Technology

New Technology Purchases: How and Why ODs Buy

This reader survey reveals the preferences and priorities that guide optometrists when adding tools and techniques to their practices.
09/15/2022

Is Artificial Intelligence Smart Enough Yet to Help Us?

Learn the current state of this technology and what might be coming soon to support optometry’s efforts to fight diabetic retinopathy.
09/15/2022

Telemedicine: What We’ve Learned and What’s to Come

Reflecting on the present and preparing for the future of virtual eye care.
09/15/2022

OCT: What’s Under the Hood?

This essential guide will help you understand the technology and how it supports clinical practice.
09/15/2022

Eye Care at the Speed of Light

Telehealth and AI rely on digital tools when human interaction is hard to come by. Here’s how these trends have been accelerated by the shutdown and other catalysts.
10/15/2020

At the Crossroads of Technology and Tradition

Tried-and-true retinal exam techniques are still relevant, even with the inclusion of ever-more precise gizmos.
09/15/2019

Familiarize Yourself with Point-of-care Tools for Dry Eye

A plethora of new tools are rewriting the anterior segment disease monitoring protocol.
11/20/2018

The Dilated Exam in the Age of Ultra-widefield Imaging

The technology’s pros and cons have made it a hot topic in recent years. Here’s where it currently stands in clinical practice.
11/20/2018

Will Remote Refraction Tarnish Telemedicine?

Competitive efforts risk alienating ODs from a new mode of care that holds much potential for good.
10/15/2018

Your Phoropter on Steroids?

High-tech refraction systems tout greater accuracy, comfort and time savings. Skeptics ask if such gains justify choosing this over other practice-enhancing investments.
09/15/2017

Upcoming Events

May 2, 2024

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters:  Kamran Riaz, MD, and Melissa Barnett, OD
Webinar: 7:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

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May 17-19, 2024

New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society's Spring Conference

Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD

Register here

June 4, 2024

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters:  Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, and Jessica Steen, OD
Webinar: 8:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

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