As the technology arms race proceeds, having a Web site no longer constitutes being on the cutting edge for an optometric practice.

Initiating conversations with his astigmatic patients about vision has uncovered unmet visual needs, according to the author.

Compliance with contact lens care regimens in very low.

The AOA House of Delegates sessions at the upcoming 115th annual congress will devote considerable time to reviewing and revising a dues structure that rivals the US tax code in complexity and apparent paucity of rationale.

When Houston practitioner Ron Hopping, OD, MPH, FAAO, is sworn in as AOA president at Optometry's Meeting in Chicago, he will become the first optometrist ever to follow his father, Richard L. Hopping, OD, into that office.

Frequent replacement of contact lenses is something patients and practitioners alike take for granted today -- but 25 years ago, it was a rather radical concept.

About two in 10 patients with keratoconus requires eventual corneal transplantation, and these patients comprise 5,000, or 15%, of the corneal transplants in the United States each year.

Evidence is mounting that ocular perfusion pressure - arterial pressure minus intraocular pressure - is an important risk factor for open-angle glaucoma.

Co-management of retinal patients can be as simple as educating them about what to expect when you refer them for an intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor.

An open forum here last month in St. Louis with representatives of VSP Global and the AOA did not bring the sides any closer to hammering out their differences about how stand-alone vision plans should participate in state health exchanges, but it did give them a chance to explain their positions to a wide optometric audience.

The sensitivity and specificity of digital photography techniques - including non-mydriatic photography - are not as high as those of traditional fundus evaluation.

This year at Optometry's Meeting, optometric physicians will notice major enhancements focused on connecting, learning, and communicating to better meet their needs.

The new collection of Marc Jacobs sunglasses and optical frame offer a chic, unconventional style, mixing retro charm with unique color combinations and pairing great shapes, pastel tones and pop hues.

Viva introduces 10 eyeglass styles for men and women from the Harley-Davidson spring 2012 collection. The men?s styles evoke a masculine, trend-driven quality; while the women?s styles blend subtle flame accents and stone embellishments.

KBco and Transitions Optical, Inc. have announced the availability of a polycarbonate performance sun lens called Xperio, which adapt to changing light conditions, improve contrast and reduce blinding glare from sunlight reflected off the surface of objects, water or snow making them ideal for outdoor activities such as fishing and water activities, running, hiking and mountain biking.

Solutionreach and Eyefinity announced a strategic relationship that will help eye-care professionals enhance patient communication efforts by seamlessly integrating a variety of social engagement tools with the practice management suite, OfficeMate.

Eye care professionals now have easy access to important information for educating and prescribing sun protection. The AOA and Opticians Association of America (OAA), with support from Luxottica and The Vision Council, announced the launch of the first of three, free continuing education modules in support of the Sun Initiative.

More than 1,000 attendees at the American Diabetes Association EXPO learned about the importance of regular eye care and the benefits of adaptive Transitions lenses.

Essilor Instruments announced the newest addition to its U.S. line of high-efficiency finishing products. Mr. Orange is a tracing, blocking, and edging system that features such integrated functions as management of high curves up to base 9 and optical tracing for fast rimless and groove jobs.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted a Special 510(k) clearance for CooperVision's Avaira Toric 2-week silicone hydrogel contact lenses for astigmatism. The lenses are available for select distribution beginning this month.