Comanagement News

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to PV-10, Provectus BioPharmaceuticals’ ocular melanoma treatment candidate, according to a press release.

Winter is the time of year for administration and paperwork. Taxes are due in the spring, and for those of us in private practice, it is the time to clean up and evaluate the business of our practice from the previous year.

Adults with thyroid eye disease or Graves’ disease without orbitopathy have greater understanding of thyroid eye disease than the general population, but still exhibit some knowledge gaps, according to findings published in Thyroid.

The inclusion of optometry in an article on interprofessional education highlights the importance of eye and vision health in all health care settings, according to co-author John Nishimoto, OD, MBA.

Surgeons continually seek devices and methods that further improve the cataract procedure, patients’ visual outcomes and their experience.

by Jonathan Jenness, OD

The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association offers free, downloadable resources for health care providers treating patients after a concussion:

As I write this editorial, the National Football League’s regular season is winding down, providing some clarity to the much-anticipated post-season and who will vie for the coveted Lombardi Trophy.

When I joined my father’s well-established primary care practice, eye tracking was one of the first new technology offerings I added to help differentiate the practice.

While the new CDC guidelines for managing mild traumatic brain injury in children cite vestibulo-oculomotor dysfunction as a part of concussion syndrome, the CDC failed to mention optometry’s role and those of many other integral health care providers that must be included in the comprehensive care of these vulnerable patients.