Optometry News

Practices should have a plan for disasters and conduct drills to be prepared, according to a speaker at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.

Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a time to educate parents, caregivers, professionals and policymakers on vision and eye health and its role in childhood development.

Intravitreal injections have a large environmental impact, estimated to be around 210 million kg of CO2 equivalent per year in the U.S. alone, according to a presenter at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.

Specific imaging findings in patients with ocular trauma were associated with vision outcomes, which may help establish a more accurate visual recovery prognosis, according to a study.

An educational training program in the U.K. enabled non-MD ophthalmic practitioners to safely and effectively deliver selective laser trabeculoplasty to patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Eye.

The FDA approved Ocugen’s expanded access program for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa with OCU400, according to a press release.

Wearing gloves for intravitreal injections does not decrease the risk for endophthalmitis but does take up time and has a significant carbon footprint, according to a study.

The Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban noncompete clauses for all workers has sent powerful ripples through the health care industry, prompting physicians of all specialties to reevaluate their career trajectories.

In this Healio Video Perspective, Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, and David Evans, PhD, MBA, provide insight into how ophthalmology practices can harness the abilities of AI tools such as ChatGPT.

In this Healio Video Perspective, Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, and David Evans, PhD, MBA, discuss how to increase patient interest in elective lifestyle and cosmetic ophthalmic procedures now that the post-COVID-19 surge has slowed down.