A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of Jan. 21-Jan. 26.

In this first episode of a practice management series with Maria Sampalis, OD, learn about the importance of a brand for your optometric practice.

Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, has been appointed as the first Black EyeCare Perspective executive director.

Researchers found that prompt intervention may improve the prognosis of fungal endophthalmitis caused by contaminated medical products.

These results emphasize the importance of evaluating the midperipheral and peripheral retina in diabetes in addition to the posterior pole and performing ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography for not only accurate diabetic retinopathy staging, but also for likelihood of significant progression based on disease severity and predominantly peripheral lesions.

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of Jan. 14-Jan. 19.

IntelliSep is the first FDA-cleared diagnostic tool to assess cellular host response to aid in identifying emergency department patients with sepsis and contribute to rapid life-saving decisions.

The main outcomes were the national prevalence of impaired presenting distance VA, presenting near VA, and contrast sensitivity.

Two leaders in optometry are coming together to expand their suite of services for independent practices.

The research team retrospectively studied the long-term corneal endothelial cell changes and visual outcomes after this iris-fixated phakic IOL was explanted in patients with endothelial damage and investigated any potential predictors of endothelial injury.

Company magnifies impact of sustainability program as it celebrates milestone: 100 million plastic bottles prevented from reaching Earth’s oceans

A look back on what's happened in optometry during the week of Jan. 7-Jan. 12, 2023.

Two novel, dropless technologies for keratoconus and dry eye disease make major advances with more to come later in 2023.

As demand for this lens grows, the need for expert refractive comanagement will expand as well.

A recent study showed herpesvirus DNA in a high percentage of corneal grafts after transplantation.

New research identifies potential new TED biomarkers based on the disease activity or inactivity.

Though rare, visual decreases can occur within 1 day postoperatively after phacoemulsification surgery.

Over the years, IKA has become an invaluable resource for eye care professionals.

The VEGA-2 pivotal trial is investigating Nyxol alone and Nyxol with adjunctive low-dose pilocarpine therapy for the treatment of presbyopia.

Patient quality of life has been shown to be severely impaired by the associated ocular surface symptoms, so treatment aims for symptomatic relief and prevention of further damage to the ocular surface.