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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.

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.

Data from a recent trial of the OmniVu Lens System was presented at ASCRS 2026, featuring positive and sustained vision end points.

Mt. Sinai introduced the miDOC system at the ASCRS annual meeting.

Several presentations at ASCRS 2026 spotlight faster dry eye relief and smarter pre-operative care, showing lifitegrast and new drugs can ease symptoms quickly and improve cataract biometry.

Expanded guidance incorporates advanced diagnostics and reinforces treatment of conditions such as Demodex blepharitis and neuropathic pain, explains Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS.

The TECNIS Eyhance IOL is part of the TECNIS platform, which Johnson & Johnson said has been used in ophthalmology for more than 25 years.

Eye care providers took on dry eye, pediatric eye care, contact lens wear, and more.

Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, DipAAO, stated that the expanded parameters are set to launch on the lens's 10-year anniversary.

The findings were presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of AAPOS in Boston, Massachusetts.

Explore why near work—not just screens—drives kids’ myopia risk, while silent dry eye worsens early; learn practical habits to boost prevention and compliance.

Chandra Mickles, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, details the key components of connecting with a diverse demographic of patients from the chair.

New GA therapies and photobiomodulation push optometrists to refer dry AMD earlier, counsel smoking cessation, and sharpen retinal care for diabetes.