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Tracy Schroeder Swartz currently practices at Madison Eye Care Center in Madison, Alabama. She serves as Education Chair for the Optometric Council for Refractive Technology, and consults for industry. She specializes in anterior segment disorders, and be

Articles

Look for the condition and manage it prior to recommending patients proceed with a procedure

When patients with dry eye want keratorefractive surgery

is CEO and director of Nanda Dry Eye & Vision Institute in Houston, Texas, and adjunct clinical professor at University of Houston College of Optometry. She is a speaker for TissueTech, ScienceBased Health, OcuSoft, Kala Pharmaceuticals, and Quidel. idocs@yahoo.com; @nandatorynews

Understand dry eye’s various factors and causes to get ahead of the treatment curve

How to address dry eye in the challenging cornea

Dr. Crowley graduated from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. She has intersts in dry eye, contact lenses, and ocular disease.

Flip the eyelids to uncover the clinical features of allergic conjunctivitis

Know 4 types of allergic eye disease

is also chief of the Cornea Center for Clinical Excellence of the Illinois Eye Institute. She is a consultant or provides research to Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Contamac, Essilor, Euclid, International Keratoconus Academy, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Ocular Therapeutix, Metro Optics, SynergEyes, and Tangible Science. JHarthan@ico.edu

When patients experience symptomatic flares, go into overdrive and fight back fast

New therapy addresses dry eye flares

Thomas Wong, OD, FNAP, is an Associate Clinical Professor at the SUNY College of Optometry serving as both the Director of Clinical Externships and New Technologies focused on innovative ophthalmic technologies improving patient outcomes, ocular disease, contact lenses, bioethics, clinical research, and medical informatics.

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.

Point-of-care testing helps dry eye diagnosis

Brittany Warner, OD received her Doctor of Optometry from Midwestern University of Arizona College of Optometry in 2019.

Orbital cellulitis, orbital mass, and potential other conditions could mask diagnosis

Differential key to diagnosing idiopathic orbital inflammation

Podcasts

Dr. Alexander, chair of the Alliance for Patient Safety, discusses recent changes from the FTC on contact lenses.

Podcast: Alliance for Patient Safety chair talks contact lenses and the FTC

Understand neuropathic pain treatments

Director of Optometry, New York Hotel Trades Council, Hotel Association of New York City, Health Center, Inc.

Type and cause of the condition are important to discuss during the examination

Blepharitis requires patient education

is an integrative optometrist and certified clinical homeopath. She practices in a multi-disciplinary wellness group in Los Angeles. She is the founder of NearSight for which she holds a patent. Dr. Brisco is fitness enthusiast who loves to box and a wellness content creator. She is the chief medical advisor for Natural Ophthalmics and serves as a key opinion leader for Lumenis.

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