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Early SPECTRUM results outline week 8 real-world outcomes with aflibercept 8 mg | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (134+ words) The prospective observational study is being conducted across 18 countries. Editor's Note:This content was generated with the assistance of AI. The first author of the study is Clare Bailey from the Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston…...
Higher head elevation during sleep may be associated with higher IOP, study suggests | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (311+ words) The study included 144 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension who underwent 24-hour IOP monitoring between October 2023 and April 2024. Editor's Note:This content was generated with the assistance of AI. The first author of the study is Tong Liu, PhD, of…...
The Vision Council report shows optical industry value growth amid lower volumes in 2025 | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (325+ words) The report estimates the industry's total value at $69.5 billion. The U.S. optical industry grew in overall value in 2025 despite declines in product unit sales and eye exam volumes, according to Market inSights 2025 with 2026 Forecast, released by The Vision Council. The report…...
Contact Lens Institute rings in 2026 Visionaries | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (183+ words) Seventeen established and emerging eye care professionals from the United States and Canada were named as 2026 Visionaries. Editor's Note:This content was generated with the assistance of AI. The Contact Lens Institute (CLI) has named 17 established and emerging eye care professionals…...
Alcon's PRECISION7 sphere, toric contact lenses now available in Canada | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (192+ words) The lenses are commercially available in Canada as of February 2, 2026. Editor's Note:This content was generated with the assistance of AI. Alcon has announced the Canadian launch of PRECISION7 sphere and toric contact lenses, a 1-week replacement option featuring the company's…...
Integrating nutrition, oculomics, genetics, and photobiomodulation for macular degeneration | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
1+ week, 3+ day ago (558+ words) Integrating nutrition, oculomics, genetics, and photobiomodulation for macular degeneration'Optometry Times Nutrition and the retina Nutrition has long been recognized as a modifiable risk factor for AMD, given the retina's high metabolic rate and vulnerability to oxidative stress. Data from the…...
ODs predict 2026: What's to come in technology, dry eye, and glaucoma | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
2+ week, 2+ day ago (275+ words) Keeping a pulse on current developments has helped optometrists look to the future For optometrists, 2026 provides ample opportunity to continue the charge in advancements in dry eye, artificial intelligence (AI), and glaucoma, among other specialties. With plenty of exciting avenues…...
Following the patient's lead on wavefront-guided scleral lenses with Dr Jamie Kuzniar | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (559+ words) Following the patient's lead on wavefront-guided scleral lenses with Dr Jamie Kuzniar'Optometry Times According to a recent poster presented at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) 2026, the Zenlens Chroma HOA lens (Bausch + Lomb) provides patients with keratoconus a specialty lens…...
GSLS 2026: Seeking the best lens fit for patients with HOAs | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
3+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) Jason Jedlicka, OD, FAAO, talks through a presentation he gave during last week's conference. Jedlicka explained that low-level HOAs naturally fluctuate due to blinking and the tear film, so they focus on patients whose overall elevated HOA is driven mainly…...
Deseyne EDOF daily contact lenses first of its kind approved by US FDA | Optometry Times - Clinical News & Expert Optometrist Insights
3+ week, 3+ day ago (378+ words) Formerly, the EDOF technology was specifically limited to intraocular lenses. Cataltheia's patented hyper-refractive central zone aids in this "smoothness," as it works to precisely redirect light in a controlled fashion. The FDA's decision adds to more than a decade of…...