Jordana Joy, Associate Editor

Horace Deal, OD, will serve a 2024-2025 term and brings nearly 30 years of optometric experience to the position.

The Vision Council's CEO Ashley Mills previews a nostalgic year for Vision Expo East, as it celebrates and looks back on almost 40 years in New York.

Marc R Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, chats with Optometry Times on the benefits of using Vevye to treat dry eye disease, when to prescribe, and how to distinguish quality candidates.

Eric Fazio, OD, sits down with Optometry Times to weigh the pros and cons of EVO ICLs and LASIK and the role comanagement plays in the decision.

The new prescription lens series, which transition faster while keeping out UVA and UVB rays, will be available in April 2024.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of February 26-March 1.

Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS, sits down with Optometry Times to highlight the importance of staying up-to-date with technology in the development of treatment and diagnosis of keratoconus and what's to come at this year's IKA Keratoconus Symposium in May.

R Tracy Williams, OD, FAAO, reflects on his favorite stories working as a team optometrist for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox in the last 20 years.

A treatment option for thyroid eye disease may be on its way to finalization in China with the positive endpoint results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of IBI311, a recombinant anti-insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor antibody.

The study focuses on similarities and differences in 11-cis-retinal and mutations in carotenoid cleavage enzymes.

Several eye care products sold at Walmart and CVS locations have been recalled due to FDA findings during a facility inspection conducted earlier this month.

R Tracy Williams, OD, FAAO, has been team optometrist for the Chicago Bulls and White Sox for over 20 years. He details how treatment of professional athletes is different than the general public in an exclusive interview with Optometry Times.

The eye care device company has announced that MARLO has gone mobile with a new app, which allows patients to order contact lenses, perform vision screening, and access eye disease and care information.

Findings from Mass Eye and Ear’s collaborative study provides new insights regarding gene expression and post-transcriptional gene regulation.

The program, announced prior to ROP Awareness Week, has established an ROP-specific website with free resources for parents and eye care professionals.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of February 19-February 23.

Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, FNAP sits down with Optometry Times to reiterate under-utilized diagnostic tools for keratoconus and the planning of this year's International Keratoconus Academy Keratoconus Symposium, running from May 18-19 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Optometry Times chats with Tracy Williams, OD, FAAO, on AMD and low vision's impact on patients' overall health and mental wellness.

The integrated eye care platform has announced its 24th strategic partnership in the Southeastern US, providing financial plans and strategic support to its partners.

The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is running 2 Phase 3 clinical trials, COAST and ShORe, to assess the efficacy and safety of using combinations of certain drugs to treat wet age-related macular degeneration.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of February 12-February 16.

IDOC has partnered with 12 new vendors in the eye care industry and assisted Books & Benchmarks, expanding its rebate, discount, practice support, and other resource options for its members.

Phase 3 of the randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study had a primary end point to evaluate the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease caused by Sjögren syndrome.

Optometry Times chats with Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO during this year's Glaucoma 360 meeting in San Francisco, California.

An investigative study of the Government Accountability Office was requested by a US House of Representatives committee to evaluate the consolidation and vertical integration of vision coverage.

The university has filed a charge with California’s Public Employment Relations Board that the strikes violate terms in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement.

Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees CWA Local 9119 drew picket lines on February 6 and 7 to protest unfair labor and bargaining practices upheld by University of California.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DIPABO chats with Optometry Times about her role with EnVision Summit's new optometry program and the excitement surrounding the event.

Shamir unveils a new electro-optic measurement system that utilizes artificial intelligence and over 10 different cameras to measure pupillary distance, and announces a partnership renewal with BWT Alpine F1 Team.

Promotion of Integrated People-centered Eye Care and highlighting the need for an international approach to eye care initiatives is this year’s World Optometry Week topic.