Survey

NEW YORK — As more purchases are made online, a recent survey indicated that the majority of optical products are still bought in person, the Vision Council announced at Vision Expo East.

NEW ORLEANS — A survey of American Academy of Optometry fellows revealed a low level of depression but a high level of burnout, Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, said during the annual meeting plenary session.

A national survey of ID fellowship program directors revealed that only about a third of programs have a dedicated infection prevention and control and health care epidemiology training track.

A survey conducted after the Jan. 4 American Optometric Association’s virtual townhall highlights optometrists’ concerns about anti-patient, anti-doctor and anti-competitive abuses in the vision plan industry.

U.S. Medicaid representatives had great variation in responses to questions regarding out-of-state abortion coverage, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Almost one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for aid in sleeping, according to survey findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

A task force of medical optometry educators is requesting input on the recently released consensus document, Modern Fundamentals of Diabetic Retinopathy Management in Optometry, as part of the second phase of a public health initiative.

Fewer than half of those dealing with Parkinson’s disease in the United States are able to gain clinical control of symptoms without experiencing side effects, according to results of a new study.

Almost half of health care providers in the United States do not routinely test patients born outside the U.S. for tuberculosis, despite CDC recommendations that say they should, a survey found.

Survey responses analyzed by the CDC and FDA showed that 10% of middle and high school students in the United States reported currently using a tobacco product, although use fell among high schoolers over the past year.