An OD’s Guide to Corneal Transplant Options
The term corneal transplant is no longer synonymous with full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). It is now divided into subcategories with different tissue layers. This family of procedures includes traditional PKP, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty and pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty.This article reviews these options, what patients need to know and the optometrist’s role in comanagement.
Slaying the Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis is a rare, but urgent and potentially life-threatening, presentation that can have ocular consequences. This course details how to tell which patients are likely to have it based on their history and symptoms as well as how to test for it using both imaging and lab work, and reviews the optometrist’s role in treating and comanaging these patients.
How Drug Abuse Affects the Eye
It’s no secret that Americans are in the midst of a substance abuse crisis. As primary care physicians, optometrists can play a role in recognizing damage or dysfunction to either ocular structures or the components of the visual pathway these drugs cause and counseling patients in these circumstances. This article reviews commonly used legal and illicit substances, and how each are associated with the formation, or exaggeration, of disease or damage.
Dry Eye Therapy: Keeping it Simple
These diagnostic, pharmaceutical and lifestyle tips can help you prepare DED patients for the therapy road ahead, and shift their mindset from one of burdensome treatment to ongoing eye care.
Master the Maze of Artificial Tears
While optometrists are fortunate to have an expanding armamentarium, artificial tears remain an integral part of the basic management strategy as a recommended first-line option. Although they do not directly address the underlying etiology of dry eye, artificial tears can effectively control symptoms and may be the primary therapeutic component for many with mild or episodic dry eye.
The News Feed
Monthly Replacement Miru Now Available
Myopic LASIK Safe, Effective for Asian Eyes
SMILE Incision Size Doesn’t Exacerbate Dry Eye Symptoms
Cataract Surgery Lowers IOP, Widens Angles
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Scoring System Developed
OCTA Effective in Detecting Choriocapillaris Impairment
Algorithm, Flowchart Pinpoint Macular Edema Pathology
Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Has Two-fold Effect on IOP
Smartphone Imaging an Option for Demodex
Diabetes Patients With Poor Metabolic Control Likely Have DED
Ortho-K Mildly Successful in Reducing Myopic Progression
Presbyopia Onset Earlier for East Asians Than Previously Thought
Toric Multifocal Contacts Without the Wait
Portable Slit Lamp Offers Exams on the Go
Doctors May Be Over-Screening Premature Infants for Retinopathy
OCT Helps Visualize Course of HCQ Retinopathy
Steep Corneas Post-CXL Still at Risk of Keratoconus
Another Compounded Anti-VEGF Drug Performs Well
Optometry Schools Continue to Grapple with Board Scores
Preferred Retinal Locus Evaluation Devised
Elderly Need Earlier, More Regular Refractions
Glaucoma and Depression Can Go Hand In Hand
Study Casts Doubt on Smartphone Fundus Photos
Lid and Tear Film Clinical Markers Predict Contact Lens Discomfort
Study: Suturing Post-LASIK Epithelial Ingrowths Has Little Impact
Prolonged Reading Worsens Dry Eye Signs, Symptoms
Computer-specific Lenses Guard Against Hardships
Don’t Hold Back on Steroids for Bacterial Keratitis
Sonographic Study Supports Optic Cup Evaluation
Cardiovascular Stressors Raise Cataract Risk
New Perimetry Method Captures Field Disturbances
Cataract Patients Lose About 20% of Endothelial Cells a Decade Later
Analysis Reveals No Single Best Dry Eye Severity Measure
Eye Patch Drug Delivery System Gets Good Marks
Hyperopia, Shorter Axial Length Associated With AMD
Optometry Benefits in ’19 Medicare Rules
Vestibular Migraine Patients’ Spatial Perception Explored
Keratoconus Progression Greater in Myopes with Central Steepening
Arabic Eyes With PACG Have Thinnest CCT
Blue Light-blocking Glasses Let Undergrads Sleep Soundly
No Need for Antibiotics with Intravitreal Injections
Glucose-monitoring Contact Lens Shelved
Intravitreal Injections Might Make BP Rise
Vision Impairment Reduces Self-perception, Complicates Development
Blood Flow Velocity: Possible Visual Function Indicator in MS
IPL Plus Expression Effective Combo for Refractory MGD
Laser-Pointer Maculopathy on the Rise
How Your Pillow Impacts Glaucoma
Pain After Cataract Surgery Can Masquerade as Dry Eye
Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
Checking Under the Hood: How to Evaluate the Lid and Ocular Surface
Dry Eye Disease: Know Your Comorbidities
Dry Eye Therapy: Keeping it Simple
Familiarize Yourself with Point-of-care Tools for Dry Eye
Master the Maze of Artificial Tears
The Dilated Exam in the Age of Ultra-widefield Imaging
Departments
Breaking Down Resistance
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hydrops it Like it’s Hot
ION: Low Pressure, High Risk
Take on Point-of-care Testing
The Many Methods of MGD
The Neuroimaging Dilemma
The Revolution that Wasn't
Wanted: An Eye For Business
Widefield Tech Not a Solo Act
Continuing Education
Dry Eye Disease: Know Your Comorbidities
The ABCs of Radiologic Testing
Slaying the Giant Cell Arteritis
Scleral Lenses Boom, Don't Bust
Additional Publications
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Practical Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of AMD
In October 2017, several leading educators and private practice clinicians published the “Practical Guidelines for the Treatment of AMD” in Review of Optometry.
In this follow-up guide, practitioners review what they’ve learned since the Guidelines were first published; and based on extensive feedback, this committee will share practical advice for successful implementation of the Guidelines in your own practice.
Diagnostic Instruments & Equipment Product Guide Annual 2019
Women in Optometry - November 2018
Capturing the Astigmatic Patient Opportunity
Wellness Essentials For Clinical Practice
Corneal Hysteresis: An Essential Factor for Glaucoma Diagnosis & Management
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Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
Women in Optometry
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Warm and Welcoming with a Sprinkle of Palm Trees
Brantford, located in southwest Ontario, is right in the heart of a snowbelt.
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The Spirit of Giving
WO spoke with four doctors who give back of their time and money to support organizations locally and globally.
