September 15, 2024

Features

Annual Technology Report

Online Refraction and Telehealth: Friend or Foe?

These options can expand access and patient convenience but must be matched with protocols and public awareness campaigns that preserve the value of a comprehensive exam.

Reader Survey: What’s On Your Tech Shopping List?

Find out what matters most to optometrists when adding tools and techniques to their practices.

Devices You Might Not Have: Are They a Good Fit?

Experts weigh in on how advanced tools can help with specific clinical responsibilities, providing you clarity on whether their benefits will serve your specific needs.

Prospects for Remote Monitoring in Eye Care

Clinicians can improve the quality of services provided to patients from underserved populations and extend the surveillance of disease status beyond their clinics.

Clinical Research

Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research

Medical studies are loaded with specialized terms and tools. Here’s what they mean and why they matter.

Low Vision

Geographic Atrophy: Looking Beyond VA

A discussion on the many other markers of visual function and quality in these patients, as well as the options available to help them see better.

Pharmaceuticals

Can You Spot these Drug-induced Ocular Side Effects?

Consider these four cases involving toxic optic neuropathy and maculopathy to learn more about the potential mishaps of systemic meds.

Technology

Online Refraction and Telehealth: Friend or Foe?

These options can expand access and patient convenience but must be matched with protocols and public awareness campaigns that preserve the value of a comprehensive exam.

Reader Survey: What’s On Your Tech Shopping List?

Find out what matters most to optometrists when adding tools and techniques to their practices.

Devices You Might Not Have: Are They a Good Fit?

Experts weigh in on how advanced tools can help with specific clinical responsibilities, providing you clarity on whether their benefits will serve your specific needs.

Prospects for Remote Monitoring in Eye Care

Clinicians can improve the quality of services provided to patients from underserved populations and extend the surveillance of disease status beyond their clinics.

Departments

Advanced Procedures

Atypical YAG Laser Capsulotomy Cases

Learn how this procedure can be used in complex scenarios.

Chairside

The Common Denominator…

Is pain. We all experience it, so you might as well make it worth your suffering.

Clinical Quandaries

Pucker Up

Gain the confidence to treat patients with epiretinal membranes.

Diagnostic Quiz

Film at 11

Slit lamp exam shows evidence of a potential media opacity. What could it be?

Glaucoma Grand Rounds

Pituitary Problems

A tumor of this brain structure made identifying glaucomatous damage more complicated.

Outlook

Context is King

Medical statistics get tossed around a lot, but they’re only meaningful if you know how they’re calculated—and why.

Retina Quiz

A Bloody Mess

This clinical diagnosis is based on characteristic fundus features.

The Essentials

Doxy: Worth its Moxie

The tetracycline class of antibiotics, doxycycline, is emerging as a versatile drug for ophthalmic use.

Therapeutic Review

All Roads Lead to Dry Eye

Glaucoma patients are even more likely to develop this condition.

Through My Eyes

AI Comes of Age

Decades of promise are finally starting to pay off.

Urgent Care

Hidden in Good Sight

Unilateral mild blur leads to diagnosis of primary clinoid meningioma.

You Be the Judge

Be Aware of Waxing and Waning Symptoms

Recurrence of complaints in the absence of significant signs can be a red flag.