Michigan College of Optometry’s Vision Research Institute recently announced the availability the Scleral Lens Fit Scales, a downloadable document was created by the VRI for educational purposes and is designed to assist clinicians in practice.

A bill in California (SB 492) which as originally written would have granted expanded scope to optometrists was recently moved to inactive status.

According to a report from Business Insider, optometry tops the list of prestigious professions with surprisingly low pay.

I am disappointed that Optometry Times would choose to suggest its readers use a pediatric “vision” check list from Bascom Palmer.

I got involved legislatively before I even attended optometry school. I went to LSU, which is in the state capitol, Baton Rouge. One of the optometrist I was shadowing at the time was going to a committee hearing for a nondiscriminatory bill for reimbursement rates for optometrists.

If talk of online eye exams has gotten the optometric profession’s dander up, then what I’m about to share with you will send an OD’s blood pressure into the stratosphere.

Alcon recently launched two vitrectomy technologies designed to help surgeons deliver a higher level of precision and efficiency during retina surgery.

QuikEyes has added two new modules to its cloud-based electronic health records system for eyecare professionals.

ABB Optical Group recently launched ABB Cares, a signature annual grants program to support non-profit organizations nominated by eyecare professionals nationwide.

I want to thank the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG), Waterford, Ireland for responding to my assertion that mesozeaxanthin (MZ) in supplement form, even if it was scientifically possible to study alone as a supplement, has not proven as of yet to be necessary to build central foveal macular pigment, improve cone visual function, or uniquely protect the retina from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

A recent survey from the American Optometric Association (AOA) found that parents drastically underestimate the time their kids spend on digital devices.

A study recently published in Diabetes found that corneal confocal microscopy and skin biopsy could detect early loss of small nerve fibers in patients recently diagnosed with type-2 diabetes.

Using human stem cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins have created a three-dimensional complement of human retinal tissue with functioning photoreceptor cells.

I don’t want good technicians working in our clinic; I want the best technicians working in the clinic. Many people make the assumption that if they pass the JCAHPO, COA, COT, or COMT tests that they are good technicians. That might mean it would also be safe to say that the higher the certification, the better the technician.

Growing up in rural Illinois, there was really only one culture that I had interacted with: the farming/small town USA culture. So, when I got accepted to optometry school and began interacting with more cultural diversity than I had ever been accustomed to, I soon found I was struggling to find common ground with some of my patients.

The technician is usually the patient’s first contact in the clinic. He or she frequently will perform the initial history to include both medical and ocular conditions and may perform the initial stages of the exam, including dilating the patient. As the first contact, the technician has an important role in obtaining a good medical history and a detailed medication and allergy list. In addition, the technician needs to understand the significance of this information in preparing the patient for surgery.

Do we look a bit fresher? Younger, maybe? Lost weight? I know, new haircut! Nope, we just got a bit of a makeover.

As healthcare workers in West Africa battle against Ebola, some experts in the United States question whether American hospitals would be able to protect their employees and the public should the disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently notified Congress that it intends to issue drafts of guidance documents on lab-developed tests.