Comanagement News

Every year during the American Academy of Optometry’s annual meeting I find myself reflecting on all I’ve witnessed during my career. AAO is the perfect venue for such reflection, as it epitomizes the tremendous strides our profession has made.

A large retrospective, longitudinal cohort study based on the national health insurance database of Taiwan found significant correlation between nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and obstructive sleep apnea.

SAN ANTONIO – Primary care optometrists can help patients with a prosthetic eye establish a better plan for lens care, Jaime Kuhn, OD, said at a hot topics in comprehensive eye care symposium here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

by Karen E. Love, OD

SAN ANTONIO – Researchers found accommodation and vergence deficits in children and adolescents after concussion, which influence sideline concussion testing results and, in turn, may lead to a change in the management of these patients, according to research presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – Here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting, Clark Chang, OD, discussed a rare post-LASIK complication called rainbow glare, which may be confused with the commonly seen halo glare.

SAN ANTONIO – Binocular vision symptoms alone did not significantly affect the standardized scores on the CogState Brief Battery in adolescents with sports-related concussion, according to research presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO – IDose-slow and iDose-fast from Glaukos were shown in a phase 2 prospective, randomized, clinical trial to lower IOP 32% and 33% at 12 weeks and maintain that level out to 12 months, according to Mitch Ibach, OD, here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

SAN ANTONIO –CooperVision is working with government and regulatory bodies in the U.S. and abroad to improve public health approaches and clinician education through its lobbying efforts and research on juvenile-onset myopia in an effort to fight the worldwide trend of myopia.

by Vincent R. Vicci, OD, DPNAP, FNORA