The importance of nutrition in the preservation of visual function and the prevention and management of eye diseases
Nutrition is not ancillary to eye health—it is foundational.
Managing ocular discomfort from allergies in patients with active lifestyles
A few tweaks to outdoor exercise routines can bring great relief.
The National Optometric Association: Looking back to move forward
Sherrol A. Reynolds, OD, FAAO, details how NOA's history impacts its vision for the future.
Grow your practice through anterior segment specialization
In a climate of shrinking reimbursements and rising costs, finding your niche isn’t just smart—it’s essential.
How can myopia be controlled when only a small percentage of doctors attempt to control it?
Specialty care is always needed in any field, and myopia control is no exception.
Embracing dry eye
Due to ubiquity, optometrists tend to undertreat patients with dry eye.
A case of orthokeratology for high myopia
Paul Levine, OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, details a pediatric case of high myopia in which the patient's prescription had increased from –5.75 DS OU to OD –7.00 DS, OS –6.75 DS within a year.
Case report: Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina
Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina is a form of choroidal sclerosis and is a rare, progressive, autosomal recessive, inherited genetic disease that primarily affects the ocular tissue.
How much is enough? Seeking remission from type 2 diabetes
What we should be telling our patients about the remission of type 2 diabetes with weight loss.
