Today's Spotlight
Vicarious Liability Leads to Blindness
Yes, you may be responsible for the actions of your employees.
Today's Spotlight
A Blood Pressure Drug for the Cornea
Will losartan eventually make it to market for these uses?
Today's Spotlight
It's Time for a Clip Show!
In all the excitement of writing the last column for Focus on Refraction, it somehow slipped by us that it was the 50th!
Today's Spotlight
Overcoming Obstacles with Scleral Lens Fitting
Follow along with these two tough cases to sharpen your techniques and help set expectations for patients with severe corneal compromise.The News Feed
Scope Bill Passed in D.C. Excludes Optometry
June 28, 2024
FTC Votes Unanimously to Require Rx Release Confirmation
June 27, 2024
Consider Age and Kmax Asymmetry for Keratoconus
June 26, 2024
Age Negatively Correlated with Retinal Volume
June 24, 2024
Study Explores Reasons for Ortho-K Discontinuation
June 21, 2024
Blood Pressure Medication May Increase POAG Risk
June 20, 2024
OCT-A Shown to Aid Delineation of Lid Margin Vascularity
June 19, 2024
Controlling Hypertension Could Help Delay DR
June 19, 2024
Physical Activities May Reduce Myopia in Children
June 13, 2024
Maintain Eye Health to Support the Brain
June 13, 2024
Chronic Pain Conditions May Share Pathway with Dry Eye
June 12, 2024
OCT-A Finds Inter-Eye Differences in DR Patients
June 11, 2024
Infuse Contact Lenses Now Available for Astigmatism
June 10, 2024
Obese Individuals Develop Fuchs’ Dystrophy Sooner
June 07, 2024
Look Inside The Current Issue
Features
Diabetic Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Look at the Optometrist’s Role
Learn what to pay attention to and when to take charge.
Myopia Management: Putting Theory into Practice
A huge body of literature supports the concept, but many ODs struggle to implement various interventions. Here are lessons learned from the research that can help you.
AMD Staging: More Than Wet Vs. Dry
Various imaging biomarkers can help you get a truer sense of disease status and predict a patient’s risk of progression. Here’s what to look out for.
Are You Up to Speed on Inherited Retinal Dystrophies?
Enhance your patient care with an improved understanding of these genetic disorders and how they present in clinical practice.
Understanding Uveitis: Causes and Clinical Clues
We dive into common and uncommon etiologies for this condition and give advice on how to come up with a proper differential diagnosis for each patient.
Departments
A Close-up on Corneal Transplant Surgeries
In this first installment of a series, we look carefully at the original procedure—PK—with a focus on post-op management.
A Clouded View of Post-op Recovery
A patient with a complex posterior segment history presents with new anterior segment findings. What’s happening and why?
Fade to Black
Be aware of the ups and downs of blood pressure in cataract patients in case this situation occurs.
It's Time for a Clip Show!
Celebrate our halfway point to 100 published columns with some of the highlights.
School of Hard Knocks
Optometric education is both growing and stagnating at the same time. New colleges are fine. We need new ideas, too.
Vicarious Liability Leads to Blindness
Yes, you may be responsible for the actions of your employees.
Upcoming Events
Continuing Education
June 2024 • 2.00 Credits
Are You Up to Speed on Inherited Retinal Dystrophies?
May 2024 • 2.00 Credits
Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Diseases: How to Understand and Identify
April 2024 • 2.00 Credits
Corneal Pain Presentations: Causes and Interventions
March 2024 • 2.00 Credits
OCT Beyond the Basics: Unlocking the Power of This Essential Tool
Additional Publications
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Modern Management of Geographic Atrophy in Optometry
Hear from several experts, including Miguel A. Busquets, MD, Carolyn Majcher, OD, and Mary Anne C. Murphy, OD, about how to manage geographic atrophy using modern-day tools, technology, treatments and knowledge.
Sponsored by Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc and Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc Vision and Lifestyle Modern Presbyopic Patient
Reaping the Benefits of Serum Tears in Practice
The Value of Real Tears
A Wider View Of The Retina Advances Care
It’s Time to Talk to Your Patients about Digital Eye Strain
Review of Cornea & Contact Lenses
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Overcoming Obstacles with Scleral Lens Fitting
Follow along with these two tough cases to sharpen your techniques and help set expectations for patients with severe corneal compromise. -
Master Elevation-driven Contact Lens Fitting
See how prioritizing sagittal metrics is changing the approach to design across modalities. -
Lessons Learned at ARVO 2024
An abstract review of the latest, intriguing and clinically practical cornea and contact lens research papers presented at this year’s meeting. -
Custom vs. Standard Soft Lenses for the Irregular Cornea: How to Choose
Learn which approach works best in this case-based article. -
Corneal Topography: Get to New Heights
See how elevation data reveals the greatest truths about corneo-scleral shape. -
Soft Toric Lenses: Harness This Valuable Practice Opportunity
Experts demystify common misconceptions and offer fitting pearls.
Women In Optometry continues to be published online, with regular updates on practice design, practice success, news, trends and perspectives. Visit womeninoptometry.com.
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