Practice Management News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action programs during admissions processes at colleges and universities, potentially reducing the number of underrepresented students in medical education, experts said.

The Lighthouse Guild has declared that July is National Ultraviolet Safety Month, and there are a number of ways eye care providers can advise patients to protect their eyes.

WASHINTON — Communicating with patients about their symptoms and diagnoses can be considered the psychology of vision loss, or “eyechiatry,” Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, said in this Healio video from Optometry’s Meeting.

Summer ushers in the rise of outdoor activities and holiday festivities, and these pastimes bring more opportunities for vision-threatening injuries.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Octane’s Ophthalmology Tech Forum, James Williams discusses the innovation of office-based surgery.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, presented a poster on the functional benefits of CSF-1 low-dose pilocarpine drops from Orasis Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of presbyopia.

WASHINGTON — A panel of optometrists here at Optometry’s Meeting urged their colleagues to provide mentorship and practice inclusion in their eye clinics.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Octane’s Ophthalmology Tech Forum, James Williams discusses why switching to office-based surgery is beneficial in eye care.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, speaks about EyeSustain, a global coalition intended to increase the sustainability of eye care.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, FACS, discusses acquired ptosis in adults.