Scott A. Edmonds, OD, FAAO

With the year winding down, many of us are reviewing the numbers for 2019, looking for Section 179 purchase items for this tax year and planning for the new year of the optometrist, 2020.

A new study was recently published in JAMA Neurology by Lane and colleagues in London on the relationship between vascular risk factors in adulthood and brain pathology in later life.

Functional medicine is a philosophy or model of patient care that determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual, according to the Institute for Functional Medicine.

The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Dr. Stanley Goldfarb on Sept. 12, “Take two aspirin and call me by my pronouns.”

On Feb. 5, 2016, I posted, “Where is the resistance to health care reform? Now, here at the end of the summer of 2019, I thought this would be a good time to check in and see how we are doing. As we start this presidential election cycle, health care reform seems to be at the top of everyone’s list. Voters are interested, and candidates want to talk about it, so let us take a closer look.

Risk assessment and risk management are common tools in modern society. Although the concept can be traced back to the ancient Greeks from around 400 BC, the science of risk management is a product of the late 20th century, according to Aven.

Summertime is upon us once again. It seems to happen every year about this time.

The majority of patients seen by optometrists are well. They present to our offices with vision-related symptoms. Blurred vision at distance, near or both is, by far, the most common entering complaint.

The evolution of the profession of optometry has been a wonderful thing to observe. Like many things in today’s society, this evolution is occurring at such a rapid pace that it can be observed over a relatively short time span.

The spring rain may be bringing the blues to many of our days, but it is a sure sign that summer is just around the corner.