Academy 2010 San Francisco, the 88th annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, was to be held at Moscone Center West, Nov. 17-20.

Anterior segment laser surgery is currently within the state scope of practice for optometrists only in Oklahoma.

San Francisco is famous for its vibrant culture, world-class cuisine, and famous landmarks.

As practitioners, we should recognize the role contact lens solutions play in the overall success, satisfaction and ocular health of our contact lens patients.

The great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes believed that once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains-however unlikely it may be-must be the answer.

Children's vision-related quality of life is better with contact lenses than glasses, especially in the areas of athletics, appearance and satisfaction with correction.

The pearls in this article will help the project manager and implementation team on their journey to successful electronic health record integration.

The FDA has granted marketing clearance for RevitaLens Ocutec Multi-purpose Disinfecting Solution for use with silicone hydrogel and conventional hydrogel contact lenses.

Eye care providers are on a quest for something that-so far-hasn't been found.

A new lubricant eye drop offers a treatment option for patients with meibomian gland dysfunction.

Optometrists who want to increase multiple pair sales to patients need to stop being apologetic about the fact that part of a successful practice involves retail sales.

Dale Garland, OD, enjoys dabbling in novel-writing, having completed his first mystery thriller recently.

What is now being called the 'Great Recession' is now officially over, statistically, if not emotionally, according to the keynote speaker of International Vision Expo West.

It's likely that most of your patients don't obtain enough of the antioxidants and vitamins crucial for eye health through their usual diets.

New tools to identify and study genes and proteins may help to eradicate not only contact lens infections, but infections in general.

Optometrists need to begin training staff on retail math through workshops, books or online sites.

This year's International Vision Expo West, Oct. 7-9, 2010 in Las Vegas, will be a one-stop event.

Decreased macular pigment density, one of the major contributing factors to the development of age-related macular degeneration, can be detected and treated at an early age, prior to the patient developing any signs or symptoms of the disease.

The optometrist's job is not only to fit people with contact lenses, it's to keep people in contact lenses.

Optical coherence tomography is an invaluable tool for diagnosing macular holes in clinical practice, according to one expert.