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 ...
Greater variation in systolic blood pressure between visits predicts visual field progression in primary open-angle glaucoma. In primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), long-term variability in systolic ...
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 ...
Monovision correction, using LASIK or ICL, can provide good visual acuity and binocular vision for patients with myopia and presbyopia. The researchers enrolled 58 patients (116 eyes) with a history ...
Image Credit: Getty Images Cecelia Koetting, OD, Andrew Pucker, OD, and Marie Bodack, OD, weigh in on how recent recalls on over-the-counter eye drops highlight gaps in regulatory oversight, and what ...
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