Greater variability in systolic blood pressure between clinic visits can predict visual field progression in primary open-angle glaucoma.
An elevated polygenic risk score may serve as a prognostic biomarker for identifying patients with open-angle glaucoma who are predisposed to rapid visual field decline. A higher polygenic risk score ...
Video game therapy combined with eye patching may improve visual acuity, stereoacuity, and fixation stability in pediatric strabismus.
Credit: Getty Images Andrew D. Pucker, OD, PhD, identifies mechanisms of action behind various myopia control spectacles and highlights their potential to provide myopia control solutions that are ...
Image Credit: Getty Images This commentary, from an AOA Federal Relations & Advocacy representative, explores recent legislative initiatives on the optometric scope of practice and the regulation of ...
Image Credit: Getty Images Christopher Putnam, OD, encourages eye care professionals to think outside the box during clinical decision making and consider the multitude of off-label treatments at ...
Semaglutide use is associated with a significantly lower risk for thyroid eye disease-related diagnoses at 5 years in patients with type 2 diabetes and thyrotoxicosis. Patients with autoimmune ...
Image Credit: Getty Images Jonathan Chen, OD, FAAO, FSLS, urges clinicians not to abandon myopia management in their adult patients, and outlines special considerations for using ortho-k, multifocal ...
Correcting any amount of hyperopia in patients with convergence insufficiency who are treated with orthoptic exercises can improve binocularity. Correcting hyperopia in patients with convergence ...
Image Credit: Getty Images David A. Damari, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, addresses some of the misconceptions both clinicians and patients have concerning dyslexia and affirms the optometrist’s role in treating ...
Image Credit: Getty Images Researchers and clinicians analyze the bidirectional relationship between dry eye disease and sleep quality, exploring shared inflammatory pathways and the impact of sleep ...