Prevention, artificial intelligence, and the future of optometry
February 4, 2020
Optometry’s success in the future will depend on the ability of ODs to overcome new challenges.
Nutrition
Go beyond fish oil with astaxanthin in krill oil
January 23, 2020
This carotenoid helps with dry eye, glaucoma, AMD, eye fatigue, and more.
Nutrition in the future of primary-care optometry
October 7, 2019
While the science of nutrition has been evolving for years, its role in patient care has long remained elusive.
How to incorporate nutrition into dry eye practice
September 26, 2019
Let’s face it, dry eye will only become more prominent in our practices by the year 2030. It is estimated that over 61 million patients will reach geriatric ages and need extensive medical care.1
Understand diabetes and nutrition
September 17, 2019
As the prevalence of diabetes in America continues to climb, practitioners are faced with questions every day in their practices. Questions such as, "Can I eat cake now? When will this diet be over?"
How to treat dry eye in the pediatric and young adult population
August 5, 2019
When ODs think about dry eye, they quickly associate classic demographics: Over-40 menopausal female patients taking a high number of medications or individuals with autoimmune disease.
Consider the underrated significance of vitamin K2 in eye care
July 6, 2019
There are four fat-soluble vitamins—A, D, E and K—each with various subtypes. Unlike water soluble vitamins, these are stored in the body.
Consider the whole patient when treating glaucoma
April 26, 2019
ODs like to think that excellence in utilizing technology, prescribing pharmaceuticals, and making clinical decision(s) unites them in preventing human suffering and loss of vision.
Intersection of artificial intelligence with epigenetics
January 15, 2019
More efficient and comprehensive telemedicine instrumentation is increasingly combined with even more accurate artificial intelligence (AI).
Resveratrol may be key in AMD stroke patient treatments
June 22, 2018
Anti-VEGF treatments are used in many aspects of retinal eyecare, but when applied to patients who just suffered a stroke, mortality rates appear to rise. We explore the nutrient molecule resveratrol and how it may be the key in treating these patients.
