VSP Global and the American Optometric Association will meet in an open forum here on Thursday, May 24, to discuss their divergent views on stand-alone vision plans participating in state health exchanges.

With instructional video and free, downloadable Spreadsheet Calculator; If your optical shop is losing revenue as online retailers gain market share, Renee Richards, OD, suggests you implement a two-tiered strategy.

Optometrists here took a major step toward obtaining glaucoma-treatment privileges when the provincial Ministry of Health posted for comment proposed regulatory amendments that would allow precisely that.

Is the independent optometrist being threatened much like small bookstores and neighborhood pharmacies?

Area "Avatar" and other 3D movies an emerging public health opportunity for optometry as well as box office blockbusters?

Vitreous floaters are a common patient complaint, but because floaters are typically benign and the treatment options are limited, most can be managed with proper patient education and reassurance.

For optometrists, the newest prostaglandin drop for glaucoma could be a case of addition by subtraction – of preservatives.

A 71-year-old patient with age-related macular degeneration recently presented for a follow-up visit.

Genetic testing, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, multispectral digital ophthalmology, microperimetry using line-scanning laser ophthalmoscope, and preferential hyperacuity perimeter are among the newest technologies that are raising the standard of care for age-related macular degeneration.

The current system of eyeglass lens manufacturing, in which semi-finished "blanks" are delivered and finished in on-site laboratories, will give way to a system in which individually designed lenses are crafted for each patient.

An optometrist's understanding of ocular pain management must always be evolving as you become more immersed in primary care, but, according to recent literature, most doctors under evaluate a patient's pain and discomfort and often don't prescribe enough medication.

Timothy Jankowski, OD, immediate past chairman of VSP Global, has been leading the effort to get stand-alone vision plans into state health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a strategy that AOA opposes.

A proprietary hybrid contact lens appears to be a good option for restoring vision in eyes with keratoconus or post-LASIK ectasia.

Researchers comparing stereo photographs and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in glaucoma patients found the device could detect structures invisible to ophthalmoscopy.

Currently there is a significant evidence-based shift toward anti-VEGF therapy as first-line treatment for diabetic macular edema, macular edema associated with vein occlusion, and active exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Despite what some people believe, social media isn't a fad.

The Dolabany eyewear collection by Best Image Optical now includes a smaller round frame called Clover, designed to replace the typical vintage bridge key-hole for a modern smooth bridge.

Modo has introduced a range of retro-inspired styles with a modern touch. The company?s creative team went back to its roots to design a line of frames that embody the brand?s simplicity and sophisitication and then added a mix of modern detailing.

The Mark Nason Eyewear spring/summer 2012 collection by Viva International Group features classic rock ?n? roll elements combined with signature embellishments reminiscent of the brand?s couture leather boot designs, such as the dragon, crosses and detailed roses.

PixelOptics will discontinue the atLast! Line of enhanced multifocal lenses, due to winter flood damage at the company?s primary manufacturing site in Thailand, the company announced.