Beginning a locum tenens practice. Start by speaking with current locum tenens practitioners about their experiences. Investigate agencies that specialize in placing locum tenens doctors. Check on the licensure rules where you plan to practice.

This bill allows optometrists to determine the scope of the practice of optometry, administer medication by injection, and perform several laser procedures (Yag, peripheral iridotomy [PI], and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT).

The FDA approved Abbot’s Tecnis Toric 1-Piece IOL for the treatment of cataract with pre-existing corneal astigmatism.

CooperVision’s app helps your patients stay in contact lens wear during allergy season.

SuccessEHS and Welch Allyn Inc. have integrated four Welch Allyn devices with the SuccessEHS 6.1 electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution: Connex ProBPT 3400 digital blood pressure device, Connex Integrated Wall System, Connex Vital Signs Monitor, and Spot Vital Signs LXi.

Help your patients increase mediation adherence with a prescription app by MediSafe Project.

Transitions and Younger Optics join to present a 15-city educational tour.

Most ophthalmic professionals will bend over backward to ensure patients are satisfied with materials purchased in our offices. But, how does your practice handle service requests from non-customers? That service aspect has a time value and therefore a dollar value. Develop your office policies now on how to handle service requests when your office isn’t providing the eyewear. Never apologize for the fees you charge. You set the value of your service-if you don’t value it, no one else will.

Get ready for patients to present with allergy complaints due to this year's severe spring allergy season.

New communications system takes advantage of digital and mobile technology to give you better patient engagement.

Oregon looks to require all children to undergo vision screening before entering school

Interested in becoming ABO certified? Qualifications will change at the end of the month.

Vision loss in relation to eye disease and treatment response was tracked in nearly 5,000 patients over 20 years.