Optometry News

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, gives an update on PTK-assisted customized epi-on cross-linking, or PACE.

November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, and early detection and treatment of diabetes are key to reduce the risk for significant vision loss and blindness, according to Prevent Blindness.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Gemmy Cheung, MD, PhD, expresses satisfaction with the effects of sozinibercept in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, or PCV.

As a physician, your career will be rewarding in many ways, including a personal sense of purpose, ability to help others and the potential for high-earning power.

A biomarker panel of three serum metabolites associated with the onset, severity and progression of age-related macular degeneration may aid in earlier detection and monitoring of disease, according to researchers.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Zeba A. Syed, MD, discusses results of a study conducted at Wills Eye Hospital that examined corneal cross-linking complications in more than 900 patients.

Ocumetra, an optometric data analytics and software company, has partnered with Topcon Healthcare to enhance digital health care solutions for myopia management and improve eye care outcomes for children.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Ranjan P. Malhotra, MD, FACS, discusses how Vevye, a higher-concentration formulation of cyclosporine, is “changing the landscape” in dry eye.

The earlier we detect keratoconus, the better our chances of preserving functional vision by stabilizing the cornea with cross-linking treatment.

Cross-linking is a unique procedure. As cornea surgeons, we depend on referring doctors to screen for keratoconus, a relatively rare disease.