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The article present a case study of an 85-year-old patient with blurry vision, seeking insights into their ocular conditions, including cataracts; glaucoma suspicion; and an unaddressed "birthmark" in the right eye.

The article discusses a study that parents' lack of knowledge about eyecare for their children, leading to delays in seeking eye exams for potential vision problems and reveals that parental health beliefs, misconceptions & knowledge deficits can be barriers to timely eye exams for children.

The article discusses the steps to correctly diagnose dry eyes that took the attention of many in eye care on the plethora of new methods of analysis and treatment. These steps include identifying the presence of lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE), measuring tear osmolarity and determining the presence or absence of ocular surface inflammation. A study that proposed an optimal technique for LWE staining and identification and the discovery of tear osmolarity as a biomarker are explored.

The article reports on a study which appeared in the journal "Health Affairs," and found that children from less affluent homes are considerably less likely to obtain eye care services. The study revealed that children from the highest earning households had 19% more visits to eye care professionals (ECPs) compared to children from the middle-income group.

The article offers advices on safeguarding ones vision and health during the holiday season. Topics include the ocular threats posed by a Christmas tree and eye injuries during Christmas, eye injuries to children during the festive season, and ocular contusion injury during New Year celebrations. Common eye injury treatment methods such as using a potent cycloplegic, a fundus examination and visiting a surgical facility is also mentioned.

The article discusses a study which shows that significant eye care management changes occur during routine comprehensive eye examinations even for the majority of asymptomatic patients.

The article focuses on medical coding for eye discomfort in persons using contact lenses. Topics include a proper medical check up of the eye for detecting the exact cause of discomfort, formulating a proper treatment plan for helping the patient in getting adjusted with the contact lenses, and importance of following medical eye care guidelines.

The article talks about medical bills and insurance coverage for the dry eye disease which has reached the epidemic level in U.S. It adds two scenarios, first is if OD finds out dry eye disease while examining a patient who came for annual eye health checkup then the medical coverage won't pay for it and if a patient complains of dry eye before taking appointment, it would be covered. It adds that in both the cases, the patients must have medical coverage for which the OD is a provider.