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.
12/15/2024

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.
12/15/2024

Postoperative LASIK Ectasia Exhibits Distinct Pattern

Using higher-order aberration maps, researchers identified inferior paracentral “hot spots” as identifiable characteristics of this surgical complication.
01/15/2024

Equipping Your Office for Minor Surgical Procedures

Successful implementation begins by ensuring you have the necessary tools at your disposal.
12/15/2023

Take SLT to the Next Level: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

Optometrists who want to be adept at this procedure should have these answers ready.
12/15/2023

In-office Procedures: Prepare to Handle These Complications

The well-informed optometrist should be able to tackle most of these with relative ease.
12/15/2023

Get to Know DSO

This new procedure may eliminate the need for a corneal transplant.
08/15/2023

Glaucoma Care: Easing the Pressure

Two new products are bound to simplify treatment regimens for your patients.
05/15/2023

An Unnerving Situation

Newer minimally invasive surgical techniques exist to reinnervate a neurotrophic cornea.
02/15/2023

Gearing up for Laser and Minor Surgery: Advice from Experts

When advanced procedures become part of your state’s optometric scope of practice, use these tips to efficiently and confidently add them to your clinic.
12/15/2022

Upcoming Events

January 14, 2025

From Comprehensive to Retina: Intelligently Advancing OCT
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Rishi P. Singh, MD, and Katherine Talcott, MD
Webinar: 8:00pm ET

Sponsored by Zeiss

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May 2-3, 2025

New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society–Spring

Location: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California
Co-Chairs: Paul Karpecki, OD, Jake Lang, OD, and Selina McGee, OD
Earn LIVE COPE Credits* (Accreditation pending)

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