May 15, 2019

Features

Annual Dry Eye Report

Did the DREAM Study Change Your Thinking?

The controversial findings led some ODs to question the role of omega-3s, while others dispute the study itself. Here, several experts share their views.

Build A Better Dry Eye Protocol

The DEWS II report provides a roadmap to help streamline your treatment regimens.

Cyclosporine Shoot-out: How Do They Match Up?

After more than a decade with just a single agent to use, your options are expanding. This story explains their differences.

Diabetes

My Patient Has Diabetic Retinopathy...Now What?

The optometrist has a valuable role to play in monitoring the stages of this condition and guiding patients through treatment.

Diagnostic Technology

Visual Fields in the Era of OCT

Is functional testing with visual fields still necessary in the age of advanced structural imaging with optical coherence tomography?

Glaucoma

Visual Fields in the Era of OCT

Is functional testing with visual fields still necessary in the age of advanced structural imaging with optical coherence tomography?

Ocular Cancer

A Guide to Conjunctival Tumors

These are benign half the time—but when they are malignant, you need to be ready to refer.

Departments

Chairside

The Time March is On

It’s not all bad. I’ve been doing this for 40 years now and I’ve survived—you can, too.

Clinical Quandaries

To Be Blunt

A calm, thorough evaluation of ocular trauma can determine the best course of action.

Coding Connection

Three Steps to Dry Eye Coding

Don’t let the myriad testing and treatment options fool you into using all of them every time.

Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A

Pinpointing the Problem

Amiodarone doesn’t usually have a significant effect on vision. But be more vigilant when it’s used in a patient with other acuity-reducing issues.

Diagnostic Quiz

A Hairy Eyeball

The most common ocular tissue to be affected by leukemia is the retina.

Neuro Clinic

When Things Aren't Looking Up

Lesions in the brain stem can be a sign of dorsal midbrain syndrome.

Outlook

The Unkindest Cut

A leading surgical society uses its antipathy toward optometry as a selling point, limiting its own prospects.

Review of Systems

A Paralyzing Etiology

Patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome face significant systemic and ocular complications, including optic disc edema.

The Essentials

What Snellen Ain’t Tellin’

Contrast sensitivity testing can help identify visual changes an acuity test might miss.

Therapeutic Review

Hunting the Great White

Managing the complications from a hypermature cataract.

Through My Eyes

Add Billions to Optometry

Managing dry eye can be a huge opportunity for your contact lens patients—and practice.

Urgent Care

Getting Hosed

Blunt trauma can leave major damage. But optometrists can learn to treat and monitor to minimize long-term issues.