Primary Care Optometry News

Providing free reading glasses significantly increased self-reported monthly earnings and quality of life among individuals with presbyopia in low-income communities in Bangladesh, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

BOSTON — Eye drops are an “exciting” technology for presbyopia in the right candidates, but ophthalmologists must educate patients on their drawbacks, according to a speaker here.

A survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that nearly 30% of Americans do not know that looking directly at a solar eclipse without protection can cause permanent eye damage.

EssilorLuxottica and the World Council of Optometry have announced a global partnership to raise awareness about presbyopia and establish standards of care for management of the condition.

The World Council of Optometry has announced the launch of its Competency Framework for Optometry, a resource designed to define essential skills, knowledge and abilities for the profession and streamline optometric education worldwide.

Looking directly at the sun is never safe, but the temptation is high during a rare event like a solar eclipse.

The FDA approved Ultomiris for the treatment of adults with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to a press release from Alexion.

NEW YORK — Patients with moderate to severe headache experienced a clinically significant reduction in headache symptoms after wearing Neurolens contoured prism technology, a company executive said at Vision Expo East.

Lumevoq demonstrated sustained efficacy and a positive safety profile at 4 years after a one-time injection of the gene therapy in patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, according to a press release from GenSight Biologics.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Sheri L. Rowen, MD, discusses new treatment options for patients with presbyopia.