Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, details the ease of genetic testing when diagnosing patients or reassessing a patient's diagnosis.

Gromacki, OD, FAAO, FSLS, emphasizes that corneal GP lenses remain an important part of a contact lens specialist's armamentarium

Taking a thorough history and evaluating pertinent positives and negatives are always critical in diagnosing and treating these cases.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of November 11-November 15.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, discusses diagnostic confusion that can be encountered when identifying macular edema in patients.

Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, overviews a handful of YAG laser procedures in his AAOpt presentation.

Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, details a panel that provided a complete course on keratoconus.

In a study, a xenon slide illuminator was employed to mimic natural outdoor colors, allowing researchers to test brightness perception using a brightness-matching method, explains Billy R. Hammond.

ODs share what they learned at this year's Academy meeting and what they plan to take home to their practices.

A new classification system helps patients reach informed decisions.

Approximately 40 fellows to share insights and takeaways they gain from the Flom program.

Tracy Doll, OD, FAAO, details portions of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Lifestyle Report, which discussed certain risk factors that we may have for development of ocular surface dryness or dry eye.

Christi Closson, OD, FAAO, provides insight on what other ODs learned about Johnson & Johnson's contact lens technology.

Erich Hinel, OD, MS, FAAO, provided an overview of his presentation, which focused on the approach clinicians should take when evaluating a patient with suspected scleritis.

Dana Shannon, OD, FAAO, details The Contact Lens Institute's latest report, "Disrupting the Dropout Dilemma."

The weekly drug-eluting contact lens was created by the company’s proprietary 3D printing technology and met all primary end points with no serious adverse events reported in either cohort.

Lisa Hornick, OD, MBA, FAAO, brought a twist to Jeopardy with her interactive talk at AAOpt 2024 titled "Dry Eye Jeopardy Returns."

Billy R. Hammond details the study, which explored how HEV light filtering, specifically in the 380- to 440-nanometer range, impacts visual comfort for patients with presbyopia.

How a diet rich in vitamins and minerals positively impacts the cornea.

At the 2024 American Academy of Optometry meeting in Indianapolis, Dr Andrew Pucker describes a wealth of data on enrollment in North American clinical trials.