Comanagement News

BOSTON – “We shouldn’t be afraid to take ownership of concussion…As optometrists, we could really do some great good," Keith Smithson, OD, said here at Optometry’s Meeting. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s not a direct on-the-sideline concussion detection…but we are an integral part of vision rehab of an athlete with concussion and with the vision systems associated with concussion.”

BOSTON – Patient selection is critical for the KAMRA inlay (AcuFocus), Jeff Augustine, OD, said here at Optometry’s Meeting. Augustine has comanaged 115 inlay patients over the past year, and he cautioned ODs about assessing the patient for dry eye.

BOSTON – Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO, discusses the systemic aspects of diabetes here at Optometry’s Meeting. Ferrucci is chief of optometry at the Sepulveda VA and a professor at the Southern California College of Optometry.

Blogger Agustin L. Gonzalez, OD, FAAO, discusses the top two areas that patients are most curious about when it comes to their vision health.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology revised its recommendations on screening for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine retinopathy based on new information about the prevalence of toxicity, risk factors, fundus distribution and effectiveness of screening tools, according to a recent study in Ophthalmology.

The long-awaited FDA approval of Avedro’s corneal cross-linking system “opens the door for the evolution of this technology in the U.S.,” Scott G. Hauswirth, OD, FAAO, said.

American physicist Thomas Kuhn first coined the term “paradigm shift” to describe a fundamental change in how we conceptualize and approach a specific discipline. As eye care providers we are no strangers to this phenomenon. Personally, as I look back over the past few decades, I have certainly seen my share.

The use of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery has grown in the U.S. Here are three reasons why our old standard glaucoma drops may one day be relegated to second-line therapy:

Investigators from Imprimis Pharmaceuticals announced positive clinical study results with its triamcinolone acetonide, moxifloxacin HCl and vancomycin Dropless Therapy formation in patients after cataract surgery at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress.

A 15-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a swollen left upper eyelid. The patient admitted to picking at a pimple the week prior, and the lid became increasingly swollen over time, with an exponential increase in swelling over the previous 24 hours.