Annual Dry Eye Report

All Eyes on Omegas

Despite some controversy, OFAs continue to play a role in the mitigation of dry eye.
05/15/2024

Dry Eye in Optometry: Trends, Habits and Hang-ups

Our reader survey finds most ODs opt for simple diagnostic tests and familiar treatments, constrained by financial pressures from advancing their care.
01/15/2021

Diet: Why Dry Eye Hangs in the Balance

What we eat—and don’t eat—is impacting our ocular health. Here’s what you need to know.
05/15/2020

Build A Better Dry Eye Protocol

The DEWS II report provides a roadmap to help streamline your treatment regimens.
05/15/2019

Slay Severe Dry Eye

When a patient’s ocular surface disease is particularly nasty, ODs need to rethink the approach.
05/15/2017

A Comprehensive Look at Dry Eye Therapy

With such a robust dry eye toolbox, knowing the best approach can be tricky. This run-down of options will help clarify the treatment strategies at your disposal.
05/15/2017

Tools of the Trade: Current Techniques to Treat Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

With new techniques and technologies emerging, optometrists have more ways than ever to combat this pervasive problem.
05/15/2016

A Better Meibomian Gland Work-up: See What You’ve Been Missing

Develop a protocol for assessing the lids and related structures.
05/15/2016

Lifting the Curtain on Lifitegrast

An update on the status of this potential new dry eye therapy.
05/15/2016

Smoke (or Vapor) Gets in Your Eyes: Part One

We all know the ocular and systemic harms of cigarettes, but what about cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco delivery methods?
05/15/2016

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

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December 6-7, 2024

West Coast Optometric Glaucoma Symposium
Location: Westin Carlsbad, Carlsbad, California
Program Co-Chairs: Murray Fingeret, OD, and Robert N. Weinreb, MD
Earn up to 12 LIVE COPE Credits (accreditation pending)

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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)

Register here