expert Approaches in Cataract Surgery – Managing Advances in Techniques and Technologies With an Updated Armamentarium
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Expert Approaches in Cataract Surgery – Managing Advances in Techniques and Technologies With an Updated Armamentarium
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(COPE Credit) Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning New Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-Associated DED
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(CME/CNE Credit) Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning New Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-Associated DED
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(CME Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden
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(COPE Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden
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Community Practice Connections™: 2nd Annual Optometry Times™ EyeCon
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Shared Perspectives in Managing Presbyopia – Understanding a New Paradigm for Optimizing Quality of Life
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Expert Insights in Geographic Atrophy with Transformative Care on the Horizon – Understanding the Complement System as a Target for Treatment
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Perfecting Co-Management of Glaucoma – Utilizing Development in the Spectrum of Treatment Options
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EnVision Summit
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Vance Thompson Vision
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME/CNE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface – Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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(COPE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(CME/CNE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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18th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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(COPE Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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2nd Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything in Between
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(CME Credit) Virtual Case Studies™ in Cataract Surgery: Selecting Surgical Techniques and Preventing Intra-Operative Complications
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Neurotrophic Keratitis Management: How Early Intervention Can Make a Difference
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(COPE Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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(CME Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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1st Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything In Between
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Surprising findings from the DRCR Retina Network Protocol AA
January 23rd 2023These results emphasize the importance of evaluating the midperipheral and peripheral retina in diabetes in addition to the posterior pole and performing ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography for not only accurate diabetic retinopathy staging, but also for likelihood of significant progression based on disease severity and predominantly peripheral lesions.
FDA approves intravenous injection for delayed onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes
November 18th 2022Teplizumab may work by binding to certain immune system cells that attack insulin-producing cells and increase the proportion of cells that help moderate the immune response, thus delaying progression to stage 3 type 1 diabetes.
Patient education vs patient relations?
September 9th 2020• Relatable patient education improves quality of care and prognosis • Although patients with moderate NPDR without DME can be followed every 6 to 9 months, when macular involvement is present patient needs more frequent follow-up • Patients with diabetic retinopathy need to be informed about importance of follow-up care even in the absence of their vision changes