Optometry News

One of the most important questions physicians will need to answer is whether they will hire a financial advisor to help them manage their wealth or do it themselves.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses Lacrifill for the management of dry eye disease.

Catch up on the top Healio Video Perspectives from this year’s Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, discusses Vevye’s positive impact on the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

May was Healthy Vision Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of comprehensive eye exams and promote healthy habits to protect vision.

Optometry practices with OCT were more likely to refer patients to an ophthalmologist for suspected glaucoma than practices without OCT, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Patients implanted with a diffractive extended depth of focus IOL containing a violet light filter showed satisfactory tolerance to induced astigmatism, according to a presenter at Kiawah Eye.

Selective laser trabeculoplasty effectively reduced IOP, as well as the quantity of eye drops used after treatment, among patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to research conducted in Brazil and published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Joe Luvisi, MD, discusses the use of AI to predict response to anti-VEGF therapy in diabetic macular edema.

April was Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, but raising awareness and educating female patients about conditions that predominantly affect women is something eye care providers should prioritize year-round.