Primary Care Optometry News

The distance horizontal fusional facility test usefully assessed patients with acquired brain injuries and distinguished them from patients with concussion/mild traumatic brain injury, according to a study published in Journal of Optometry.

Using a visual midline gauge to measure midline shifts in patients following a stroke may be more effective compared with the current manual clinical method, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

People in underserved areas who took part in a free eye disease screening program were found to be underusing eye care services despite being at high risk, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The retinal image-based, deep-learning cardiac BioAge model accurately stratified individuals by traditional cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers, with leukocyte telomere length inversely related to BioAge score, researchers reported.

In this Healio video, Jacquie M. Bowen, OD, president-elect of the American Optometric Association, discusses the AOA’s recent consumer alert about over-the-counter color-changing eye drops.

August is widely recognized as National Eye Exam Month, a time to spread awareness about the importance of annual eye exams.

According to an NIH-funded study published in Health Affairs, approximately 6.5 million Medicaid enrollees live in states that lack coverage for routine adult eye exams, and 14.6 million live in states without coverage for eyeglasses.

In this Healio video, Jeff Todd, president and CEO at Prevent Blindness, discusses the organization’s art therapy program, which was created to help patients with thyroid eye disease cope with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression.

In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD, discuss the unpredictable path of careers, leadership in management and opportunities for growth with Nikie Walker, EdD.