Today's Spotlight
When Your Patient Complains of Headache
The complex, subjective nature of cephalgia makes it challenging to manage, yet its pervasive and severe characteristics have led people to seek treatment as far back as the earliest documented time in human existence. Today, headache is still a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED) and the single most common neurologic complaint in pediatric ED visits.
Today's Spotlight
Be Prepared for Papilledema
Pump up your diagnostic protocol by implementing these tests.
Today's Spotlight
How to Hire, Train and Retain Staff in a Fierce Labor Market
Flexibility, pay increases and employee happiness can optimally position a practice for low turnover and attract the best and the brightest in the field.
Today's Spotlight
Take your Practice to New Heights
As the field of optometry continues to grow, expanding the care provided at your practice is a way to not only stand out but also level up as an eye care professional.
Today's Spotlight
Scoping Out Optometry’s Next Era
Momentum has been building to extend practice privileges for ODs, making eye care more accessible than ever before. Here’s where these efforts stand in 2021.
The News Feed
BRVO Presentation Differs in Black Patients
October 27, 2021
Blood Pressure Instability Poses Risk For Glaucoma
October 27, 2021
CA, NY Win Expanded Scope of Practice Authorities
October 27, 2021
Persistent Ptosis More Common After PPV
October 26, 2021
Study Questions Impact of Glaucoma Meds on Ocular Dryness
October 26, 2021
Could Selfie Fundus Imaging Boost Diabetic Retinopathy Screening?
October 26, 2021
Binocular Contrast Summation Preserved in Eye Disease
October 25, 2021
Myopia Corrective Lenses Reduce Eye Strain
October 25, 2021
Ranibizumab Implant For nAMD Requires Only Two Treatments a Year
October 22, 2021
Search Over 2,000 Ophthalmic Medications Online
October 22, 2021
New Cleansing Brush and Gel for At-Home Lid Care
October 22, 2021
Lighter and Sleeker Solution for Patients with Low Vision
October 22, 2021
IOP Decrease Noted in NTG Patients over 20 Years
October 22, 2021
Submacular Hemorrhage Occurs in Half of nAMD Patients
October 22, 2021
DED Treatment Beneficial Prior to Cataract Surgery
October 22, 2021
Myopia, OAG Linked in Dose-response Relationship
October 21, 2021
Vision Impairment Connected to Food Insecurity
October 21, 2021
Slow Taper of Steroids Effective in Post-cataract Iritis
October 20, 2021
Belin ABCD Progression Display Better Evaluator of Keratoconus
October 20, 2021
Pediatric Cataract Linked to Mental Health Issues
October 20, 2021
Dry Eye: A New Route to Relief
October 19, 2021
Uveal Melanoma More Common in Men, Higher-latitude Locations
October 19, 2021
SLT Effectively Lowers IOP in PEXG Patients
October 19, 2021
VA and Deep Nasal Grid Vessel Density Linked in Glaucoma
October 19, 2021
Eye Drop Proves Useful as First-line Therapy for NK
October 18, 2021
Anti-TNF-α Successful in Noninfectious Uveitis Treatment
October 18, 2021
Air Pollution Increases Risk of Glaucoma in Diabetic Patients
October 18, 2021
Ranibizumab Modification Effective Against CRVO Identified
October 15, 2021
Continued Atropine Treatment Successful at Three-year Mark
October 15, 2021
NSAID Monotherapy Recommended Day of Cataract Surgery
October 15, 2021
Cataracts More Common When Diabetes Patients Have DR
October 14, 2021
EMR Tool Effective at Identifying Patients Lost to Follow-up
October 14, 2021
Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Thinner RNFL in Young Adulthood
October 13, 2021
Age, DR Severity Strong Indicators of Vision Loss
October 13, 2021
Cosmetic and Personal Care Products Remain an Ocular Threat
October 12, 2021
Major Eye Disorders Represent Growing Burden on Medicare
October 12, 2021
New 24-2C HFA Grid Better Than 24-2
October 12, 2021
Overnight Contact Lens Wearers Exhibit Limbal Vasculature Changes
October 11, 2021
Retinal Surgery Has a Carbon Footprint
October 11, 2021
New Contact Lens Offers Simpler, Safer Insertion
October 08, 2021
Water Exposure Through Storage Cases May Contaminate Soft Lenses
October 08, 2021
CVI Impairment Predicts GA Progression
October 08, 2021
At-Home Dichoptic Therapy Effective Amblyopia Intervention
October 07, 2021
Algorithm Helps Differentiate Fungal, Bacterial Keratitis
October 07, 2021
Comanagement Connections
Read our six-part series on how to build relationships with other doctors that improve patient care and elevate your practice.
Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
Be Prepared for Papilledema
Pump up your diagnostic protocol by implementing these tests.
How to Hire, Train and Retain Staff in a Fierce Labor Market
Flexibility, pay increases and employee happiness can optimally position a practice for low turnover and attract the best and the brightest in the field.
Protect Yourself from Malpractice
These insights will help you better understand how to avoid—and best prepare against—it.
Scoping Out Optometry’s Next Era
Momentum has been building to extend practice privileges for ODs, making eye care more accessible than ever before. Here’s where these efforts stand in 2021.
Take your Practice to New Heights
Adding new services and an expanded level of care for your patients’ benefit, as well as your own, is within reach. Here’s what to keep in mind.
Departments
A Disease for All Seasons
Don’t be fooled by its name: vernal keratoconjunctivitis can cause problems year-round. Heed these pearls to aid care.
A Glimpse Into the Future
Objective measurements of visual acuity continue to evolve, with a new method showing promising results.
Better Never Than Late?
A patient undergoes a seemingly uneventful cataract operation—then things take a turn for the worse.
Don’t Complicate Things
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s can make glaucoma management more challenging and contribute to disease progression.
Go With the Flow
Corneal hysteresis may help spot glaucoma in KCN patients.
Hiatus From Home
Looking for a getaway? There are so many places to go and people to see; you just need to know where to start.
Not as Bad as it Seems
Episcleritis needs proper diagnosis and treatment to alleviate a patient’s worries.
Prescribing for Two
Be aware of the factors at play for pregnant diabetic women.
SWOT your Way to a Stronger Practice
Self-examination and awareness are key to preventing an audit.
The Itch to Innovate
New products entering the market can change the way you manage allergic eye disease.
The Spirit of ’71
That year, legislation and innovation gave optometry a broader clinical mandate and soft contact lenses. How are both faring today?
Upcoming Events
Continuing Education
October 2021 • 2.00 Credits
When Your Patient Complains of a Headache
September 2021 • 2.00 Credits
When Your Patient Complains of Ocular Pain
August 2021 • 2.00 Credits
What to Do When You See Uveitis
July 2021 • 2.00 Credits
Understanding ONH Dynamics in Glaucoma and Beyond
Additional Publications
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A First Look at Therapeutics for Presbyopia
Gina Wesley, OD, and Paul Karpecki, OD, discuss the growing list of options for presbyopia management. They dive into both the lens softening and pupil modulation approach, as well as cover aspects of the patient experience and adaptation process.
Earn 2 CE Credits
Supported by Orasis Optimizing OCT Imaging
The Promise of a New Era in Demodex Blepharitis Treatment
A New Era for Ptosis Management
A Stepwise Approach to Diagnosing Demodex Blepharitis in Its Many Forms
Myopia Management
Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
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Improving Scleral Success: Troubleshooting Tips from a Pro
An expert gives clear guidance on how to correct common problems—or avoid them in the first place. -
Scleral Lens Fitting Essentials
Keep these clinical pearls in mind when working through this process. -
Scleral Topography: Measuring and Matching its Shape
Taking advantage of this technology can improve your lens fits. -
Detailing the Dystrophies
Sort out the subtle differences among these corneal anomalies with this overview of presentation and management. -
Keep Presbyopes Sold on Multifocals
Experts offer pearls on combating comfort, vision and price concerns to reduce lens dropout. -
Slowing Myopia Progression with Multifocal Lenses
Integrating this service into practice is beneficial for both patients and ODs. Here’s a primer.
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