Clinical Care
Optometric Scope: Breaking Down Barriers
Here’s how ODs are challenging old boundaries—and what they can do once freed from them.
03/15/2024
When Psych Issues Manifest in Your Patient
How to properly handle mental health conditions, such as depression, abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, that may arise during an exam.
05/15/2023
Pediatric Exams Made Easy
Make a big impact with our smaller patients and take the time to address their visual needs.
05/15/2023
How to Handle Non-Ocular Emergencies in Your Practice
Preparation is paramount. Here’s how to gear up for these unexpected events so that you can react appropriately in your clinic.
04/15/2023
When Your Patient Complains of Red Eye
The key to uncovering the root cause is a thorough patient history and clinical exam.
11/15/2021
Five Questions on Dry AMD Monitoring and Management
Address these concerns and observing these patients will be more effective.
04/15/2021
A Glaucoma Starter Kit: The Patient in Your Chair
Applying personalized medicine to this chronic disease is critical to ensure the best outcomes.
04/15/2021
Five Cases You Shouldn't Refer
Don’t be afraid to keep these patients in your practice; you have the skillset and scope of practice to help them.
05/15/2020
Beat These Modern Day Prescribing Challenges
Today’s optometrists face difficult Rx decisions—from managing pregnant patients to deciding whether a generic can be substituted for a brand.
04/15/2015
Is This Big Vessel a Big Problem?
Our patient presented with evidence of a congenital retinal macrovessel. How significant is this finding, and how should he be managed?
12/15/2014
Upcoming Events
December 5, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Nate Lighthizer, OD, and Dagny Zhu, MD
Webinar: 9:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
December 6-7, 2024
December 7-8, 2024
Retina Update 2024
Location: Westin Carlsbad, Carlsbad, California
Program Chairs: Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, and Steven Ferrucci, OD
Earn up to 11 LIVE COPE credits (accreditation pending)
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