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This review summarizes major contact lens risks, solution-related adverse effects, higher-risk populations, and practical prevention strategies for optometric practice.

Perceived stress modestly predicted later dry eye symptoms in young adults, but significance depended on a prespecified 1-tailed test.

Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, discussed the impact of the FDA's approval of the drug for wet AMD after nearly 2 decades of off-label use.

The Class II recall alerts consumers and physicians to possible temporary or reversible health effects, but serious harm is unlikely.

Recommending omega-3 fatty acids in the diet of a patient with DED could lead to improved tear osmolarity and tear breakup time and thus fewer dry eye symptoms.

Phase 3 Duravyu insert misses key vision end point in wet AMD but cuts injections; pivotal LUCIA readout may decide its future.

Corrected presbyopes used larger fonts, held smartphones farther away, and read more slowly, suggesting 40-cm testing may miss device demands.

Katie W. Chu, OD, personalizes care towards her community by fostering proactive conversations with patients. She stopped by to discuss her recommendations for pediatric contact lens and LASIK consultation.

A maternal high-fat diet can negatively affect the retinal structure in mice.

The primary outcome of the trial is intraocular pressure (IOP) measured using Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT).

A recent study examined the current state of readability in ophthalmic letters addressed to patients following their appointment and provides recommended solutions for improvement.

The WaveDȳn Vision Analyzer measures the eye's full optical error, and the WaveDȳn Advantage service uses those measurements to design a wavefront-guided scleral lens correcting both low- and higher-order aberrations.

Elkins shares the moving realities of volunteering with Remote Area Medical, from patients lining up before dawn to what it takes for an OD to get involved.