Optometry News

Screening for keratoconus should be part of all pediatric eye exams. While this disease typically manifests around puberty, there can be signs of progressive keratoconus much earlier in some cases.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Michelle T. Cabrera, MD, of Seattle Children’s discusses her research on sexual harassment in ophthalmology.

Prevent Blindness announced the debut of its new Children’s Vision Health Map, an online interactive tool that uses national data to display geographic variations among common vision problems.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from Presbyopia 2024, held before the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Fritz Hengerer, MD, PhD, discusses the OmniVu modular shape-changing IOL.

Professional fulfillment can be achieved through a culture of wellness, efficiency of practice in the workplace and personal resilience, according to a speaker at the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit.

Viridian Therapeutics reported positive topline data from the phase 3 THRIVE clinical trial of veligrotug for the treatment of active thyroid eye disease.

On Aug. 14, the WHO declared the clade I mpox virus outbreak in Africa to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Zeiss Vision Care and Swiss startup Creal have partnered to create a digital vision care platform using Creal’s light field display technology, enabling quicker and more cost-effective diagnostic procedures.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, ESCRS president Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, speaks about key initiatives of the organization.

Addressing vision impairments, including reduced contrast sensitivity and visual acuity, may have a significant effect on dementia prevalence, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.