Big optic nerves make me feel good. I find them easier to evaluate, and I don’t get as worked up about their respective big optic cups.

Centervue recently launched two new products, Eidon and Compass.

BlephEx recently released the first medical device that allows doctors to perform a painless, in-office procedure to treat blepharitis.

TearLab recently reported interim results of a multi-center dry eye disease (DED) prevalence study carried out in the UK at four National Health Service (NHS) hospitals.

I recently had the opportunity to present at the Energeyes Association regional meeting in Atlanta. Energeyes, the association of corporate-affiliated optometrists, has been in existence for a year now. I was impressed at the energy in the room: everyone was very friendly, and the camaraderie was palpable.

Doctors say they waste on average up to four hours per week using electronic health records (EHR), according to a research letter recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Avedro Inc. recently announced that it has purchased the assets of IROC Innocross AG, of Zug, Switzerland.

The University of Pikeville (UPIKE) announced that it has received a $40 million Community Facilities direct loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build the Kentucky College of Optometry.

Alcon recently began a national television, online, and print media campaign in support of Air Optix Colors prescription contact lenses.

A recent survey from Bausch + Lomb from that nearly half of women over the age of 40 are embarrassed or annoyed when reaching for reading glasses.

Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures and the leading diagnosis for outpatient surgery visits (3 million) in the U.S. In the past decade, the introductions of presbyopic and toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) have elevated cataract surgery into a refractive procedure. The latest introduction of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery may further improve the predictability and safety of refractive cataract surgery and enhance refractive outcomes.

Everything from our high-tech lifestyles outdoor environmental factors, and the general aging of the population can lead to blepharitis, dry eye disease (DED) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Sustained tasks, such as reading, can reduce the blink rate to as low as five blinks per minute. This slow blink rate can cause additional stress on an ocular surface that is already compromised due to one of the aforementioned disorders.

A study recently published in Diabetes Care found that methazolamide (Neptazane, Fera) significantly lowered HbA1C levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Advanced DNA testing for congenital cataracts can quickly and accurately diagnose a number of rare diseases marked by childhood blindness, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.

A review of recent literature on the management of residual refractive error after cataract surgery found that piggyback intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is safer than and more accurate than an IOL exchange.

My grandfather was one of the first instructors in the 100-year old College of Optometry at The Ohio State University. I never knew him; he died when I was 2. He had an optometry practice in my home town. My father was an optician-he made spectacles and managed a lab. So I knew the optometric field as early as I can remember.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a contact lens microbiology workshop in early September as a follow-up to its May meeting to discuss updating recommendations for contact lens and lens care guidance documents. The goal is safer contact lens wear for patients.

Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month in order to help educate the public on the importance of proper eye protection while playing sports.

Gulden has added a lens stabilizer tray to enhance two of its eye models: the cataract eye model and the intraocular lens (IOL) eye model.

Recently, Allergan reduced its sales force, causing concern in the marketplace about sales rep availability to optometry. Some practitioners believed the move was a perceived slight to optometry in favor of ophthalmology, adding to a long-held perception that Allergan is not committed to optometry.