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2019 SECO Daily - Friday
The Friday edition of the SECO Daily includes a review of the day's Special Session, "See the Vision of Tomorrow Forum," and courses on treating corneal ulcers and keratoconus. The exhibit hall ribbon cutting what a must-attend event too. Don't miss the previews of what's in store for the rest of the conference, including a sneak peek of courses and key lectures.
Today's Spotlight
2019 SECO Daily - Thursday
The Thursday edition of the SECO Daily includes a review of the Armed Forces Optometric Society's Annual Meeting, which took place Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday's COVD course on vision therapy. Don't miss the previews of what's in store for the rest of the conference, including a sneak peek of courses and key lectures.
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Beyond the Phoropter
It’s not a typical day in the office without a parent asking, “Does my child really need glasses?” When working with a patient with 2.00D of myopia, the answer is obvious, but what about when even you’re not sure if you should prescribe or hold off for another year? While there are some guidelines to help us make this decision, we also have our own clinical experience to rely on when making the final call.
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Making the Grade
Q: I have been seeing a patient with mild cataracts for routine care, and he has been finicky about every one of his contact lens and spectacle prescriptions. I referred him for a cataract evaluation, and the surgeon implanted a multifocal lens. The patient is very unhappy. What went wrong?
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The Telephone is Ringing…
With the New Year, changes come to Evaluation & Management (E&M) coding this year and beyond. With simplification to Medicare policies regarding E&M service, we will see a few of these implemented beginning January 1, 2019.
The News Feed
Zapping an Enzyme Helps Optic Nerve Recovery
February 22, 2019
Bandage Lenses Validated as Post-LASIK Treatment
February 22, 2019
Topical ROCK Inhibitors Blocks Ultraviolet Damage
February 22, 2019
Track Glaucoma Progression with Lamina Cribrosa Defects
February 21, 2019
Ocular Surface Microbes Flourish in Graft-vs.-host Disease
February 21, 2019
ACE Inhibitors Don’t Alter Cataract Risk
February 21, 2019
Bruder Introduces New Lid Hygiene Solution
February 20, 2019
Corneoscleral Contact Lenses Safe for Keratoconus
February 20, 2019
Abdominal Obesity Tied to Outer Retinal Dysfunction
February 20, 2019
Serous Retinal Detachment Alters Ganglion Cell Layer Complex
February 20, 2019
Darker Irises Associated with Astigmatism
February 19, 2019
Ocular Drug Misuse, Abuse Abroad
February 19, 2019
Risk of Stroke and MI Increases After CRAO
February 19, 2019
Keratoconus: a Significant Stressor
February 18, 2019
Study Puts Bacterial Biome Under the Microscope
February 18, 2019
Conjunctiva Lymphoma is Easy to Miss
February 15, 2019
Are Pre-Cataract Surgery Risk Questionnaires Necessary?
February 15, 2019
Dry Eye Rate Triples Over Seven-year Period
February 15, 2019
Coinfections Common in Acanthamoeba Cases
February 14, 2019
Could OCT-A Help Detect Glaucoma?
February 14, 2019
Characteristics of Moraxella keratitis Revealed
February 14, 2019
DALK Safe for All Stages of Keratoconus
February 13, 2019
Gene Behind Pigmentary Glaucoma ID’d
February 13, 2019
Visual Crowding Worse in Glaucoma Patients
February 13, 2019
Blepharitis Leads to Glaucoma Medication Dropout
February 12, 2019
Dexamethasone Implants Can’t Keep Up with Anti-VEGF Therapy
February 12, 2019
Worse Vision Means Better Spectacle Compliance
February 12, 2019
Corneal Nerves at Risk with Repeat Anti-VEGF Injections
February 11, 2019
Omega-3 Supplements Prove Beneficial for Dry Eye Patients
February 11, 2019
Study Supports Drops for Myopia
February 11, 2019
Cataract Surgery Doesn’t Slow VF Loss in Glaucoma
February 08, 2019
No Direct Link Between Cigarettes and Angle Closure
February 08, 2019
Severe Retinopathy Progresses Post-HCQ
February 08, 2019
Topical ROCK Inhibitors Improve Descemet Stripping Results
February 07, 2019
Severe Bilateral Corneal Disease May Have Met Its Match
February 07, 2019
Alternative CXL Protocols Look Promising
February 06, 2019
CBD Won’t Reduce IOP
February 06, 2019
Daily Disposables Safest Modality for Ocular Surface
February 06, 2019
Algorithm Quantifies Neuroretinal Rim Damage
February 05, 2019
OCT-A Reveals Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy
February 05, 2019
Researchers Find Novel Target for CNV
February 05, 2019
Eyelid Protein Reveals Rosacea Pathogenesis
February 04, 2019
Prelim Data Show Similar Outcomes for Two Anti-VEGF Regimens
February 04, 2019
Study: Tight-lipped Patients Give Misleading Histories
February 04, 2019
AMD Linked to Defective Molecular Signal Path
February 01, 2019
Convergence Insufficiency Diagnostic Criteria: An Unmet Need
February 01, 2019
Optometrists have Options for Dilating Children
February 01, 2019
Eye Mask Could Extend CL Wear Time, Bruder Says
January 31, 2019
Glaucoma Patients at Risk for Falling Injuries
January 31, 2019
Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
A Light in the DARC: Seeing Glaucoma Before it Strikes
This cutting-edge technology could give us a window into the disease earlier in its course—shifting treatment ahead and possibly preventing vision loss.
