Primary Care Optometry News

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.

After serving as executive director at Optometry Giving Sight for the past 2 years, Lois Schoenbrun, FAAO, will retire in December 2024, the nonprofit organization announced in a press release.

Optometry in the 21st century has moved strongly toward evidence-based medicine, with the American Optometric Association even publishing a 14-step process to assist in the development of an evidence-based practice.

The latest Vision Council Consumer inSights report highlights key generational differences in eye care, with younger generations less likely to receive their next exam within 12 months, despite an increase in vision coverage.

DocGo and Spect have partnered to provide mobile health clinicians a more cost-effective way to screen patients at home for diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases, according to a DocGo press release.

For the fourth consecutive year, Prevent Blindness has declared June 28 to July 4 as Fireworks Safety Awareness Week, a time to educate the public about the dangers of fireworks.

According to the CDC, H5N1 bird flu has caused recent outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, with a total of four human cases reported among U.S. dairy and poultry workers. In at least two cases, the only reported symptom was red eyes.