Alcon has entered into an agreement to acquire WaveTec Vision, developer of the ORA System, the first commercialized intraoperative guidance system for cataract surgeons implanting intraocular lenses (IOLs).

S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, talks about what you can expect from the Global Contact Lens Forum to be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Las Vegas during Vision Expo West.

Heading to Vision Expo West 2014 in Las Vegas? Dr. Marc Bloomenstein invites you to participate in the crowd-sourced learning classes.

There are some great new products and technology trends that can help you manage your practice more efficiently and improve your patient care.

In this video, Dr. Scott Schachter discusses creating a dry eye center.

Nutritional supplements meant to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may actually accelerate the disease in people with certain genotypes, according to research recently presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.

According to research recently presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting, focal or grid laser treatment that coincides with the initiation of intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) shows results no better than when laser treatment is deferred for 24 weeks or more.

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $215,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant to Oraya Therapeutics to investigate how its therapy and gold nanoparticles affect the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

A report explained four unexpected healthcare hazards that may be putting your patients at risk.

The Low Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry released a position paper on the evaluation and treatment of students with visual impairments for parents and educators.

WatchDog Group will debut EZCase, contact lens case packed with features to help prevent microbial contamination, at food, drug, and major retailers in spring 2015.

Michigan College of Optometry’s Vision Research Institute recently announced the availability the Scleral Lens Fit Scales, a downloadable document was created by the VRI for educational purposes and is designed to assist clinicians in practice.

A bill in California (SB 492) which as originally written would have granted expanded scope to optometrists was recently moved to inactive status.

According to a report from Business Insider, optometry tops the list of prestigious professions with surprisingly low pay.

I am disappointed that Optometry Times would choose to suggest its readers use a pediatric “vision” check list from Bascom Palmer.

I got involved legislatively before I even attended optometry school. I went to LSU, which is in the state capitol, Baton Rouge. One of the optometrist I was shadowing at the time was going to a committee hearing for a nondiscriminatory bill for reimbursement rates for optometrists.

If talk of online eye exams has gotten the optometric profession’s dander up, then what I’m about to share with you will send an OD’s blood pressure into the stratosphere.

Alcon recently launched two vitrectomy technologies designed to help surgeons deliver a higher level of precision and efficiency during retina surgery.

QuikEyes has added two new modules to its cloud-based electronic health records system for eyecare professionals.