American Academy of Optometry

Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, details his presentation on dry eye innovations at the conference.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, states that even if the statistics are normally against the chance of a life-threatening condition, the margins for error are slim.

Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, highlighted the critical role of advanced imaging technologies in eye care practices during an AAOpt 2025 presentation.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, gives tips for identifying the root cause of optic neuritis.

Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, stated during her presentation that optometrists are not taking full advantage of their opportunities to suggest contact lenses to their patients with presbyopia.

Johnson & Johnson has announced new data on its Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day for Astigmatism contact lenses that demonstrated higher end-of-day comfort when compared to Dailies Total1 for Astigmatism.

New interim data demonstrate that more than half of children wearing DOT lenses experienced no clinically meaningful myopia progression over 18 months.

Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, said that the growing amount of CE sessions available is what sets the annual Academy meeting apart from other conferences.

Keeping an eye on CE, industry news, and collaboration in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, will be joined by a handful of colleagues to discuss the latest in retina in Boston, Massachusetts, from October 8 to 11.

A contact lens unveiling, geographic atrophy management, and an eventful Merton C Flom Leadership Academy luncheon took center stage at last month's conference.

Eye care practitioners reported moderate to high satisfaction with lifitegrast's ability to improve signs of dry eye, according to Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, details the positive feedback gained so far from other optometrists that have been recommending the NutriTears supplement to their dry eye patients.

Damaris Raymondi, OD, FAAO, highlighted the importance of building patient-doctor trust to learn about these practices, which can include non-traditional treatments like chamomile or manuka honey eye drops.

Noreen Shaikh, OD, Magdalena Stec, OD, FAAO, and Brenda Bohnsack, MD, PhD, emphasize that collaboration and communication are key to proper diagnosis and treatment.

Cecilia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, cited data from a recent study that found that presbyopia treatment with 0.4% pilocarpine led to up to 86% of patients achieving 20/40 or better.

Kerry Giedd, OD, MS, FAAO, was 1 of 20 investigators around the country for a study evaluating the daily disposable contact lens.

According to A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, optometrists have an important opportunity to educate patients in their chairs about diabetes.

David Geffen, OD, FAAO, gave a poster presentation titled "Revolutionizing Comfort: Unveiling the Potential of Perfluorohexyloctane Eyedrops for Contact Lens Wearers" at this year's Academy meeting.

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, Dipl-ABO, discussed ophthalmic considerations for patients undergoing treatment with antibody drug conjugates for gynecologic cancers at this year's conference.

A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, details a presentation on this year's updates on diabetes given at this year's Academy meeting.

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, said that multimodel imaging has been a game changer in assessing the choroidal function and structural changes in various disease conditions.

Susan Gromacki, OD, FAAO, FSLS, provides key takeaways from this year's American Academy of Optometry symposium genetics and the cornea.

Roya Attar gives an overview of her presentation, "Decoding the Retina: The Value of Genetic Testing In Inherited Disorders," presented with Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, ABO, ABCMO.

Ian Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO, outlines key findings from a recent study evaluating lotilaner in patients with Demodex blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction.

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, discussed the complexities of diagnosing keratoconus in his Rapid Fire presentation given at the American Academy of Optometry 2024 meeting.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, details the ease of genetic testing when diagnosing patients or reassessing a patient's diagnosis.

Gromacki, OD, FAAO, FSLS, emphasizes that corneal GP lenses remain an important part of a contact lens specialist's armamentarium

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, discusses diagnostic confusion that can be encountered when identifying macular edema in patients.

Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, overviews a handful of YAG laser procedures in his AAOpt presentation.