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...
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...
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,...
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...
Light Therapy in Focus: Advancing Treatment Options for ODs
Phototherapy, also known as syntonics, has been used by optometrists since the 1920s to treat chronic headaches, stress, trauma, and concussions. It has also...
The Menopause Effect: Insights for ODs
In recent years, U.S. healthcare providers have increasingly recognized the significant impact of menopause. More resources are being compiled and shared, and institutions are...
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...
Myopia Management Navigator: A Free Resource for Eye Care Pros
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a growing concern worldwide. To address this, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) has partnered with CooperVision to launch a...
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...
