December 15, 2024

Features

Clinical Research

Lessons Learned from the DRCR Retina Network

Here’s how the expansive work of this group refined our understanding of diabetic macular edema, including a look at the implications for optometrists.

Income Survey

2024 Income: High Times for Private Practice ODs

Being your own boss brings in the bucks, our survey shows, but job satisfaction runs deep among those who favor the work-life balance of an employment contract.

Surgery

Stay Laser Focused on the Long-term Course

Knowing why SLT, LPI and YAG capsulotomy help your patients beyond the typical postoperative period is just as important as how to perform them successfully.

Advances in Refractive Surgery You May Have Missed

Get familiar with these new and emerging procedures to better counsel patients desiring spectacle freedom.

Expecting the Unexpected: An Overview of Cataract Surgery Complications

It is important for optometrists to maintain clinical expertise and to be equipped to handle these situations.

Departments

Chairside

It’s Opposite Day

Time to change things up in an unconventional way.

Clinical Quandaries

Listen to the CHRPE

Accurate detection of these unique pigmented fundus lesions can provide critical life-long care.

Diagnostic Quiz

Losing Streak

These fundus findings can be cause for concern. What should you anticipate in such cases?

Focus on Refraction

Modify Your Exam with the Modified Thorington

This quick test can cue the practitioner in to subtle vertical deviations that can evade detection on cover test.

Outlook

The Pursuit of Happiness

Optometry has its share of challenges, but practitioners report consistently high levels of satisfaction with their profession.

Retina Quiz

White Christmas

This proliferation of lymphocytes requires an aggressive approach.

Therapeutic Review

The Dorzolamide Diaries

Explore the use of CAIs as an off-label treatment or adjunct in the management of other conditions.

Through My Eyes

Be Instrumental in OSD

There’s so many more procedures than just punctal plugs.

You Be the Judge

Imaging: Friend or Foe?

This case documents a misdiagnosis of UWF photos on five visits over a six-year span.