Primary Care Optometry News

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio video perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Andrew G. Lee, MD, overviews some of the major indicators that a patient with ptosis need to be hospitalized.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Vascular occlusion is the most ominous complication of hyaluronic acid dermal fillers, according to a speaker here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — The world of melanoma has changed a lot in recent years and more change is yet to come, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2024.

The newly formed American Academy of Optometric Medicine and Surgery is accepting candidates for fellowship, the group announced in a press release.

Food or housing insecurity, mental health and cultural understanding with the practitioner are among the barriers to receiving regular diabetic retinopathy screenings, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Throughout the year, Healio publishes a host of blogs on topics ranging from common conditions like keratoconus and glaucoma to crossover care that includes concussion management and diseases of the brain.

Patients with open-angle glaucoma who abstain from consuming alcohol may be at lower risk for severe visual impairment and blindness, according to a review published in JAMA Network Open.

Socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as housing insecurity and mental health issues, are associated with a lower likelihood of receiving eye care, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

NEW ORLEANS — Optometrists are in a unique position to help identify mental health conditions in patients, according to optometrist turned licensed psychotherapist Dennis Pardo, OD, MPH, FAAO, LCSW, MSW.

NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL wide receiver and longtime mental health advocate Brandon Marshall emphasized the importance of maintaining mental health and shared his methods for staying mentally “fit.”