Vision practice pearls in aviation

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.

Shane Kannarr, OD, overviews results from a phase 4, multicenter, prospective, open-label trial that evaluated the impact of concomitant use of PFHO during contact lens wear.

Maria Sampalis, OD, tells Diana Canto-Sims, OD, in this week's episode that the biggest impact AI has made at her practice is when used in the exam room as a scribe for routine patients.

An independent analysis of 600 patients across 20 US optometry offices found contact lens wearers generate 29% to 86% higher annual profits than eyeglasses-only patients.

The company reported that Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day and Oasys 1-Day outperformed the other 5 daily disposable lenses evaluated in a recent study, among other Johnson & Johnson data highlights at AAOpt 2026.

Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, of Duke University, discusses how retinal imaging fits into the diagnostic picture for CVI, TBI, and neurodegenerative disease, and when eye care professionals should suspect a neurological cause.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 21-September 25.

Maria Sampalis, OD, is an advocate for getting artificial intelligence to do tasks that provide more time to spend with patients, such as letter-writing.