Primary Care Optometry News Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Primary Care Optometry News.

Table of Contents

• California law expands OD scope of practice
• GLA supplementation improved patient’s MGD signs, symptoms William D. Townsend, OD
• Macula, optic nerve defects common in congenital Zika syndrome
• National Consumers League weighs in on contact lens act
• NEI focuses on time outdoors to prevent, slow myopia
• OCT screening in internal medicine increases disease detection Jerome Sherman, OD, FAAO
• Optical markets continue slow growth
• Warby Parker partners with UnitedHealthcare
• Genetic testing for AMD: Not an ‘all-or-nothing’ proposition Michael D. DePaolis, OD, FAAO
• Free, community-based glaucoma detection, treatment has high compliance
• OAG exhibits significantly higher rate of stroke development
• OCT-A study shows faster loss of vessel density in POAG
• Progressive peripheral anterior synechiae may warrant earlier cataract extraction
• AOA president: ODs should increase role in glaucoma care
• Athletes with concussion history have more visual symptoms
• Blue-blocking, neutral density filters equally effective for dry eye
• Cognitive distraction affects peripheral detection more in older subjects
• Dexamethasone/povidone-iodine effective against adenoviral conjunctivitis
• Dual focus contact reduces myopia progression
• MIGS comanagement ‘next horizon’ for optometry
• Presenter: Always image both eyes with OCT
• Presenter: Reduce the dry eye burden in glaucoma therapy
• Presenter: ‘Room for growth’ for optometry in glaucoma care
• Presenter: Screen color vision of every glaucoma patient
• Retinal findings facilitate research in neurodegenerative disease
• Sightbox aims to make eye exams more convenient
• Surgeon: MIGS fills gap between medications, invasive procedures
• Treating ocular surface may not be enough in dry eye
• VIDEO: Management group partners with private practices
• VIDEO: Consider neuropathic pain in stubborn dry eye
• VIDEO: Determine meibomian gland function for better patient care
• Wavefront refractions more effective in Down syndrome
• Genetic testing for AMD first step toward personalized medicine in eye care
• Glare, reduced contrast in patient with chorioretinal atrophy Bonnie-Kim Hang, OD