Resources for Prescribing Oral Pharmaceuticals in Optometric Practice
Expanded scopes of practice in recent years means ODs across the country have authority to prescribe oral medications to treat various eye conditions, which...
Updates in Myopia Management: Orthokeratology and Beyond
The prevalence of myopia continues to grow, affecting about 42% of the U.S. population currently. Outside of the U.S., urban areas of Singapore, China,...
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...
New Tool for High Myopia in Children Shows Promise
Red light therapy or repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy emerges as a potentially groundbreaking approach to managing high myopia in children. A recent...
Digital Eyestrain: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Optometric Recommendations
Digital eyestrain (DES) is a vision condition that optometrists are diagnosing more frequently due to people spending prolonged periods of time viewing digital computers,...
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...
Urgent Eye Care: Protocols for Handling Common Eye Emergencies
Juggling routine eye exams with unexpected emergencies is inevitable for most optometrists. Here's a breakdown of protocols for handling some common eye emergencies you...
Beyond the Itch: A Guide to Navigating Ocular Allergy Season
Spring has sprung, and with it comes a wave of itchy, watery eyes for many of your patients. Ocular allergies, affecting an estimated 20%...
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...
