This week in optometry: November 13-November 17
Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of November 13-November 17.
Catch up with what Optometry Times®' shared this week:
Amazon receives warning letter from FDA regarding unapproved eye care products
Martin David Harp, Associate Editor, Ophthalmology Times
In a letter addressed to Andrew Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the company regarding the sale of unapproved ophthalmic drugs.
Recently, the FDA urged customers to avoid a slew of eye drops due to the possible risk of eye infections that could result in vision loss or blindness. This is just one of many times the FDA has issued a warning on unapproved ophthalmic products in 2023.
How optometry’s first NEI multicenter study impact our KC practices today
Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS; Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor; Kassi Jackson Filkins, Editor
Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, sat down with Optometry Times®' assistant managing editor Emily Kaiser Maharjan to give an overview of her 2023 American Academy of Optometry meeting presentation, "TD (AS)-09: CLEK at 20: How Optometry’s First NEI Multicenter Study Impact our KC Practices Today." She shared the stage in New Orleans with Louise Sclafani, OD, Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, and Loretta Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD.
Data shows new multifocal can meet the dynamic vision needs of presbyopic patients
Marjorie Rah, OD, PhD, FAAO; Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor; Kassi Jackson Filkins, Editor
Marjorie Rah, OD, PhD, FAAO, shares brief highlights from her 2023 American Academy of Optometry poster, "Presbyopic Patient Assessment of a New Daily Disposable Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lens," which she presented during the annual meeting in New Orleans.
76M+ units of eye care materials recycled through Bausch + Lomb programs
Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor
ONE by ONE and Biotrue Eye Care Recycling programs from Bausch + Lomb have collected over 464,100 pounds of used contact lens materials that would have otherwise been sent to a landfill.
The optometric year in review
Jacob R. Lang, OD, FAAO; Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor; Marlisa Miller, Editorial Intern
Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, gives highlights from his presentation, "The Optometric Year in Review: Hindsight is 2020," which he copresented during the 2023 American Academy of Optometry meeting in New Orleans.
Pipeline update from Alcon
Kristen Brotherson; Emily Kaiser Maharjan, Assistant Managing Editor; Kassi Jackson Filkins, Editor
Kristen Brotherson, VP of Sales Vision Care for Alcon, sat down with Optometry Times®' assistant managing editor Emily Kaiser Maharjan to share a pipeline update.
