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Walline, American Academy of Optometry president, shares this year's conference attendance numbers, clinical pearls, and what he hopes to see in 2027.

Thomas Wong, OD, FAAO, details a session he presented alongside Ronald Gentile, MD, FACS, FASRS, at AAOpt 2026.

Christina M. Danley, OD, FOVDR, explores the many nuances that require consideration when answering a common question asked by parents of children with myopia.

Kevin Chan, OD, MS, discusses an AAOpt 2026 symposium on individualized low-dose atropine dosing for myopia and the FDA outlook ahead of the SYD-101 advisory meeting.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, alongside Xiao Yu, OD, FAAO, discussed emerging investigational therapies for the disease during their AAOpt 2026 session.

A single Epioxa epi-on cross-linking treatment sustained a 1.9 D Kmax improvement through three years in keratoconus, with no serious adverse events reported.

Jamie Kuzniar, OD, FAAO, FSLS, discusses a case-based AAOpt 2026 session on scleral lens complications, fitting around cross-linking, and advice for new graduates.

IDOC's 2025 benchmarks from 175-plus independent OD practices put median practice net at 31% of revenue as variable costs fell for the first time since tracking began.