DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Optometry’s essential role in concussion recovery
Advocating for comprehensive eye exams not only helps provide better care for concussion patients, but also helps create a powerhouse referral network, says Amanda Nanasy, O.D., a member of the AOA’s Sports & Performance Vision Committee.
When to consider referring for low-vision rehabilitation
This Low Vision Awareness Month—and year-round—know when to refer, how to find the right provider and other considerations to help patients maintain their quality of life.
The role of sex hormones and aging in dry eye disease
Anna Tichenor, O.D., Ph.D., Indiana University School of Optometry, is the recipient of the 2024 AOA Investigator Initiated Research Award. The award is designed to inspire future research. For Dr. Tichenor, the honor is about improving patients’ quality of life.
3 reasons to read AOA’s newest clinical practice guideline
WATCH the chair of the AOA’s Evidence-based Optometry Committee offer recommendations and clinical notes from Care of the Patient with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, First Edition.
Identifying reading difficulties in children
How to differentiate between various visual problems and provide timely and effective intervention.
Mobilizing against myopia
The AOA is on the march to close the gap in access to children’s eye care and improve outcomes for families across the country.
New AOA clinical guideline puts focus on elevating care of glaucoma patients
Guideline provides list of evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for care of primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma. How many of these recommendations do you follow?
Tips for reinforcing optometry’s role in the broader health care system
This Diabetes Awareness Month, take away some tips—and resources—for interprofessional coordination when it comes to diabetes care.
Vision loss makes list of 14 risk factors for dementia
Worldwide, 157 million people are estimated to have dementia by 2050. The Lancet Commission on dementia says there’s something eye doctors can do to help modify dementia’s impact on patients, including preventing or slowing vision loss and detection of other factors.
The ‘gatekeepers of primary eye care’
How a social media post illuminated the life-saving care optometrists provide.
Myopia report calls for disease classification, new federal policies
Investigators make urgent call for new federal funding, research, surveillance and disease classification to counter myopia development and progression.
High-tech solutions for low vision
From smart wearable to smartphone apps, patients with visual impairment have more tools than ever to help them stay active and independent.