Glaucoma isn’t being treated aggressively enough, and eyecare practitioners are being too cautious when it comes to treating and diagnosing the disease-often at the patient’s expense.

We want to know why people attend Vision Expo. Right now Vision Expo West is in progress in Las Vegas, but don’t forget spring in New York City with Vision Expo East. We asked around, and here’s what we found out!

Dr. Scott Schachter offers advice on how to better manage non-symptomatic dry eye patients and encourage them to comply with your treatment plan

True success comes from consistently giving attention to every part of the practice, not focusing all of your attention on one area at a time.

Adding this technology can improve your diagnosis and better educate your patients

Gone are those simple days when nearly all patients purchased glasses from their eye doctors’ offices. Online eyewear vendors have exploded onto the scene, and the fallout includes the doctor/patient relationship.

I live in Madison, AL, one mile from the Marshall Space Center, where all the kids go to space camp. My son has been there five times and can give you the full tour of the facility. I also live one mile from Redstone Arsenal, which I can tell you firsthand has cows and missiles on it.

Understand how autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-malfeasance come into play

Contact lens wearers are dropping out for comfort and vision reasons. Contact lenses can be considered a significant cause of these symptoms if they contribute to an unstable tear film or trigger inflammatory reactions.

A Post-It note leads me on a quest to make it right for the patient

The recently approved procedure will help many with this progressive disease

I always had a goal in mind of being an optometrist. Microbiology was an undergraduate major, but I was focused on getting to optometry school as soon as I graduated high school.

The longer the time since the last outbreak, the better

From superbugs to MRSA, cautious antibiotic use can help

The recent news in our profession was an announced partnership between Opternative and 1-800-Contacts.1 With InstaRx powered by Opternative, customers can “stay home, eat some ice cream, and get a vision exam” according to the 1-800 Contacts website.

As summer winds down and the holidays begin to come into focus, it’s beneficial to take time to reevaluate the goals we set forth months prior. It’s time to take a look at how we’ve progressed in accomplishing them.

As technology and glaucoma care evolves, so must our treatment guidelines

Keep your patients in safe and comfortable lens wear while on the road

In order to properly care for our contact lens patients, we have to take responsibility for the changes that are occurring in the tear film under the lens.