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Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, gave tips to clinicians on how to critically read studies in order to assess if they are applicable to their everyday practice.

Denise Whittam, OD, said that the Acuvue Oasys lens family holds her go-to lenses for patients for their comfortability.

Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS, outlined a recent study he conducted with Neda Gioia OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS, on optometry and burnout – in addition to unpublished data on job satisfaction.

Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, provides an introduction to Johnson & Johnson's versatile contact lens family.

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, underscored the importance of individualizing care based on where the patient is in their MS journey.

Mark Schaeffer, OD, FAAO, stated that optometrists should be prepared for even the rarest cases of emergencies and urgencies.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, outlines the biomarkers that optometrists should keep in their wheelhouse when examining patients.

Melody Tavakoli, OD, stated that patient complicance remains one of the biggest challenges for contact lens wearers.

Lori-Ann Christie, PhD, detailed a poster presentation titled "Comparative Analysis of AREDS2 and AREDS2+B Vitamin Complex in an in vitro Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration."

Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, stated in a poster presentation that a multi-practice study found that the lens had particularly positive effects on patients who reported dryness symptoms.

Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, details the challenges of managing dry eye in contact lens wearers via accurate diagnosis and thoughtful lens fitting.

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, said that medication optimization is key when taking the interventional approach to glaucoma.

Joe Shovlin, OD, FAAO, outlines the management and treatment of corneal infections in one of his Optometry's Meeting presentations.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, DipABO, ABCMO, discussed his AOA 2026 presentation "Eye of the Needle Returns: Navigating the Patient’s Journey Receiving Intravitreal Injections."

Melody Tavakoli, OD, said that she has found that workhorse in Johnson & Johnson's Oasys lens family.

For Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, myopia management is best started sooner rather than later.

Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, FAAO, details her poster – one of AOA 2026's Top Five posters – that identified how quickly and how meaningfully patients experience symptom improvement, and which types of symptoms are affected.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, DipABO, ABCMO, details his portion of the "Myopia Matters: Managing Risk, Vision Loss and Control" presentation.

Mark Wells, OD, weighs in on the new parameter range expected for the Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism lens.

Expanded astigmatism parameters are expected for PRECISION1, PRECISION7, and TOTAL30 contact lenses.

The company said the expanded portfolio will be available in the US and Canada this summer.

At ARVO Michael Siatkowski, MD, and Jody Summers, PhD, stopped to discuss the rising rates of myopia in children and if anti-inflammatory drugs could play a role in slowing progression.

Andrew Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, talked about a recent paper in which he proposed the renaming of artificial tears and rewetting drops to lubricating drops.

Regina Morales-Reyes details her poster presentation titled "Ten-Year Change in Contact Lens Use Prevalence and Its Determinants in University Students: A Comparison of 2015 and 2025 Cohorts."

Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD, discussed her talk on how the diet and gut microbiome can affect the development of age-related macular degeneration.

Madhura Tamhankar, MD, took some time at the ARVO conference in Denver, Colorado, to discuss a poster on disease progression in thyroid eye disease, stressing what we know about the Rundle curve may not be accurate.

The randomized controlled trial included 196 schoolchildren in Hong Kong aged 4 to 12 years with myopia who completed the study.