It may be possible for patients to reduce the risk of progression of age-related macular degeneration by following a plan that emphasizes a diet containing foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, and zeaxanthin, following a healthy lifestyle, and protecting the eyes from damaging effects of blue light.

When working with pediatric low vision patients, it's important to assess what the accommodative demand will be for each individual, and strive to make each child as visually independent as possible.

Today's general economic conditions and individual business owners' needs to maximize profit models is one underlying rationale for in-office finishing.

Vision Expo West in October in Vegas will offer some exciting new continuing education and technology.

Prosthetic contact lens fitting is a service that optometrists can easily incorporate within their practice to achieve gratifying results for themselves and their patients.

As primary care providers, optometrists are often in a position to provide eye care through a patient's lifetime.

Structural and functional tests may be used for the detection and monitoring of retinal diseases, just as they are for other ocular diseases.

Optometric continuing education is the barometer of our history and our future.

A number of retinal conditions that do not necessarily require immediate treatment provide clues to potentially more serious systemic diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes.

The burden of school loan debt can weigh heavily on students as they approach graduation, affecting job plans and lifestyle choices for years to come.

Management decisions for a patient who presents with a visual field defect should never be made before considering a host of other etiologies that can masquerade as glaucoma by the type of visual field loss.

Many optometry practices serve as externship sites, offering optometry students real-world experience.

As a general rule, most professional service providers and retailers, including optometry practices, don't always use discount coupons effectively because they're not trained or skilled as marketers.

Tom Little, OD, was one of 10 people ambushed and killed Aug. 5, 2010, while on a humanitarian mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan.

The benefits of an artificial tear drop that commonly is used to help relieve symptoms of dry eye may extend to contact lens wearers who experience dryness and discomfort caused by their CLs.

Optometrists and infectious disease specialists can unite to address what has been called a "hidden epidemic" with enormous health and economic consequences-sexually transmitted diseases.

Contact lens safety has been in the spotlight even more than usual since the FDA released recommendations on the use and packaging of multipurpose solutions in June.

Researchers of various studies have tried to pinpoint the exact cause of myopia to no avail.

Continued evolution in the landscape of bacterial resistance and antimicrobial agents is mandating careful prescribing of anti-infective medications to optimize success in prophylactic and therapeutic indications and to minimize future problems associated with pathogen resistance.

The first contact lens that combines the comfort of silicone hydrogel and the convenience and eye health characteristics of a daily wear disposable lens was introduced here at the AOA.