Primary Care Optometry News

Optometry practices with OCT were more likely to refer patients to an ophthalmologist for suspected glaucoma than practices without OCT, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

April was Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, but raising awareness and educating female patients about conditions that predominantly affect women is something eye care providers should prioritize year-round.

New research from VSP Vision Care shows that 82% of Generation Z employees are working longer hours, including nights and weekends, and more than half report worsening eye health as a result.

More than half of patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy had dry eye disease, which was independently associated with older age, high HbA1C and reduced glomerular filtration rate, according to research conducted in Vietnam.

Topcon Healthcare has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to create “Healthcare from the Eye,” an AI-powered solution developed to improve health care by prescreening patients for systemic and neurological diseases via a noninvasive eye scan.

Cost, insurance, transport and accessibility, eye health literacy and communication were identified as major barriers to eye care among U.S. adults, with telemedicine cited as a possible solution, according to a systematic review in Cureus.

Since 1949, May has been designated Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to address the challenges faced by millions of individuals experiencing mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Gender bias occurs across the board in the ophthalmic field, just as in any other.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, and George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discuss the latest advances in laser scleral microporation.

Patients with dry eye disease have worse sleep quality and may be at greater risk for unhealthy sleep duration, although a causal relationship between dry eye and sleep disorder has not been established, according to a meta-analysis.