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October is Contact Lens Safety Month
Prevent Blindness has named October as Contact Lens Safety Month to promote proper use of both prescription and cosmetic lenses.
The American Optometric Association is...
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...
Detecting Geographic Atrophy Is Not Just for Retina Specialists
Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO DipABO, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, specializes in neuro-optometry, anterior segment and ocular surface disease, “but I’m still...
Is Halloween Back or Has COVID Scared it Away?
When we asked this question in 2019, 21% of respondents said they were all in for Halloween decor and costumes. Another 59% said they...
Detecting Geographic Atrophy is in Optometry’s Wheelhouse
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a great, non-invasive imaging modality that many ODs are using in their practices. However, OCTs are often ordered only...
Imaging Guide: A Deeper Dive Into Geographic Atrophy
A comprehensive eye examination with imaging can help with early
detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of the progression of age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) to geographic atrophy.1,2 To...
You’ve Identified a GA Patient. Now What?
Early detection of geographic atrophy (GA) and timely referral may help maintain the quality of vision patients deserve for longer.1
Iveric Bio has developed a...
Geographic Atrophy: The Importance of Imaging
Imaging is critical to the detection and monitoring of geographic atrophy (GA). In The Importance of Imaging, SriniVas Sadda, MD, talks with Eric Donnefeld,...
Hometown Practice Becomes Reality
Rasika Whitesell, OD, found an opening as an associate OD with a MyEyeDr in her hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, about a year after...
Halloween: Most ODs Enjoyed a Scary Good Time
After some years of quarantine-o-ween, most ODs and practices brought back the Halloween spirit.
In a recent WO Poll, more than 40 percent of respondents...
