Advances in Optometric Care

Advances in Optometric Care

Josh Johnston, OD, FAAO, evaluates the nuances integral to success with new technology and treatments. He is the clinical and residency director at Georgia Eye Partners in Atlanta.



February 22, 2023
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BLOG: You are never too busy to care for the ocular surface

BLOG: You are never too busy to care for the ocular surface

Some eye care specialists may believe they do not have time have time to deal with ocular surface disease — that tackling dry eye disease is too time-consuming, complicated and confusing, potentially making them inefficient with patients.

December 19, 2022
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BLOG: New IOL designs seek to overcome postop visual disturbances

BLOG: New IOL designs seek to overcome postop visual disturbances

Undesirable subjective optical patterns known as dysphotopsias are one of the most common complaints following cataract surgery.

August 30, 2022
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BLOG: How to get started with presbyopia-correcting drops

BLOG: How to get started with presbyopia-correcting drops

With a new pharmaceutical treatment option, my conversations with presbyopic patients have gotten a lot more exciting.

July 22, 2021
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BLOG: Presbyopia correcting drops poised to expand the toolkit

BLOG: Presbyopia correcting drops poised to expand the toolkit

A pharmaceutical approach to presbyopia has clear advantages, will likely be used in combination with other approaches and may serve to drive surgical procedures.

June 16, 2021
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BLOG: Help your surgeon, patients by optimizing the corneal surface

Visual outcomes after cataract surgery depend on accurate planning.

March 26, 2021
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BLOG: How to tell patients they have a cataract

Most patients know about cataracts, but they might not fully understand what they are.

September 21, 2020
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BLOG: Dry eye pipeline remains robust

BLOG: Dry eye pipeline remains robust

Despite stalls in development due to COVID-19, eye care providers can look forward to new treatments for ocular surface disease. As our understanding of the disease and its underlying mechanisms broadens, so does the industry's response.

July 24, 2020
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BLOG: COVID-19 induces practices to explore new efficiencies

Our practice was shuttered at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to all but emergent patients.

June 10, 2020
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BLOG: LASIK in 2020 – ‘State of the union’

This third installment of the current state of LASIK looks at more data and thoughts about the future.

May 01, 2020
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BLOG: LASIK in 2020 – Safer, more precise, better than ever

This overview takes a look at the “state of the union” as it relates to LASIK as we know it in this year of vision, 2020. Here is part two, focusing on FDA approval, current iterations and data.