Features
Educating patients on dry eye disease prevention
Consider having patients follow these tips to ward off this chronic and troublesome disease
By LISA HORNICK, OD, MBA, FAAO
Evaluating in-office DED treatment devices
A Q+A with Janelle L. Davison, OD, and Jason Besecker, OD
By Lindsey Getz, contributing writer
The tools for lid hygiene
Brush up on the latest interventions to treat patients
By Samantha Hornberger, OD
Web Exclusives
Online Exclusive: Using OCT for vitreoretinal traction syndrome
A pictorial presentation of how this technology improves the specificity with which practitioners can identify this syndrome
By NICK FOGT, OD, PHD, J.P. MASZCZAK, OD, TATEVIK MOVSISYAN, OD
Online Exclusive: Handling Herpetic Epithelial Keratitis
Oppressive heat could be bringing more of these patients in your chair. Are you ready?
By JOSH JOHNSTON, OD, FAAO
Departments
CONTACT LENS: Talking about the tech tee-up
Five steps to drive contact lens success utilizing the tech
By Susan A. Resnick, OD, FAAO
DRY EYE: Here’s castor oil in your eye!
Considerations regarding this recent treatment trend
By Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO
GLAUCOMA: Managing 'dual dilemma' diseases
Action steps for glaucoma and dry eye disease
By AUSTIN LIFFERTH, OD, FAAO
NEW OD: Managing dry eye for the new graduate
What the new OD should know as they enter practice
By KRISTIN O'BRIEN, OD
OD to OD: To listen is to understand
How to build trust and create happier, more compliant patients
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
INSPIRE. LEAD. SUCCEED: The power of positivity
Daily rituals that replenish our positive energy reserves are essential
By Dori M. Carlson, OD, MAL, FAAO
VIEWPOINT: Three lessons and three outtakes
By JIM THOMAS
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News
LEADING OFF: Creating a dry eye disease clinic
The four steps I took to carve out this niché
By JULIE MCLAUGHLIN, OD, DIPABO
LEADING OFF: CEO Challenge — Integrate AI to boost efficiency and productivity
By STEVE VARGO, OD, MBA
Supported Content
Rethinking Office Hours
Restructure your time so you can do what you value most
By Gina M. Wesley OD, MS, FAAO
What to Do When Lid Wipes Are Not Enough
Beyond TFOS DEWS II to compounded prescriptions
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
The Critical Role of Co-Management
Prompt referrals and good communication between optometrists and retina specialists are key to effective treatment of geographic atrophy.
AMD at ARVO 2024
Research may provide preventions, treatments and even cures
By Joseph J. Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO
Leveraging Empathy and Technology to Enhance Patient Scheduling
Enhance overall patient satisfaction by supporting specific communication needs to drive growth and success
By Evan Kestenbaum
Managing the Multifaceted Challenge: A 63-Year-Old Male with Advanced Glaucoma
OCT-A and additional testing of visual field can offer specified solutions to complex cases
By Michael Cymbor, OD, FAAO
How a Preventive Care Approach Has Built My Multimillion-Dollar Practice
What’s good for our patients is good for our practice's long-term success
By Gina M. Wesley OD, MS, FAAO
Ocular Surface News - July 18, 2024
The impact of prostaglandins on ocular surface homeostasis
An Introduction to the Recently Approved Geographic Atrophy Treatments
With a look at the mechanism of action for the new complement cascade inhibition therapies
By AMANDA S. LEGGE, OD
Productivity Hacks to Create Balance and Efficiency
Focus on taking care of yourself, intentionally nurture your to-do list, and create boundaries with your time
By CARRIE JACOBS, COE, CPSS, OCS
How to Gain Hours of Your Week Back
Benefits of virtual assistants and more as professional and personal time-savers
By Gina M. Wesley OD, MS, FAAO
Turn Up the Heat and Decrease Dry Eye
Patients with chronic MGD need more heat and expression with specialty devices.
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
AMD at ARVO 2024: Part Two
Research may provide preventions, treatments and even cures
By Joseph J. Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO
Lids, Dry Eye and Options for Earlier Intervention
Lid involvement is essential to the disease process
By Douglas K. Devries, OD
Ocular Surface News - August 8, 2024
Common systemic connections in chronic eyelid problems, the ocular microbiome, and more
Outstanding OCT Resolution Equates to Outstanding Clinical Care
Scan location is critical to determining improvement or worsening of a condition
By James L. Fanelli, OD, FAAO
Nutritional Insights in Dry Eye Disease
Nutritional approaches not only promote overall health, but also focus on the underlying mechanisms that contribute to dry eye to prevent and treat it
By SELINA R. MCGEE, OD, FAAO