High pain sensitivity and low pain tolerance appear to be associated with symptoms of dry eye disease, according to a recent study.

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal healthcare programs to report certain payments and items of value given to members of the health care community.

Essilor International has acquired PPG Industries’ 51% stake in Transitions Optical.

The TearScan MicroAssay System (Advanced Tear Diagnostics) enables a clinician to diagnose dry eye or ocular allergy. This in-office, diagnostic platform tests for tear lactoferrin and IgE could also be used for screening patients in advance of refractive surgery or contact lens fits.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is a landmark diagnostic technology. Clinicians should keep top of mind that SD-OCTs, as sophisticated as they are, do not think or interpret. That is solely the job of the clinician. In addition, visually assessing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) directly can yield more qualitative information than SD-OCT scans provide.

Year Three with EHR is still smooth for Dr. Kim B. Even and his solo practice. Because his EHR transition was so positive, Dr. Even shared some tips for EHR success.

A recent court judgment in the American Optometric Society (AOS) bankruptcy case moved the case from Chapter 11 reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation.

A well-thought-out business vision provides you and your team with the inspiration and consistency needed to achieve extraordinary profitable and professional results.

When a patient is advised to undergo cataract surgery, the ORA System (WaveTec Vision) can acquire a more precise calculation to improve the patient’s acuity.

The CLEERE study followed approximately 5,000 children over time to determine what factors were different between those who became myopic and those who remained emmetropic. Study investigators recently reported that myopic children engage in more near work than emmetropic children, although near work did not cause the myopia. It appears, however, that time spent outdoors lowers the risk of becoming myopic.