Optometric surgical procedures courses now available at Optometry’s Meeting®
Only a handful of states allow doctors of optometry to perform the procedures today.Read more >
Heart to heart: New blood pressure guideline can spark conversation between doctors of optometry and patients
Checking patients’ vitals—including high blood pressure—part of visits to eye doctors.Read more >
Future doesn’t have to be unclear for patients with low vision
Don’t underrate the power of frame of mind and freedom when treating patients with low vision, study suggests.Read more >
Winter is coming: Help patients combat dry eye
Doctors of optometry can help provide relief to the millions of Americans with the condition.Read more >
Butt in: Ask patients about nicotine use
Study links vaping in teens to increased use of nicotine—a major risk factor for age-related macular degeneration.Read more >
Newest AOA clinical practice guideline debuts on National Guideline Clearinghouse
In this country an estimated 1 in 5 preschool children have vision problems and 1 in 4 school-age children wear corrective eyewear.Read more >
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