Clinical Care

When Psych Issues Manifest in Your Patient

How to properly handle mental health conditions, such as depression, abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, that may arise during an exam.
05/15/2023

Pediatric Exams Made Easy

Make a big impact with our smaller patients and take the time to address their visual needs.
05/15/2023

How to Handle Non-Ocular Emergencies in Your Practice

Preparation is paramount. Here’s how to gear up for these unexpected events so that you can react appropriately in your clinic.
04/15/2023

When Your Patient Complains of Red Eye

The key to uncovering the root cause is a thorough patient history and clinical exam.
11/15/2021

Five Questions on Dry AMD Monitoring and Management

Address these concerns and observing these patients will be more effective.
04/15/2021

A Glaucoma Starter Kit: The Patient in Your Chair

Applying personalized medicine to this chronic disease is critical to ensure the best outcomes.
04/15/2021

Five Cases You Shouldn't Refer

Don’t be afraid to keep these patients in your practice; you have the skillset and scope of practice to help them.
05/15/2020

Beat These Modern Day Prescribing Challenges

Today’s optometrists face difficult Rx decisions—from managing pregnant patients to deciding whether a generic can be substituted for a brand.
04/15/2015

Is This Big Vessel a Big Problem?

Our patient presented with evidence of a congenital retinal macrovessel. How significant is this finding, and how should he be managed?
12/15/2014

A Day in the Life of IOP

It waxes, wanes and often spikes, creating patterns that currently go undetected. Can 24-hour monitoring devices reveal its secrets?
12/15/2014

Upcoming Events

December 8-9, 2023

West Coast Optometric Glaucoma Symposium
Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Program Chairs: Murray Fingeret, OD, and Robert N. Weinreb, MD
Earn up to 12 LIVE COPE Credits (COPE Accreditation Pending)

Register here

December 9-10, 2023

Retina Update 2023
Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Program Chairs: Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO; Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO
Earn up to 11 LIVE COPE credits (COPE approval pending)

Register here

December 14, 2023

Addressing a Major Gap in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
Location: Virtual
Presenters: April Jasper, OD, and Mitch Ibach, OD
Webinar: 10:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

Register here

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