Today's Spotlight

Create and Define Success in Myopia Management

To succeed in this new area of optometric care, consider resolving the following issues to take the next step in handling these patients.

Today's Spotlight

The Wild and Woolly World of Anti-VEGF in 2023

A once-simple treatment protocol has gotten more sophisticated—and complicated—by novel drug compounds, varied dosing regimens and sustained-release delivery methods. Here’s the current state of affairs.

Today's Spotlight

The Definitive Guide to Corneal Topography

Understanding when and how to use this tool is a critical component of optometric practice.
Today's Spotlight

Low Vision Tools and Techniques You Should Know

An overview of concepts and resources used by primary eyecare providers and appropriate specialists to ease patients’ visual impairments.

Today's Spotlight

Ultra-Widefield Imaging: Expand Your Horizons

Not only can UWF imaging allow detailed documentation of peripheral retinal findings, it can also improve diagnosis, staging classifications, monitoring and management of many common retinal conditions. As UWF imaging technology evolves, expanding our field of view, we will likely continue to gain new insights into the role the peripheral fundus plays in ocular disease.

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Features

Reveal Hidden Retinal Disease Using FAF Imaging

This marker of metabolic activity lights up what’s beneath the surface.

The New Kids on the Block in Visual Field Testing

Move over, SAP machines—updated technologies available today provide a more accurate and clearer diagnosis in glaucoma and optic neuropathy.

Ultra-Widefield Imaging: Expand Your Horizons

Several instruments are available today. Here, we guide you through the technologies to help you obtain optimal results for many common retinal conditions.

Low Vision Tools and Techniques You Should Know

An overview of concepts and resources used by primary eyecare providers and appropriate specialists to ease patients’ visual impairments.

The Wild and Woolly World of Anti-VEGF in 2023

A once-simple treatment protocol has gotten more sophisticated—and complicated—by novel drug compounds, varied dosing regimens and sustained-release delivery methods. Here’s the current state of affairs.

Create and Define Success in Myopia Management

To succeed in this new area of optometric care, consider resolving the following issues to take the next step in handling these patients.

Lifestyle Changes and Challenges in Myopia Management

How to counsel patients on adopting good habits to survive growing up in the digital age, using evidence-based recommendations.

Myopia Management: A 10-Step Plan for Success

What can seem overwhelming to start is broken down using practical advice and an outline to implement the most widespread form of control: corrective lenses.

The Definitive Guide to Corneal Topography

Understanding when and how to use this tool is a critical component of optometric practice.

The Lowdown on Low-dose Atropine

It’s been proven effective, but the optimal concentration remains a matter of debate and sourcing from compounding pharmacies comes with concerns over quality and efficacy.

Departments

You've Got Some Nerve

A hospital visit identified alarming signs for this patient.

Baby Boom

The next generation of optometrists is transforming the profession—and our publication.

Call the Exterminator

A new eye drop, Xdemvy, shows positive results in wiping out the unusually common condition known as Demodex blepharitis.

Electrify Your Exams

ERGs document neuronal function—and dysfunction—in retinal conditions to aid differential diagnosis and monitor progression.

Hard Knocks

Pay special attention to a patient’s ocular health after they experience a head injury.

Herpes Helper

Oral antivirals are safe and resistance is low, but immunosuppressed patients may need IV versions in severe cases.

Spasms, Twitches and Other Eyelid Glitches

Botox can be a safe and effective option for facial muscle contractions.

Split the Difference

Should you worry about the current or future status of an eye that presents like this?

Stress Less, YAWMAO More

Use this catchphrase in your next crazy encounter.

Stuck on Third

Getting the correct diagnosis is like a triple in baseball; it doesn’t always score a run.

The Great Masquerader

Due to its widely varying presentation, syphilis often flies beneath the radar.

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Some truly original inventions come from the most simple ideas.

E-Newsletters

Practice Pearls

Expert clinician Paul Karpecki, OD, provides practical insights and management strategies for a wide array of ocular conditions.

OCCRS E-Newsletter

A quarterly e-newsletter by Optometric Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Society (OCCRS) covering the latest information on cornea, cataract and refractive surgery, comanagement and leading technologies.

Optometric Retina Society E-Newsletter

Keep up to date on the latest research and clinical findings in retinal disease care with this quarterly publication from the ORS.

Optometric Physician E-Journal

A weekly e-journal edited by Art Epstein, OD, featuring incisive commentary, timely research summaries and late-breaking news.

Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses

September/October 2023
Women in Optometry

Women In Optometry continues to be published online, with regular updates on practice design, practice success, news, trends and perspectives. Visit womeninoptometry.com.

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