Outlook
Get Going on Gonio
This simple procedure is essential to glaucoma patient care—and maybe to optometry’s wider ambitions, too.
07/15/2024
School of Hard Knocks
Optometric education is both growing and stagnating at the same time. New colleges are fine. We need new ideas, too.
06/15/2024
The Elephant in the Exam Room
Optometrists deliver a sizable percentage of eye care, yet remain conspicuously absent from ophthalmology’s worldview.
05/15/2024
Attack of the Clones
Artificial intelligence tools may be able to imitate some of a doctor’s skills, but they come up short where it really matters.
04/15/2024
51 Flavors of Optometry
The profession’s fragmented legal basis lets some states surge while others languish, creating dozens of varieties.
03/15/2024
Screen Time on Steroids
Apple’s entry into the VR market will popularize headset devices, putting digital displays closer than ever to vulnerable eyes.
02/15/2024
See For Yourself
Sharpen your disease detection skills with a new collection of images, then use it as a springboard to explore our archives.
01/15/2024
Surgery Out of the Shadows
Optometry’s embrace of minor procedures is increasingly accepted to be simply one more facet of primary eyecare practice.
12/15/2023
Leaving New York
Vision Expo East’s move to Orlando closes the curtain on a long run of prominence for the city in the optometric landscape.
11/15/2023
Playing the Percentages
Ophthalmology’s ranks are declining, patient demand is rising—and ODs say they’re open to a bold idea that might help with both.
10/11/2023
Upcoming Events
September 18, 2024
Showcasing Inflammation and IOP Control
Location: Canaletto (Inside The Venetian)
Presenters: Michael Chaglasian, OD, and Walter Whitley, OD, MBA
Time: 7:00pm PT
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
September 20, 2024
GA and SYFOVRE (pegcetacoplan injection) What every OD should know
Location: Canaletto (Inside The Venetian)
Presenters: Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, and Deepak Sambhara, MD
Presentation: 7:00pm PT
Sponsored by Apellis
September 24, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Crystal Brimer, OD, and Gregg Berdy, MD
Webinar: 7:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
