Primary Care Optometry News

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Andrew G. Lee, MD, explains why a team approach is needed for neuro-ophthalmic conditions.

Attendees can expect to see new programs, educational tracks and networking opportunities at SECO 2025, which will be held Feb. 25 to March 1, in Atlanta.

I had the unique opportunity to serve as an adjunct faculty member, as a lecturer in the public health track, at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for more than 30 years.

I was pleased to read that President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

The nonprofit eye health and safety organization Prevent Blindness has received its largest ever monetary donation from the Estate of Pamela Behrens, according to a press release.

Among patients with suspected or confirmed glaucoma, higher average blood pressure and greater variability in blood pressure were associated with faster visual field loss, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Older adults who participated in time-restricted fasting by skipping breakfast were not at reduced risk for glaucoma compared with individuals who did not fast, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

A history of migraine, with or without aura, was a significant risk factor for open-angle glaucoma onset among a cohort of South Korean adults, according to a study published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

Current entry-level optometry and ophthalmology education and training programs do not adequately teach how to evaluate and manage cerebral visual impairment, according to a study published in Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness.