The Lesson of Online Refraction
If convenience is what our patients want, we need to adjust our practice management to ensure patients get the care they need in our offices.These two steps can help.
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.
True Colors
Color vision testing is a staple to screen for congenital color vision defects; it’s also helpful to detect or monitor disease progression in patients with various neuro-ophthalmic conditions. Often, a color vision test can be a cost-effective and readily accessible technique to identify and monitor certain ocular diseases and enable earlier intervention.
A Death in the Family
By now you’ve heard about the death of Frank Fontana, universally known as ‘Uncle
Frank’ throughout optometry. Many of us who were close to him—and that’s hundreds of people at least— are taking it pretty hard. Because Uncle Frank truly did feel like a member of the family.
The Many Hats of Herpes
HSV is the most common infectious cause of blindness in the developed world.1 Risk factors for HSV activation or recurrence include stress, ultraviolet exposure, trauma, menstruation and illness.1,2 Herpetic eye disease (HED) is typically unilateral and recurrent in the same eye. Patients with history of atopy, immune-compromise or immunosuppression can present with bilateral or more recurrent herpetic disease.2
The News Feed
A New Way to Perform Contrast Sensitivity Testing
Anti-VEGF Delivery Without the Needle?
Matrix Regenerating Drops May Improve Epithelial Defects
OD Legislation Active in Two Statehouses
A ‘Sketchy’ Solution to AMD
Botox May Relieve Photophobia, Dry Eye Symptoms
Step It Up! Exercise Improves Glaucoma Progression
Cesarean Section a Risk Factor for CNLDO
DED, Comorbidities, Prescribed Meds: A Package Deal
Lucentis an Option for DR Patients
A Closer Look at Solar Retinopathy
Eye-tracking Algorithm Provides Biomarker for Concussions
Snowed Out: Visual Disturbance Connected to Brain Impairment
Alcohol Dependency Tied to Corneal Edema
Eyelid Carcinoma Reclassification Successful
Mediterranean Diet Wards off AMD
Busting the Anti-VEGF, Macular Atrophy Myth
iPhone Pupil Test Measures Up to Infrared Camera
Compact Perimeter Now Available
Epiretinal Membrane Surgery May Be Glaucoma Risk
Glaucoma: A Family Affair
Trust in Microperimetry for Retinopathy Screening
Low Levels of BP and OPP Linked to Glaucoma Risk
Starting Stage of Retinoblastoma Identified in Children
Vitamin D Deficiency and Dry Eye Go Hand in Hand
Cataract Patients Carry Significant Burden of Pre-op Astigmatism
Study: Early Intervention Gives IIH Patients a Fighting Chance
Vertical Cup-to-disc Ratio Discrepancies Cause Worry
Macular Pigment’s New Role in Glaucoma Research
Myopic Shift More Likely in Nuclear Cataract Patients
OBITUARY: Frank D. Fontana, Optometric Luminary
Dry Eye Impacts Quality of Life, Mental Health
iStent Use Can Reduce Need for Drops
Migraines Linked to Increased Corneal Sensation
New Edging System Promises High Volume In-office Dispensing
Are Meds a Culprit for Uveitis?
ROP Outcomes in Premature Infants Evaluated
Thyroid Eye Disease Linked to Smoking, Poor Nutrition
Experimental Contact Lens Combats Microbial Keratitis
Needed: Perimetry Standards for Neurological Conditions
Ocular Discomfort: Objectively Quantifiable?
Ganglion Cell Thinning Tied to Diabetic Retinopathy
POAG Patients Benefit from Meditation
Study: Cataract Surgery Patients Need OSD Intervention
National Vision, NSU End Renaming Agreement
AK Cases Spike in Southeast England
Eschenbach Launches Guide Dog Partnership
Long-term Negative Impact of AMD, Despite Anti-VEGF
National Vision Donation Leads to Nova Name Change
Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
Expanding Scope of Practice: Lessons and Leverage
Glaucoma: From Landmark Studies to Modern-day Care
Should You Sell to Private Equity?
The ABCs of Radiologic Testing
The Why and How of Hospital Privileges
Will Remote Refraction Tarnish Telemedicine?
Departments
A Death in the Family
A Red Eye Fight
Break Up With Your Lid Bumps
Buckle Down
Customize Your Steroid Choice
Delaying the Inevitable
In Your Practice…and Wallet
It's a Small World After All
Light at the End of the Tunnel
RAO: Keep Calm and Refer On
Re-think Autologous Serum
Stressed Out
The Lesson of Online Refraction
Trust Your Intuition
Continuing Education
The ABCs of Radiologic Testing
Slaying the Giant Cell Arteritis
Scleral Lenses Boom, Don't Bust
Glaucoma: Lifestyles of the Antioxidant Rich and Famous
Additional Publications
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Wellness Essentials For Clinical Practice
Follow these principles to encourage disease prevention and healthful living among your patients.
Supported by an unrestricted grant from Bausch + Lomb Corneal Hysteresis: An Essential Factor for Glaucoma Diagnosis & Management
Intersection of Ocular Surface & Glaucoma
Women in Optometry - September 2018
Natural Eyecare: A New Category in Patient Care
Ophthalmic Product Guide - July 2018
Jobs
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Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
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Corneal Ulcers: Sterile But Not Benign
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Your Corneal Infection Care Questions—Answered
Microbial keratitis is a well-known condition that has the potential to cause visual impairment and blindness. However, treating corneal infections is fraught with challenges and uncertainties that can make a clinician hesitant to move forward with any one management plan, even when confident of the diagnosis. This article addresses several of these roadblocks to help you treat microbial keratitis patients promptly and correctly. -
Climb on the Health Bandwagon
Despite these perceived drawbacks, GP lenses are still highly regarded for their ocular health profile. -
Take the Anxiety out of Specialty Lens Fittings
This article walks through five key steps clinicians should take to successfully complete a specialty contact lens fitting and explains how several newer diagnostic instruments can be clinically helpful for novices and veterans alike.
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Conjunctivitis: Making the Call
Here, we take a look at what we know—and what remains to be resolved—about conjunctivitis and how best to distinguish between the condition’s various forms.
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Fighting Corneal Infections With CXL: A New Ally?
On paper, corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) for microbial keratitis, a treatment known as photo-activated chromophore for infectious keratitis (PACK-CXL), checks all of these boxes. In application, PACK-CXL, vaguely recognized by optometry as a treatment option for infectious keratitis, has several limitations that stymie its widespread use.
Women in Optometry
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The Debt Effect
Most optometrists end up borrowing some money for optometry school.
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POP-UP POLL: Are You Planning on Having Kids?
It can sound so friendly, one of those "tell me about yourself and your goals" kinds of questions.
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C’est Magnifique
Ana Vargas, OD, was working as an associate OD at L A Optometrique in Sherman Oaks, California, for about five years when the owners offered her the opportunity to buy the office.
