Practice Management News

Specialty lenses are the main focus of my practice, and I believe every contact lens specialist should offer a wide variety of soft contact lenses to our many patients who have “normal eyes measured ocular surfaces,” or as my good friend Eef Van Der Worp calls them, “NEMOs.”

Legislation that targets health and vision plan abuses and is backed by the American Optometric Association and the American Dental Association was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Honest answers to tough questions are on the agenda at the Open Your Eyes to Private Equity symposium, a new feature preceding OSN New York 2019.

Proper disposal of unused prescription medication remains a major public health priority for the FDA, particularly for prescription opioid pain medicines, due to our nation’s ongoing crisis of misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose.

A new report from CooperVision indicates that 84% of the time a patient switches from a frequent replacement contact lens to a 1-day lens it is due to the eye care provider’s recommendation.

On average, about 6,000 tweets are sent every second, equating to more than 350,000 tweets per minute, according to Internet Live Stats.

Social networking is one of the many benefits Twitter has to offer physicians. To make the most of this opportunity, you’ll want to find users who tweet valuable information to follow and, ultimately, engage with.

Social media has transformed the way humankind communicates by providing unique opportunities to instantly connect with others across the globe.

ST. LOUIS – Clinicians identified as “Best Practices” by CooperVision said personalized service is helping them thrive despite online competition.

Health equity witnessed a “clear lack of progress” during a recent 25-year period, researchers recently wrote in JAMA Network Open.