A Practical Guide to Presbyopia Drops [UPDATED]
Presbyopia drops have expanded quickly over the last few years, including a new FDA approval already in 2026. This week, we're revisiting and updating...
A New Way To Find Evidence-Based Optometric Guidelines
We love to share resources here on Optometry 411, and Review of Optometry (RO) just published a good one. Their Index of Clinical Guidelines...
Options To Explore for Patients Struggling With Night Driving
Night driving is a common pain point for many patients, particularly as they age. Reduced contrast sensitivity and increased light scatter can create challenges,...
Top Oculomics Breakthroughs in 2025: What They Mean for Optometry
You may not yet be routinely thinking of your retinal exams as part of systemic health screening, but that's exactly where the field of...
How Do You Stack Up? Benchmarks for US ODs
Every year, new data trickles in about what optometrists are doing, earning, prescribing, and pushing for, and it’s easy to lose sight of where...
The Gut–Eye Connection: What’s New for ODs To Know
The gut microbiome significantly affects digestion and, as recent studies show, systemic inflammation. Gut health has become a hot topic across medicine, with researchers...
Integrated Care Is the Goal — Here’s What’s Getting in the...
The AOA recently spotlighted the essentials of participating in comprehensive care teams, a growing necessity as ODs care for patients with more complex medical...
AOA Releases New GLP-1RA Report: What ODs Need To Know About...
Since their introduction as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP‑1RAs) have significantly reshaped chronic disease care. As their use expands...
Ask Yourself These Questions for Better Patient Documentation in Optometry
In recent years there's been increasing awareness of the impact of language in healthcare documentation. And for good cause: Sometimes seemingly innocuous descriptions end...
Managing Diabetic Eye Disease: Strategy and Patient Education
The most recent report from the CDC (released in 2021) reveals that nearly 12% of the U.S. population has diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a...
