November 15, 2020

Features

Dry Eye

Artificial Tears: What Matters and Why

When selecting the right drop for your DED patient, experts say the devil’s in the details.

How to Answer the “Why?” of Dry Eye

Patients have a lot of questions with this diagnosis, and how you respond is key to achieving positive outcomes.

Eyelids

A Modern Approach to Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Learn how to effectively identify, diagnose and treat this condition.

Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy: What the OD Needs to Know

Observe and assess this aspect of the ocular surface to better deal with dry eye.

Myopia

How to Add Ortho-K to Your Toolkit

This valuable service may require thorough education but will provide enormous benefits to your patients and practice.

Neuro

CNS Disease: In the Eye and in Your Chair

These systemic conditions are on the rise, and new research suggests we can catch early signs with an eye exam. Here’s what you need to know.

Pharmaceuticals

Red Eye Remedies: New and Tried-and-True

Eye care providers already have a robust arsenal to help their patients combat this common ocular complaint. Here are the latest additions.

Departments

Chairside

Family is Family

They’re great and all, but they’ll drive you nuts. And you can’t even escape them at the office.

Clinical Quandaries

Off to a Bad Start

The timing of surgical intervention for macula-off RD is debateable, and COVID could complicate things further.

Coding Connection

New Codes: A Waiting Game

Carriers may not pay yet, but Category III codes are crucial, particularly for a number of new ocular surface procedures

Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A

Heart to Heart

Concurrent keratoconus and systemic disease may, or may not, be connected.

Diagnostic Quiz

An Unexpected Turn

Could the comorbid presentation of ptosis and strabismus in this patient indicate a neurological cause?

Letters to the Editor

Read these optometrists' reactions to one of our recent news stories and a column published over the summer.

Ocular Surface Review

Put a Damper on Flareups

Managing acute dry eye looks different every year with new therapy approvals.

Outlook

Caveat Emptor

Another online seller pushes convenience over quality.

Retina Quiz

A Hazy Shade of Winter

Fundus imaging can help reveal a patient’s tumultuous health history.

The Essentials

The Ophthalmic Workhorse

Phenylephrine’s effect on the sympathetic nervous system provides numerous applications far beyond dilation.

Through My Eyes

DED: A Road Well-Traveled

Here are some tips to help you avoid the potholes I’ve hit along my 20-year journey as a dry eye specialist.

Urgent Care

Straight to the Point

Ocular trauma must be managed quickly, or else surgical intervention may be deemed necessary.