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B + L marks 40th anniversary of soft contact lensesSoft contact lenses have become America's predominant form of contact lens vision correction and radically changed the way patients expect to manage their vision care.
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How to harness social media's power to grow your practiceDespite what some people believe, social media isn't a fad.
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Keratoconus counseling insights offered with the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus studyData from the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study are a useful resource for providing evidence-based information to patients with keratoconus.
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Patient selection key to PAL successWhen it comes to fitting patients with progressive addition lenses (PALs), selecting patients who are good candidates in the first place may be the most important part of the process. Jenean Carlton, BA, ABOC, NCLC, offers some pointers for PAL success.
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Techs are valuable on frontlinesGlaucoma was once largely synonymous with elevated IOP, but the definition has altered as doctors have learned more about its causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Co-managing cataract surgery has benefitsOptometrists not yet involved in co-managing cataract surgery patients should consider adding this dimension to their practice because it has multiple benefits for all parties involved, Loretta Ng, OD, said recently.
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VEW 2024: What to know when starting a speciality contact lens practiceMile Brujic, OD, FAAO, outlines the essentials to starting a speciality contact lens practice, including speciality competency and accessing resources.
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AAOpt 2024: What to know about this year's diabetes updateJeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO, gave a presentation on what to know about diabetes diagnostic tools and treatment alongside Paul Chous, OD, FAAO.
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Death of the pressure patch has been slightly exaggeratedBest practice guidelines are just that-guidelines. They’re not religious dogma designed to herd everyone into the same line. We are rightly moving toward more evidence-based medicine, such as increased use of bandage lenses and less pressure patching in the management of corneal abrasions and erosions.
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Operational efficiency keeps OD focused on patient careDemands for increased efficiency from doctors will intensify as vision plans and medical insurance plans drive reimbursement downward. To meet these demands, doctors need to train staff members to handle more responsibilities and keep the doctor focused on taking care of patients.
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VEW 2024: Bringing the excitement of Vegas to eye careMarc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, gives inside scoop into some of the most exciting education opportunities at Vision Expo West, including the conference's "Case Files" series.
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'First treatment for keratoconus itselfAbout two in 10 patients with keratoconus requires eventual corneal transplantation, and these patients comprise 5,000, or 15%, of the corneal transplants in the United States each year.
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Study determines drowning victims' corneas safe for transplantationThe study, based out of India, successfully transplanted 32 of 34 corneas harvested from drowning victims.
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Why you can’t separate refraction from pathologyI’ve been thinking a lot about technology lately and how it’s going to-um, scratch that-how it already is impacting eye care.
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Managing cases of dry eye: Expect the unexpected2 cases illustrate the importance of ocular surface optimization.
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Grasp the dos and don'ts of electronic medical recordsAdding electronic medical records to a practice is a huge undertaking.
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Handling patients who want you to adjust glasses purchased onlineGone are those simple days when nearly all patients purchased glasses from their eye doctors’ offices. Online eyewear vendors have exploded onto the scene, and the fallout includes the doctor/patient relationship.
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New protocols and technological processes may offer advanced characterization for choroidal nevusAlthough the differential diagnosis of pigmented fundus lesions is limited, the distinctions among these lesions are not always clear.
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Rate my management: Diving deep into a case of glaucomaPuzzle-piecing a new patient’s medical history together takes many forms.
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Is there a relationship between keratoconus and diabetes?Studies point to an inverse association between diabetes and keratoconus risk.
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Will the SMILE procedure replace LASIK?The femtosecond laser has brought many significant advances to eye surgery. For more than a decade, it has been used to create lamellar corneal flaps for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and more recently this laser is used to precisely perform several steps in cataract surgery.
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That’s some nerve! Ocular drug delivery and dry eyeThere’s more to dry eye treatment than eye drops.
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SECO 2023: Drugs of the futureMilton M. Hom, OD, FAAO, FACAAI (Sc), shares key takeaways from his SECO 2023 presentation, "Drugs of the future."
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OCT in pediatric eye diseaseEye disease is relatively uncommon in children. When it is present, however, optometrists may find the tasks of selecting tests, obtaining findings, and interpreting results to be more difficult.
