Optometry Practice News

11/11/2019

https://www.optometrytimes.com/aao/who-vision-report-how-optometry-can-make-impact

08/11/2019

https://www.optometrytimes.com/blog/minimize-symptoms-dry-eye-disease-refractive-surgery-patients

Laser refractive procedures such as laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) are considered some of the most ground-breaking inventions in elective eye surgery.

15/10/2019

A good warning for your patients!

https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/warning-adding-colored-contacts-halloween-costume-could-haunt-you/pRSz7l9o8otiiqSgIbGt6N/

Going all out for your Halloween costume this year could have you seeing red.

05/10/2019

Is there anything spookier than being haunted by a bad review? 🎃

https://patientpop.genly.com/patientpop_opto_takebackpower_3respondnegreviews_mql/

How to Respond to Patient's Negative Online Reviews

30/09/2019

A pumpkin spice latte + Monday night football + this (free!) Fall Reading Guide for Optometrists = your cozy evening plans.

https://patientpop.genly.com/patientpop_opto_fallreading2019_5assets_mql/

PatientPop is the first growth-focused marketing platform that accelerates new patient growth by automating practice marketing and eliminating the need for dedicated marketing resources.

14/07/2017

How modern medicine is fighting the three leading causes of blindness

13/07/2017

The personal vision tracker device launched a Kickstarter campaign in late 2016, surpassing its $25,000 goal by more than $100,000.

26/06/2017

LV Prasad Eye Institute division has developed the app for the cornea

24/06/2017

An optometrist who worked in Laurel and Plentywood made insurance claims for excessive procedures and ailments his patients didn't have, according to state prosecutors.

23/06/2017

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/education/2017/06/20/optometric-association-88-percent-third-graders-who-fail-reading-test-had-vision-problem/408225001/

The Mississippi Optometric Association finds vision problems are to blame for 88 percent of the failures on the state's third-grade reading test.

22/06/2017

In topical antiglaucoma therapy, the main factors impacting ocular surface disease were drops with preservatives, longer treatment duration and older age, according to research in the European Journal of Ophthalmology. A total of 211 eyes from 211 patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hyperten...

21/06/2017

Laboratory testing has not traditionally been a feature of an eyecare practice. Optometrists may obtain blood work for a patient with a recurrent anterior uveitis or order imaging for a suspected o

16/06/2017

Battle lines are drawn in using telemedicine for eye exams, prescriptions

15/06/2017

Vision problems can often be corrected if caught early. Children should have a full visual screening by an optometrist each year.

14/06/2017

BOSTON (May 15, 2017, 3 pm EDT)—A study in mice finds that development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) could be arrested by switching from a high-glycemic diet (starches as are found in white bread) to a low-glycemic (starches found in whole grains). For the same amount of total carbohydra...

11/06/2017

Optometric practice in the nursing home setting is not always very glamorous; however, there are many reasons optometrists might want to consider adding this specialty to their practice arsenal due

09/06/2017

A local boy with an eye disease needs help getting a device to see.

09/06/2017

Busy over 50s are too busy with modern life's time demands to look after their eyesight, research has found.

08/06/2017

Essentially the new setting is a "dark mode" that brings everything down a notch — making it perfect for late night browsing or using your phone on the sly.

07/06/2017

House Bill 1037 is proposing to expand optometrists’ scope of practice by adding lasers and more prescribing authority. Ophthalmologists say the bill can harm patients.

25/05/2017

Paraoptometric associate membership jumped by nearly 8 percent in a single year.

25/05/2017

Many young people, even after diagnoses, are not being examined for diabetes retinopathy.

25/05/2017

Let’s examine case-based examples to emphasize the top five neuro-ophthalmic disorders that should not be overlooked. These include: • Acute painful loss of vision in elderly due to g

25/05/2017

The study found vision field progression only in eyes with optic disc hemorrhages.