Primary Care Optometry News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Nutrition conference speakers stress importance of carotenoids David W. Nelson, OD, MBA; Kristin McArdle
• Chronic inflammation is especially critical in the posterior pole Michael D. DePaolis, OD, FAAO
• AI-based retinal screening systems may outperform clinicians
• Myopia is risk factor for multiple tears during evolution of PVD
• No IOP change after switching to latanoprost/carteolol fixed combination
• Oral fluoroquinolone not associated with retinal detachment
• Researchers find early predictors of long-term outcomes in childhood glaucoma
• SLT shows efficacy as first line, adjunctive therapy in POAG
• All children deserve comprehensive exams
• Diabetes treatable by lifestyle modification
• Biologics effective against nonresponding Sjögren’s syndrome
• Changing demographics lead to more primary angle closure glaucoma in US
• Choice of MIGS depends on variable patient factors
• Clinician discusses drug penetration technology in Inveltys
• Contact lens wearers do not perceive risks of exposure to water
• CooperVision looks to Europe to increase silicone hydrogel lens adoption in the US
• Corneal inlays an option for LASIK patients
• Encouraging competition ‘key’ to reducing glaucoma medication prices
• Integration of new technology may improve ophthalmologic care
• Low-dose atropine effective in slowing myopia progression
• Lowering IOP may restore visual function in glaucoma
• Most dry eye patients may be undertreated
• Multifocal contact lens dramatically reduces myopia progression
• New in-office treatment addresses MGD
• ODs will play role in changing US health care delivery
• Photochromic contact lens yields good driving performance
• VIDEO: Post-LASIK rainbow glare should self-resolve
• Regenxbio presents phase 1 data for wet AMD gene therapy
• Repeated tear break-up increases ocular irritation
• SS-OCT enables increased speed, deeper penetration, but steeper cost
• ‘Staggering’ differences exist in public health approaches to myopia control
• Study shows benefits of photochromic contact lenses
• The system works: Withdrawal of CyPass from the market
• Thyroid eye disease therapy shows promise
• Tocilizumab reduces haze, increases visual acuity in noninfectious uveitis
• Travoprost intraocular implant lowers IOP
• Vergence, accommodation influence sideline concussion testing
• OCT crucial in diagnosis of posterior segment edema, inflammation
• Long-term blurred vision in one eye Stephanie Johnson, OD; Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO; Jessica Haynes, OD, FAAO