Genetic testing: Simplifying the diagnoses of inherited retinal diseases
November 11th 2021During a presentation at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting in Boston, Sherry Bass, OD, FAAO, described for attendees the circuitous path that clinicians have had to negotiate to establish a diagnosis in patients with inherited retinal diseases, how that path has become more straightforward, and examples of how genetic testing can help in the diagnosis of IRDs in tricky cases.
Use of Upneeq for ocular pathologies offering more than meets the eye
November 5th 2021In a presentation at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting in Boston, Kamila Mikos, OD, and Harriette Canellos, OD, FAAO, explain how oxymetazoline hydrochloride is not just for treating acquired blepharoptosis. It also can be used for ocular pathologies that cause blepharoptosis.
Effect of COVID-19 on vision correction habits
November 4th 2021In a presentation at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting, Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, and Elaine Chen, OD, detailed how habits surrounding spectacle use and contact lens wear changed during the COVID-19 pandemic among faculty, staff and the student population of the Marshall B. Ketchum University.