CLINICAL EYE CARE
Endothelial function testing: What doctors of optometry should know
Retinal vascular findings can offer important clues about a patient’s systemic health. Kerry Gelb, O.D., explains how endothelial function testing can provide additional insight into vascular health and help inform appropriate medical referrals.
New resource offers guidance on ocular and vision dysfunction following brain injury
The practice recommendation was developed by optometrists at the U.S. Defense Health Agency - Vision Center of Excellence and is applicable to both military and civilian providers.
AOA continues to lead GLP-1 eye health guidance across national media and medicine
Doctors of optometry can counsel patients on rare but serious side effects of popular weight loss drugs.
3 ways AOA’s pediatric chairside guides can strengthen your next exam
AOA’s pediatric experts share practical strategies for examining and managing patients from infancy through adolescence, including how to apply the AOA’s age-specific Children’s Vision Chairside Guides in everyday practice.
Are you doing sports vision evaluations?
Having baseline data is critical when monitoring athletes before and after TBI.
Balance, vision and the risk of falls
How optometrists can help patients protect themselves against falling.
Optometry-led effort yields official definition of ‘Ocular Motor Rehabilitation’
Optometrists are foundational to the management of post-mild traumatic brain injury vision dysfunction.
Bringing eye care to patients with diabetes in Missouri’s healthcare deserts
A Missouri Optometric Association program uses portable retinal cameras to reach rural patients—and connect them to doctors of optometry.
AOA brings eye health, doctors of optometry into the national GLP-1 conversation
Amid growing GLP-1 use, the AOA’s national awareness campaign, Eye Deserve More, educates Americans on potential vision risks and reinforces the importance of comprehensive eye exams with a doctor of optometry.
Brain Injury Awareness Month: How optometric care delivers effective solutions for patients
Members of the AOA’s Vision Rehabilitation Committee share clinical tools and insights for brain injury and vision.
AOA members publish paper calling for comprehensive eye exams to detect retinitis pigmentosa
Existing AOA guidelines bring awareness to the underdiagnosed condition.
Optometry increasingly shoulders medical eye care as ophthalmology shrinks
The surgical specialty faces an overall net decline in workforce as optometry grows parallel to ballooning demand for eye care services in the U.S.