Out With the Old, In With the New
What did you invest in this year? How has it impacted your patient care? Your bottom line? We asked, and you answered. See what your colleagues spent their money on this year and what they still have on their wish list in our 2016 Technology Survey.
Keeping Contact Lens Care In-House
During a recent trip to the pharmacy to pick up some medication for my daughter, I overheard an interesting conversation between the person in line in front of me and the pharmacy technician behind the counter.
Top 100 Drugs: Which Are Your Patients Taking?
This article highlights many of the more common drugs you may encounter in your practice and their potential impact on ocular health. Use it as a systemic Rx refresher and to stay informed of new developments and new and existing clinical key points.
An Eye for Flare
A 67-year-old black female reported to the office with a chief complaint of painful eyes, more so in the left eye than the right, for the previous week. She explained she was experiencing pain, redness and photophobia in both of her eyes, but the discomfort in the left eye had become unbearable. Her systemic history was remarkable for hypertension, which was properly medicated. She denied allergies of any kind.
A Global Scourge
Billions of people around the world are at risk from bacteria and viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other vectors. Vector-borne infection results in some of the world’s most destructive diseases—many of which have emerged as increasing threats to human health in this age of globalization.Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love EHR
Is That Conjunctival Lesion Cancerous?
Out With the Old, In With the New
Pearls on Proper Use of Retinal Imaging
The Best Tech for Tracking Glaucoma Progression
Top 100 Drugs: Which Are Your Patients Taking?
Departments
A Global Scourge
An Eye for Flare
Coding in a Tech Savvy World
Gotta Do the Math
Hard Times for Soft Lenses
Is His Prognosis… Favre-able?
Keepin’ it Real
Product Review
The Infection Connection
Upcoming Events
Continuing Education
Controlling Diabetes with Oral Agents
Can You Identify These Vitreous Anomalies?
A Stepwise Approach to Evaluating Diplopia and Other Ocular Motility Abnormalities
Are You Clear on Your Macular Function Screening Responsibilities?
Additional Publications
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Women in Optometry - September 2016
Three ODs dedicate their research efforts to myopia progression, its causes and treatment. The Value Proposition
Women and Dry Eye
Ophthalmic Product Guide—July 2016
Armed Against Allergens
Fitting with Confidence
Jobs
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Optometric/Ophthalmic Technician
Redhawk Vision Center
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Therapeutic Optometrist
The Cataract & Glaucoma Center
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Independent Optometrists ----- Wal-Mart Vision Center
Walmart/Sam's Club Health & Wellness
9/29/2016
Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
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Treating the Ocular Surface: Resistance is Futile
The human microbiome supports our existence, but it also serves as the source of infection. Resistance is on the rise, and clinicians have to prescribe carefully. -
An Antibacterial Q&A
New antibiotics are scarce—here’s why, and what’s being done about it. -
Turning a Negative into a Positive
Knowing your contact lens infections and how to keep patients happy is key to keeping them in the practice.
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Managing Contact Lens-Related Bacterial Infections
When a patient at risk presents, how do you keep them free of problems?
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Targeted and Timely: The New Model of Dry Eye Care
Point-of-care tests and advanced diagnostic imaging are helping doctors tackle it faster and more precisely than ever before.
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Beware the Biofilm
What are practitioners doing to prevent this common formation and the risk it poses to contact lens wearers?
Women in Optometry
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Pops of Green are Pleasing to the Eyes
Sarah Ebeling, OD, still remembers the day in optometry school when she learned about a particular shade of bright green "apple"—with a wavelength of 555.
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We Love Kids
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO, and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, MPH—As mothers, we unabashedly adore our kids. Yet loving your own children or even delighting in the energy of other little ones doesn’t necessarily translate into incorporating pediatric services into your practice successfully.
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Nominations Open for the 2016 Women In Optometry® Theia Awards of Excellence
This year WO will hold its first Theia Awards of Excellence to honor women ODs in the following three categories: Leadership, Mentoring and Innovation. Click here to make your nominations.
