Outlook
The Elephant in the Exam Room
Optometrists deliver a sizable percentage of eye care, yet remain conspicuously absent from ophthalmology’s worldview.
05/15/2024
Attack of the Clones
Artificial intelligence tools may be able to imitate some of a doctor’s skills, but they come up short where it really matters.
04/15/2024
51 Flavors of Optometry
The profession’s fragmented legal basis lets some states surge while others languish, creating dozens of varieties.
03/15/2024
Screen Time on Steroids
Apple’s entry into the VR market will popularize headset devices, putting digital displays closer than ever to vulnerable eyes.
02/15/2024
See For Yourself
Sharpen your disease detection skills with a new collection of images, then use it as a springboard to explore our archives.
01/15/2024
Surgery Out of the Shadows
Optometry’s embrace of minor procedures is increasingly accepted to be simply one more facet of primary eyecare practice.
12/15/2023
Leaving New York
Vision Expo East’s move to Orlando closes the curtain on a long run of prominence for the city in the optometric landscape.
11/15/2023
Playing the Percentages
Ophthalmology’s ranks are declining, patient demand is rising—and ODs say they’re open to a bold idea that might help with both.
10/11/2023
Baby Boom
The next generation of optometrists is transforming the profession—and our publication.
09/15/2023
No Hollywood Ending
It’s worth rooting for cooperation (or at least detente) between the two eyecare professions while still expecting little to none.
08/15/2023
Upcoming Events
May 17-19, 2024
June 4, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, and Jessica Steen, OD
Webinar: 8:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
June 19, 2024
Showcasing Inflammation and IOP Control
Location: The Palm Nashville, TN
Presenters: Nora Lee Cothran, OD, and Walter Whitley, OD, MBA
Time: 6:15pm CT
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
