Optometry News

The Vision Council has launched PolicyWatch, an online regulatory monitoring service for the optical industry to improve access and understanding of teleoptometry-related legislative issues, the nonprofit announced in a press release.

Even after Robert H. Osher, MD, finished his training and three fellowships, he did not feel comfortable as a cataract surgeon.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Eris Jordan, OD, of Aurion Biotech, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, FACS, discuss corneal endothelial cell therapy.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Vance Thompson, MD, discusses his new role as president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

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.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals announced an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Miami for the university’s photodynamic antimicrobial therapy to treat bacterial, fungal and parasitic eye infections.

BOSTON — Refractive surgery is a mindset that requires surgeons to constantly evolve and learn, according to a speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Priya M. Mathews, MD, MPH, ABO, discusses the Tecnis Odyssey IOL.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses his presentation on Lacrifill for the treatment of dry eye disease.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, ABO, overviews surgical techniques that offer an alternative to corneal transplantation for the treatment of keratoconus.