Magdalena Stec, OD, FAAO, and Noreen Shaikh, OD, MEd, FAAO, gave an overview of current evidence-based myopia control treatments in part of their AAOpt 2026 session.
|Articles|May 28, 2013
Digital technology enhances examination, patient care, study shows
Study shows retinal imaging technology better detects retinal lesions compared with ophthalmoscopy.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a fundus examination assisted by Optomap (Optos plc) to detect retinal lesions compared with traditional ophthalmoscopy. Results showed the Optomap-assisted technique discovered approximately 30% more retinal lesions when compared with traditional ophthalmoscopy.
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Eric Schmidt, OD, FAAO, presented his poster "Patient-Reported Blurred Vision Improvement with Cyclosporine 0.1%/PFBP in Dry Eye Disease with Severe Central Corneal Staining: Phase 3 Pool" at AAOpt 2026.
Aflibercept 8 mg cut RVO injections by up to 3 over 64 weeks in QUASAR, while a pair of additional posters show Amsler gaps in AMD and BRAO-linked stroke risk.
Host Hamza Shah, OD, MS, FAAO, is joined by Cory Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO, to discuss dynamic muscle stimulation for dry eye, spurred by a paper on improving blinking in dry eye patients.
A young woman had years of headaches, dizziness, and intolerance of her phone despite normal routine eye examinations. A modest prism gave her immediate relief.
Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, details a session given with Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO, during the annual AAOpt meeting in Anaheim, California.
Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, details her session "GLP-1RAs and Ocular Health: AOA Guidance for Optometric Practice 2025" during AAOpt 2026.
Phil Rainey, OD, MPH, FAAO, states that the recent parameter expansion of Johnson & Johnson's Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day and Oasys 1-Day has been a game changer for his practice.
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