To gauge what the new year will bring, we asked experts to weigh in on what challenges they expect optometrists to face in 2017

To protect you and your practice, it is important to have a plan and process in place in the case of an audit

As we welcome a new year, now is a great time to look back at what we could have done better in 2016 and set goals for 2017. We asked eyecare professionals from around the country what their New Year’s resolutions are, both inside and outside of the practice.

Make a more deliberate effort to be present with your patients

No-shows and cancellations are an annoying part of any optometry practice. They are disruptive and costly, but mostly they are rude.

SBS signs similar to dry eye

In the past couple of years, there has been discussion regarding dental and oral health-specifically the oral biomicrome-as possibly having a relationship to glaucoma.

Fasting regimens have gained popularity as a technique for reducing weight and obesity. This strategy may improve insulin sensitivity in patients with insulin resistance and diabetes.

Let’s examine what this specific (and separate) scan pattern can offer diagnostically

T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the towns, not an optometrist was stirring-not even an online retailer promising glasses at low cost.

With the majority of treatments, both over-the-counter and prescription, focusing on tear supplements and the increase of the natural tear, there may not have been a shift in focus or thinking by most practitioners.

These stories were chosen by you by way of clicks. They received the most page views on our site in 2016.

Before the new year gets too far along, let’s take a brief look at the happenings in the pages of Optometry Times during 2016.

Try these seven strategies to improve your keratoconus contact lens fitting and offer better outcomes to your patients.

In need of gift ideas for employees or colleagues? What about that OD spouse? Never fear, Optometry Times is here!

Asking your patients to spend a few minutes a day brings big benefits

The ocular surface encompasses not only the cornea, but the all-important supporting conjunctiva that is divided into the bulbar, limbal, palpebral, forneaceal, and marginal zones.

The holiday season can be a stressful time for anyone, but for optometrists, there are a laundry list of situations that happen in and outside of your practice that make this time of year extra hectic. We asked our Editorial Advisory Board to share one thing that drives them crazy during the holiday season.