Bioengineering the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
New stem cell-based therapies are paving the way for age-related macular degeneration treatment.
Can We Lower IOP with Glasses?
Researchers are finding shocking new ways to employ electro-stimulation.
How to Succeed in Plaquenil Screenings
The spectrum of OCT findings associated with the medication can make incorporating the 2016 guidelines harder than you think. Here’s help.
Iontophoresis: Wave of the Future?
A low-level electrical current may turbo-charge topical drug delivery to the eye.
Take a Clinical Approach to Anterior Uveitis
The ultimate goal is to narrow down symptoms to effective treatment.
The Neurologic Exam, Step-by-step
This case-based review will help you assess beyond each patient’s visual presentation and uncover key clinical signs of neurologic dysfunction.
While You Were Sleeping
A new phototherapeutic contact lens, worn overnight, could effectively address diabetic retinopathy progression.
Departments
‘Further Research is Needed’
It’s both a mantra and a cliché—and also an important reminder to practicing clinicians.
Beyond the Phoropter
Are glasses always necessary? It takes more than just the numbers to make that call.
Cutting Out Calcifications
Concretions don’t often need excision, but here’s what to expect when they do.
Grow Some Nerve
A new treatment holds promise for helping patients with neurotrophic keratitis.
Headbanger’s Flaw
This 33-year-old patient experienced blurred vision three months after an automobile accident in which she sustained head trauma. Can you identify the cause?
If Only They Had Asked
Complications can and do occur, though some can be averted.
Let's Get Medical
This is the year to embrace medical optometry or even consider a specialty.
Making the Grade
Type A personalities can get an F if their treatment expectations are not kept in check.
Making the Leap
Avoiding corneal touch whenever possible when fitting scleral lenses helps minimize the risk of long-term ocular damage.
Summon Some Courage
Jury duty isn’t so bad when you can’t weasel out of it—and remember, it could always be worse.
The Telephone is Ringing…
A new year brings new rules—make sure you know what your carriers expect when it comes to telehealth services.
What's in Your Head?
How can this patient’s presentation and MRI explain his vision loss?
Continuing Education
January 2019 • 2.00 Credits
How Environment and Genetics Give Rise to Myopia
November 2018 • 2.00 Credits
Dry Eye Disease: Know Your Comorbidities
October 2018 • 2.00 Credits
The ABCs of Radiologic Testing
September 2018 • 2.00 Credits
Slaying the Giant Cell Arteritis
Additional Publications
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Aligning Practice with Perception—A Global Roundtable
Sponsored by Cooper VisionIf we are compelled to fi t the vast majority of our frequent replacement wearers in silicone hydrogel, why do we hesitate when prescribing for daily disposable wearers?
2019 Conference Planner
Practical Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of AMD, Sponsored by Maculogix
Diagnostic Instruments & Equipment Product Guide Annual 2019
Women in Optometry - November 2018
Capturing the Astigmatic Patient Opportunity
Jobs
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Ophthalmologist
Santamaria Eye Center
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Certified Ophthalmic Technician
Southern Focus Vision Center
2/22/2019 -
Ophthalmic Technician
SANTAMARIA EYE CENTER
2/22/2019
Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
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Transplantation for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
When severe disease calls for surgery, here’s how you can be prepared for the pre- and post-op care. -
Keratoplasty: When and Why
Discover how long to monitor and treat symptoms before considering surgical interventions. -
New Lenses for a New Year
Highlights in 2019 will include toric multifocals, a photochromic contact lens and more. -
Post-cataract Surgery Inflammation: a Toxin or a Bug?
Although rare, TASS and endophthalmitis are possible complications, and clinicians must be able to recognizing the difference. -
Singing the Blues
A patient’s complicated ocular history results in an anterior staphyloma, leaving him few treatment options. -
The Art of Corneal Transplantation
Optometrists have several options when it comes to keratoplasties, each of which has its own pros, cons and management guidelines.
Women in Optometry
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POP-UP POLL: Children and the Career Track
Is there an ideal time to have children and keep your career goals on track?
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The Eyes Have It
Here are just a few of the stories we've featured where doctors have chosen to showcase the eyes.
