As optometrists, we tend to be extremely knowledgeable with the most current standard of care, but this does not mean practice owners should invest in all the bells and whistles of the latest and greatest technology. A full analysis of your practice’s demographics, along with market and industry trends, will provide information to make decisions on where to invest and grow your practice.

I recently achieved 25 years in private practice. This post is being written by voice dictation on my laptop-something I could not even imagine 25 years ago when I started. When I started college, I'd seen only one computer in my life, a Macintosh Plus, which was the only computer in my entire dormitory in college.

If you’re asking about something, chances are your colleagues are, too. Look into it, figure it out, and write about it! This is the advice I gave to Southern College of Optometry faculty members during a recent invited presentation about publishing in non–peer-reviewed journals. By far, the biggest question I was asked was, “How do I start?”

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory recently signed into law a bill that prohibits insurers and health benefit plans from limiting the fee an optometrist can charge patients on services or materials, unless those services or materials are covered by reimbursement under the plan or insurer contract.

As millions of colleges students prepare to head back to university campuses across the country, check out these eye health tips to share with your college-bound patients.

The American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees named Jon Hymes as the organization’s executive director.

Drchrono Inc. has integrated Google Glass into its EHR platform to build the first wearable health record (WHR).

To help eyecare professionals educate parents about the risks that may be associated with ultraviolet (UV) exposure to the eyes and steps they can take to minimize UV exposure, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. has launched a free educational resource, The Sun & Your Eyes: What You Need to Know.

Researchers at Oxford University are developing smart glasses to help individuals with limited vision navigate the world around them.

A National Eye Institute (NEI) study found that telemedicine can effectively screen for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and could potentially ease the strain on hospitals with limited access to ophthalmologists.

A court recently sentenced a man who was practicing as an optometrist in Rochester, NY, although he had never passed state licensure exams.

Office workers with prolonged digital device use may have a change in the makeup of their tear film, which is similar to that of an individual with dry eye disease (DED), according to a Japanese study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology recently issued seven tips to give to your elderly patients to help them take care of their eyes as they age to ensure they can maintain their independence.

According to a recent article in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, Google Glass could change the way surgeons provide care in the operating room. This comes after some members of the American College of Surgeons were selected to be among the first to test out the device.

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Optometry have detected early warning signs of potential diabetes-related vision loss.

A Livingston County prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a high school student from Fowlerville, MI, who was accused of sickening his teacher by putting Visine in her coffee.

A study recently published in Ophthalmology found that newer lamellar techniques have worse survival and visual outcomes than penetrating keratoplasties.

InnFocus, Inc. recently reported on a series of 43 glaucoma patients (n=34, 22, and 17 at one, two, and three years, respectively) treated with its MicroShunt implant.

RxGen and ProLynx LLC, says data from a study performed in healthy adult African green monkeys shows that polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are appropriate supports to extend ocular pharmacokinetics of conjugated drugs.

Italian biopharmaceutical company Dompé is researching recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) for the treatment of corneal ulcers in patients affected by neurotrophic keratitis.