Outlook
Introduction to the issue and commentary on recent trends in the profession. By Jack Persico, Editor-in-Chief
All Over the Map
Optometric scope of practice remains a patchwork of laws that change the parameters of care haphazardly from state to state.
05/15/2022
Upstairs, Downstairs
The medical/optical dichotomy of optometry was on display once again at Vision Expo East.
04/15/2022
You May Fire When Ready
Virginia’s new laser law offers optometrists an important new opportunity—and a test.
03/15/2022
There They Go Again
The anti-optometry lobby is repeating the same old tired arguments that the public never falls for.
02/15/2022
This Time, It’s Personal
A look at the many ways your patient’s life experiences matter inside the clinic, too.
01/15/2022
Back to Where You Once Belonged
The pandemic took its toll, financially and in countless other ways, but the profession is rebounding.
12/15/2021
Good Vibrations
Patients experience your office environment before (and after) they see you. Use it to create a great first impression.
11/15/2021
The Spirit of ’71
That year, legislation and innovation gave optometry a broader clinical mandate and soft contact lenses. How are both faring today?
10/15/2021
Color in Black and White
An AMA editorial aims to clarify how race and ethnicity are discussed in journal articles—and the medical profession broadly.
09/15/2021
Appetite for Disruption
Changes are coming in contact lenses, presbyopia correction, drug delivery and more. Are you ready?
08/15/2021
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