Articles by Kassi Filkins, Editor

Selina McGee, OD, FAAO, founder and owner of BeSpoke Vision in Edmond, Oklahoma, shares key takeaways from her discussion, "Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Tears of Dry Eye Subjects,“ which she presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting in San Diego.

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, gives key takeaways from her AAOpt 2022 meeting presentation, "Ocular and visual complications of Parkinson's disease."

Roland Mattern, director of marketing for eSight, illustrates the use of the company's eSight 4 device to assist patients with central vision loss.

Bindu Manne, lead of Market Development for Ocuphire, shares a company update.

John Buch, OD, MS, with JJV, shares an update on the company's HEV filter contact lens.

Austin Lifferth, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from his AAOpt 2022 presentations, including a triad approach to evaluating the optic nerve in glaucoma, and recentering glaucoma care with these 5 GlaucoMantras.

Denise A. Valenti, OD, FAAO, gives key takeaways from her AAOpt 2022 discussion on the impact of marijuana use and driving.

Pinakin Davey, PhD, OD, FAAO, gives key highlights from his AAOpt 2022 presentation, "Management of digital eye strain: comprehensive strategy and nutritional approach."

Jim Sluck, VP of Marketing for Sight Sciences' TearCare, shares the impetus behind the company's fair access campaign.

Nidhi Rana, OD, discusses key highlights from her AAOpt 2022 presentation on pediatric red eye.

Derek Cunningham, OD, FAAO, gives key takeaways from his AAOpt 2022 discussion, "Back to the basics: The importance of treating inflammation AND obstruction for dry eye."

Jeff Nau, PhD, president and CEO of Oyster Point Pharma shares an update on the company's Tyrvaya product.

EyeCon 2022: Co-chairs open with a focus on the future of optometry
ByKelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO,A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO,Kassi Filkins, Editor Optometry Times' EyeCon co-chairs Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, and A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, reflect on the 2023 EyeConversations keynote address, which covered new technology, artificial intelligence, and an update in pharmacology.

Graham Erickson, OD, gives key takeaways from his discussion titled, "Optimizing visual performance for sports,"

The positive 3-month efficacy and safety results from Azura Ophthalmic's Phase 2b study of AZR-MD-001 0.5% in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) met its co-primary endpoints.

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, gives key takeaways from her co-presentation on the most common autoimmune diseases and their latest updates, which she discussed at AAOpt 2022.

Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS, and S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, discuss the Keratoconus Essentials Program, a joint effort between Woo University and the International Keratoconus Academy.

This acquisition for Alcon means a growing ophthalmic portfolio of commercial products and development pipeline.

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, gives key takeaways from her discussion on treating photophobia in patients, which she presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Parres Wright, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from her discussion, "Diabetes and low vision rehabilitation," which she presented during AAOpt 2022.

Chris Kenrick, OD, shares what she finds to be most important from her discussion this year at AAOpt 2022.

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, gave an ophthalmic therapeutic update during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry Meeting.

Brad Sutton, OD, FAAO, FORS, discusses key takeaways from his discussion, "Genetic testing in AMD: critical, useful, or inappropriate," which he presented during the 2022 American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Jack Phu, OD, MPH, PhD, with UNSW Sydney, discusses key takeaways from his AAOpt 2022 presentation that looked at visual fields in 2022.

Albert Swann share details about Bausch + Lomb's new healthcare product line for dogs: Project Watson.

Aziz Mottiwala, the Chief Commercial Officer at Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, shares a pipeline update.

Ep. 4: Interactive panels highlight practical, cutting-edge, pipeline advancements
ByBenjamin P. Casella, OD, FAAO,Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO,A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO,Kassi Filkins, Editor Optometry Times®' EyeCon 2022 co-chairs Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, and A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, sat down with Ben Casella, OD, FAAO, chief optometric editor for Optometry Times® to chat all-things EyeCon 2022.

Graham Erickson, OD, shares highlights from his AAOpt 2022 presentation, "Optimizing visual performance for sports."

Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, shares highlights from her 2022 American Academy of Optometry presentations in the contact lens space.

Anthony DeWilde, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from his AAOpt presentation, "What a pain! An optometrist's guide to headaches."