July 15, 2020

Features

Annual Glaucoma Report

A Practical Approach to Angle-closure

Learn to triage these patients and how to intervene appropriately with in-office treatments or swift referrals as needed.

Glaucoma: The Perils of Progression

Controlling this disease requires a long-term, fluid management plan. These six tips can help you navigate the complicated road ahead.

Seven Ways Glaucoma Care is Changing

Better drugs, safer surgeries, smarter diagnostics and new approaches are easing the burden on patients—and their ODs.

Diabetes

Optometry’s Role in the Diabetes Epidemic

If you can get all patients—but especially those at risk—to focus on these five lifestyle modifications, the benefits would be immense.

Diagnostic Skills & Techniques

What’s Your Disc Diagnosis?

These cases can help you better differentiate tough optic disc abnormalities.

Presbyopia

Satisfying the Complicated Presbyope

Concurrent issues such as dry eye, prior surgery or binocular disorders can compromise visual quality. Optometrists can help restore it.

Departments

Chairside

PPE: Tales From the Trenches

These safety measures have proven tricky, but I’ve got a few pointers.

Clinical Quandaries

An Optic Neuritis Outlier

This condition, as well as MS, can still affect patients outside the typical age demographic.

Coding Connection

Coding a Suspect

The rules differ when monitoring a patient who hasn’t converted to glaucoma—yet.

Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A

Riboflavin vs. Rose Bengal

When considering photodynamic therapy, make sure to evaluate the efficacy of each photosensitizer.

Diagnostic Quiz

He Kept His Eye on the Ball

A patient develops worsening near vision three years after a blunt trauma.

Outlook

A Bitter Pill

Taking the profit out of contact lens sales looks to be devastating. But could it also be liberating?

Review of Systems

When Facial Paralysis Strikes

Diagnosing and managing Bell’s palsy requires optometrists to rule out any underlying condition that could be triggering a patient’s signs and symptoms.

The Essentials

RVOs: Detour Ahead

The formation of collateral vessels may help you understand the severity of the occlusion.

Through My Eyes

Glaucoma Updates Post-COVID

The pandemic hasn’t slowed progress in new care options.

Urgent Care

Navigating Retinal Necrosis

This rare, acute disorder can be tied to a number of systemic diseases.