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November 26, 2019
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VIDEO: ODs should consider ocular surface effects of glaucoma agents

VIDEO: ODs should consider ocular surface effects of glaucoma agents

ORLANDO, Fla. – Medications can impact the ocular surface whether or not they contain preservatives, according to Rich Mangan, OD, FAAO; Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO; and Scott Hauswirth, OD, FAAO, here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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November 25, 2019
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VIDEO: New agent reduces hyperemia in dry eye disease

VIDEO: New agent reduces hyperemia in dry eye disease

ORLANDO, Fla. – Kala Pharmaceuticals’ KPI-121 0.25% significantly and rapidly reduced conjunctival hyperemia in three clinical trials, Walt Whitley, OD, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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November 18, 2019
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VIDEO: New trifocal IOL provides near, intermediate, distance vision

VIDEO: New trifocal IOL provides near, intermediate, distance vision

ORLANDO, Fla. – The recently released AcrySof IQ PanOptix trifocal IOL from Alcon is now available in the U.S., Mo Merchea, OD, PhD, MBA, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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November 15, 2019
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VIDEO: Spectacle acuity can help guide contact lens selection in keratoconus

VIDEO: Spectacle acuity can help guide contact lens selection in keratoconus

ORLANDO, Fla. — John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, said best corrected spectacle acuity is a great metric for determining what type of contact lens to select for a patient with keratoconus.

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November 04, 2019
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VIDEO: Visual skills correlated to at-plate performance in baseball

VIDEO: Visual skills correlated to at-plate performance in baseball

ORLANDO, Fla. – Visual processing speeds and oculomotor skills are critical to baseball players’ at-plate performance, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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November 01, 2019
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VIDEO: Alcon launches Precision1 daily disposable contacts

VIDEO: Alcon launches Precision1 daily disposable contacts

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alcon is in the first phases of the launch of Precision1 daily disposable contact lenses, Sean Clark, general manager of the U.S. Vision Care business for Alcon, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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October 31, 2019
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VIDEO: Speaker – What to expect after cross-linking

VIDEO: Speaker – What to expect after cross-linking

ORLANDO, Fla. – One month after corneal cross-linking clinicians can expect to see temporary steepening of the keratometry, worse visual acuity and significant haze, John Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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October 30, 2019
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VIDEO: SightGlass Vision details development of spectacles for myopia control

VIDEO: SightGlass Vision details development of spectacles for myopia control

ORLANDO, Fla. – SightGlass Vision chief medical officer, Joe Rappon, OD, MS, FAAO, traced the development of the company’s spectacle lens technology to control myopia progression in a poster here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting and World Congress of Optometry.

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October 25, 2019
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VIDEO: 4-doctor team outlines the year’s advances in eye care

VIDEO: 4-doctor team outlines the year’s advances in eye care

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO; Mark Buboltz, OD, FAAO; Jaclyn Garlich, OD, FAAO; and Roya Habibi, OD, FAAO, FSLS, shared some of the highlights of their fast-paced “Optometric Year in Review” course here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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October 24, 2019
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VIDEO: Study shows few adverse events in children wearing contacts

VIDEO: Study shows few adverse events in children wearing contacts

ORLANDO, Fla. – “Very low” rates of adverse events were found in an evaluation of 800 patient years of soft contact lens wear among children, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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