Vision Health & Lifestyle

Patient education tips and the interplay between lifestyle choices and vision health, covering topics like nutrition, exercise, and environmental factors that affect eye health.

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Buy-in Matters: 4 Ways To Help Your Patients Better Understand DED

As an optometrist, you bridge the gap between dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and solutions. There's currently great variability in clinical approaches to DED...
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What Online Contact Lens Shopping Trends Mean for Your Optometry Practice

New research from the Contact Lens Institute just dropped, examining search trends in the U.S. and Canada. Results overwhelmingly confirm what you probably suspected...

Good News for Older Patients with AMD and Glaucoma: Balance May...

A recent study offers encouraging news for older adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma. The research suggests that these conditions may not...

New Research Shows Mental Load, Not Just Screens, May Be Fueling...

Optometrists are seeing more reports of visual discomfort associated with screen exposure, but a new study published in Optometry and Vision Science (Cognitive demand,...

See What They’re Missing: The Power of Nutrition for Eye Health

We all know the importance of a balanced diet for overall health, but did you know it can significantly impact your patients’ vision as...
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Patients Are Starting To Ask About Smart Glasses. Here’s 3 Things...

According to a recent Tech Times article, eyewear companies are pushing forward with frames that offer much more than just vision correction. We’re talking...

Beyond the Screen: A Holistic Approach to Digital Eye Strain

According to the Vision Council, at least 60% of American men and 65 % of American women reported symptoms of digital eye strain. An...
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Bausch + Lomb Launches Lumify Preservative Free Redness Reliever Eye Drops...

Bausch + Lomb has announced the U.S. launch of LUMIFY Preservative Free, a new over-the-counter redness reliever formulated with low-dose brimonidine tartrate 0.025%. According...

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