Tag: glaucoma
Opportunity Across the Street
In September 2024, Danielle Gaeta, OD, finally found an opportunity to relocate her practice, Advanced Eyecare Associates. Though just a short distance, the move...
Local Charm at Electric City Eyes
Audra Sexton, OD, always envisioned pursuing her own private practice. Three years ago, she began exploring her options after spending four years in a...
Survey Reveals Need for Patient-Physician Communication in Glaucoma
The Preservative Freedom Coalition, a group of stakeholders across eye health that focus on raising awareness of unmet needs in ocular surface disease, announced...
Bausch + Lomb and Glaucoma Research Foundation Launch Second Annual Faces...
Bausch + Lomb Corporation and Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to curing glaucoma, are launching the second annual “Faces of...
Morfoot Family Eye Care: Building a Community-Focused Practice
In March 2023, Charlene Morfoot, OD, opened Morfoot Family Eye Care in Huntley, Illinois. After earning her degree from the Illinois College of Optometry...
The Parallels in Glaucoma and Geographic Atrophy
Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, of Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry and attending optometric physician at the college’s Eye Care Institute, says that careful...
Alcon Expands Plastic Bank Partnership in 2023 to Further Support Sustainability...
Alcon has announced the expansion of the partnership with Plastic Bank – an organization that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities to fight plastic pollution...
Optometrists Needed to Manage Glaucoma Patients Medically
As optometrists take on a larger role in medical eye care, it becomes increasingly important that they stay informed on how they can help...
Stretch Your Glaucoma Management Comfort Zone
When Danica Marrelli, OD, FAAO, graduated from optometry school in 1992, many optometrists were not treating patients with glaucoma.
Massachusetts ODs Gain Scope Expansion
Buried way down on page 20, line 412, of a 70-page telehealth bill, optometrists in Massachusetts scored a big win. The bill mandates payment...
