1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (381+ words) Review of Optometry According to the latest Scleral Lenses in Current Ophthalmic Practice Evaluation survey, scleral lens fits have increased 53% in the last five years, though the number of new fitters and those who fit fewer than 10 lenses has decreased…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (227+ words) Review of Optometry Click image to enlarge Long-term failure rates after corneal crosslinking for keratoconus remained low across protocols in a study presented at the ARVO conference in Denver, though different techniques lead to visible differences. The study evaluated 571 eyes…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (280+ words) Review of Optometry Click image to enlarge Because efforts to preserve vision in glaucoma center on lowering intraocular pressure (IOP), the metric has outsized importance in clinical care Myopia increases glaucoma risk, but it's unclear if the same "safe" eye…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (281+ words) Review of Optometry Click image to enlarge Geographic atrophy (GA) treatments targeting complement inhibition (pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol) have demonstrated efficacy in reducing GA lesion size growth, but have also been associated with higher rates of conversion to neovascular age-related…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (289+ words) Review of Optometry Click image to enlarge The landmark AREDS2 study, published 13 years ago today, still continues to provide insights into AMD development and protocols for treatment. A new analysis of AREDS2 data presented on Sunday at the annual ARVO meeting in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (243+ words) Review of Optometry Tamsulosin, commonly known as Flomax, is a drug used to treat enlarged prostate Click image to enlarge The alpha-1 blocker tamsulosin is strongly linked to intraoperative floppy iris syndrome Recently, researchers from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (243+ words) Review of Optometry Click image to enlarge A study presented yesterday at the ARVO annual meeting in Denver found that the herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) vaccination was associated with a short-term increased risk of recurrent HZO within 56 days in patients…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (193+ words) A study that was presented at ARVO 2026 this Sunday investigated whether men and women taking these medications develop uveitis at different rates over time. While the risk of uveitis was similar between men and women at the one-year follow-up, the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (510+ words) Although rare, inflammation of the intraocular tissues can be a serious complication leading to vision loss. During ARVO's annual meeting yesterday morning, two studies addressing the burden of this type of infection were presented to attendees. After analyzing the data,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (494+ words) Review of Optometry An analysis of the National Practitioner Data Bank showed that compared to many other healthcare professions, malpractice payments made on behalf of optometrists were significantly less frequent'even in states where ODs have expanded prescribing and surgical authority…...