Vision Therapy

DENVER – While dealing with the challenges of the pandemic, the profession of optometry also enjoyed successes on the political front, according to outgoing American Optometric Association President William T. Reynolds, OD, here at Optometry’s Meeting.

DENVER – Orasis Pharmaceutical President and COO Paul Smith told Healio here at Optometry’s Meeting that the company is proceeding from positive phase 2 study results to enrollment for a phase 3 protocol.

ORLANDO – Xenon-VR showcased the Xenon-1, a mobile virtual reality unit designed to perform multiple diagnostic procedures for the eye, here at Vision Expo East.

Scleral contact lenses for the visual rehabilitation of patients with keratoconus were safe and efficacious, according to a record review published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced the launch of Acuvue Oasys Multifocal with Pupil Optimized Design for patients with presbyopia.

Athletic trainers, coaches and doctors have often expressed concern about whether it is safe for a recently concussed athlete to fly, given that elite athletes frequently travel for games or matches and would then need to return home.

I recently worked with two professional hockey players on a team for which I provide sports vision care.

Patients with brain injury tend to have odd symptoms and feel like no one understands or is listening to them. Often, by the time they see me, they are petrified that their symptoms might last for the rest of their life.

Like 99% of optometric practices across the country, our office had to close its physical location for several weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic.