Expert Interviews

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, details her session "GLP-1RAs and Ocular Health: AOA Guidance for Optometric Practice 2025" during AAOpt 2026.

Nora Lee Cothran, OD, FAAO, reviews a study which found a statistically significant reduction in IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension when switching to latanoprostene bunod.

Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, stopped by to discuss her presentation at AAOpt 2026, titled"How Eyelid Hygiene Can Change the Dry Eye Conversation."

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP, details a lack of research exploring the intersection of hormones and ocular health in women and what health care as a whole should investigate next.

To kick off Perimenopause and Menopause Awareness Month, Meredith Bishop, OD, MS, FAAO, gives an overview of her poster "Perceptions of Linking Presbyopia with Perimenopause: A Survey of US Female Eye Care Professionals."

Three experts explain why CVI can hide behind a normal eye exam and why early referral matters.

Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, discusses the relationship between poor sleep, depression, anxiety, and dry eye.

To close out Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month, Amanda Nanasy, OD, discussed her advice for maintaining proper eye health among athletes.

Maria Sampalis, OD, tells Diana Canto-Sims, OD, in this week's episode that the biggest impact AI has made at her practice is when used in the exam room as a scribe for routine patients.

Three residents were honored for their leadership, education and research, and patient care contributions in ophthalmology, optometry, and retina.

Ashraf Ahmad, MD, explains what tear breakup time testing shows and why results vary between clinic visits.

Monica Jong, OD, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA, discussed how recent developments in the field of myopia will transform eye care providers' approach to management.

Leslie Scher, OD, is a long-time volunteer for the Special Olympic's Lions Club Opening Eyes program, which provides free vision screenings for all its athletes.

Monica Jong, BOptom, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA, discussed the latest findings on Stellest lenses' effectiveness in myopia progression control and her advice for optometrists integrating the lenses into practice.

Maria Sampalis, OD, is an advocate for getting artificial intelligence to do tasks that provide more time to spend with patients, such as letter-writing.

Roman-Lantzy, PhD, gives an urgent plea to eye care providers, whom she calls "the gatekeepers of the entire story" for pediatric patients with CVI.

In the latest episode of The Independent Advantage, Maria Sampalis, OD, gives a resounding "absolutely not" when posited with the question of whether or not eye care providers will be replaced by AI.

Jem Martin, OD, discusses the accommodations and referrals any provider can offer, the red flags that should raise suspicion of CVI, and how the free TEACHCVI screening tool works in practice.

In the first episode of the second season of The Independent Advantage, Diana Canto-Sims, OD, chats with practice owner Maria Sampalis, OD, on why artificial intelligence has boomed in practice ownership spaces.

Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH, discusses what his research on motion processing reveals about the neural roots of CVI and where diagnostic tools like neuroimaging and eye tracking are headed.

Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, discussed the impact of the FDA's approval of the drug for wet AMD after nearly 2 decades of off-label use.

Katie W. Chu, OD, personalizes care towards her community by fostering proactive conversations with patients. She stopped by to discuss her recommendations for pediatric contact lens and LASIK consultation.

Elkins shares the moving realities of volunteering with Remote Area Medical, from patients lining up before dawn to what it takes for an OD to get involved.

Leslie Scher, OD, focuses on identifying myopia and recommending treatment as soon as possible. Early intervention is shown to improve outcomes and prevent vision loss, and occurrence of severe ocular conditions.

Hamza Shah, OD, MS, FAAO, and Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, weigh in on the recent FDA approval of the drug, which has been used off-label by compounding pharmacies for nearly 2 decades.

Leslie Scher, OD, discussed the importance of scheduling pediatric comprehensive eye exams. She also shared how her practice manages the influx of patients during the busy back to school season.

Pamela Theriot, OD, FAAO, discussed comprehensive eye exams, managing pediatric dry eye symptoms, and avoiding digital eye strain as back to school season begins.

Maria Sampalis, OD, weighs in on how she has tripled her private practice's growth during her career and how she has used the back to school season as an opportunity to strengthen that growth.