Scott A. Edmonds, OD, FAAO

The U.S. Department of Education took shape in the mid-19th century, when President Andrew Johnson signed legislation in 1867 for its creation.

I had the unique opportunity to serve as an adjunct faculty member, as a lecturer in the public health track, at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for more than 30 years.

I was pleased to read that President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

I was pleased to read that President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

I recently read an interesting article that came in on my Healio news feed, which featured research by Wendy Harrison, OD, PhD, and colleagues on corneal hysteresis as a biomarker for prediabetes.

I first came to Philadelphia in 1976 to start at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

There has been a lot of buzz recently around the new optometry subspecialty of myopia management.

Optometry in the 21st century has moved strongly toward evidence-based medicine, with the American Optometric Association even publishing a 14-step process to assist in the development of an evidence-based practice.

On June 25, 1984, the Supreme Court settled the case of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.

As a past president of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, I am very familiar with how our profession expands its scope of practice.