Irish researches find potential therapy for wet AMD
April 10th 2014Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found that a component of the immune system suppresses the production of damaging blood vessels behind the retina, which could aid in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration, according to research recently published in Science Translational Medicine.
The shifting sands of vision care plans
April 1st 2014Every optometrist proudly echoes the changes in our profession and the increases in our abilities to care for our patients. Yet there have been other changes at work that have not been so great, and in fact I hold to be the greatest challenge to our profession for the future: vision care plans.
Taking a proactive approach to ocular surface conditions
April 1st 2014I had the extraordinary opportunity to spend a day with a group of colleagues who have focused their professional careers on the study of the ocular surface. Sponsored by Alcon, the advisory group spent many hours discussing future goals to enhance patients' quality of life by cultivating clear, comfortable vision with or without contact lenses.
Point-of-care diagnostics change the way we manage patients
March 30th 2014In today’s clinical environment, the buzzword is “efficiency.” Eyecare professionals will continue to expand their utilization of point-of-care diagnostic testing in the future, especially in those cases where the procedures can be delegated to technicians. Gathering data is time-consuming, and physicians are best utilized as analyzers of information, not collectors of information.