Look to early diagnosis and treatment for better glaucoma management, says American Optometric Association (AOA) during Glaucoma Awareness Month.

Prevent Blindness America released their 2012 edition of Vision Problems in the U.S. Report. Here's our infographic with some of the data.

This poster at the 2012 American Academy of Optometry meeting reported results on comparing parafocal visual thresholds measured on single-cone photoreceptors with those measured in the spaces between cones, using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO).

Kelly Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, and Caroline Blackie, OD, PhD, discussed the role of meibomian gland dysfunction and lid wiper epitheliopathy in dry eye disease during the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Symposium at the 2012 American Academy of Optometry meeting.

The National Eye Institute (NEI) is looking for Ideas that transcend the next step in vision research. In other words: Audacious Goals. Submit your own Audacious Goal for NEI funding.

Larry N. Thibos, PhD, FAAO, and Susana T.L. Chung, OD, PhD, FAAO, received the Charles F. Prentice Medal and the Glenn A. Fry Award, respectively, during the annual awards ceremony at the 2012 American Academy of Optometry meeting.

A panel of mothers of autistic children shared their experiences of autism diagnosis and how autism has affected their families.

Xcovery Holdings starts Phase I/II trials of oral angiogenesis inhibitor, X-82, for neovascular wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

People with vision impairments are more than twice as likely to fall. So Prevent Blindness America (PBA) supports National Falls Prevention Day on the 22nd.

Norman Wallis, PhD., was asked to be an expert witness in the AOS and ABO lawsuit. But his report, deposition, and time on stand had no impact.

Classify and treat patients with dry eye disease (DED) according to the severity of their presenting signs and symptoms, more so than by causative factors, said Karen Dunlap, OD, here at the 5th annual Evidence Based Care in Optometry conference.

Optometrists not yet involved in co-managing cataract surgery patients should consider adding this dimension to their practice because it has multiple benefits for all parties involved, Loretta Ng, OD, said recently.

Glaucoma was once largely synonymous with elevated IOP, but the definition has altered as doctors have learned more about its causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

Malpractice litigation against optometrists is rare. To keep it that way, optometrists must take the proper steps to reduce any risk of such litigation, especially when dealing with patients with retinal detachments, amblyopia, contact lenses, glaucoma, and tumors.

Because of autism's visual component, the optometrist may be the first to observe visual risk factors, said Glen T. Steele, OD, FCOVD, here at the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA).

Although the American Board of Optometry (ABO) was declared the winner in the recent American Optometric Society's (AOS) lawsuit against the organization, AOS President Pam Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, doesn't consider it a loss.

The author has become quite familiar with what board certification means in various professions, which clearly is much different than what it now means in optometry.

Results of research focusing on driver safety suggest that it may be possible to improve current techniques of screening for at-risk drivers through the addition of new tests of attentional abilities.

The majority of cataract patients will be diagnosed by an optometrist with whom they have a long-standing relationship. This is highlighted by statistics that show that cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States, with some estimates stating that by 2020 more than 30 million Americans will have at least one cataract.

Some optometrists are very aware of the role of nutrition in systemic and eye health and give it a prominent role in discussions with patients; others may refer to it only peripherally while reviewing a patient history form.