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In her career, optometrist Glenda Secor, a 1978 graduate of Indiana University School of Optometry (IUSO), has seen many changes affecting women, from the number of women in her classes [...]

If your pachymeter gathers dust between glaucoma patients, take a look at other uses for it. These include refractive surgery comanagement, assessing contact lens fittings and monitoring corneal dystrophies. Surgical [...]

By the time your patients become presbyopic, most probably have a good idea of the type of treatment they want. They've talked to friends and searched the Internet. Hopefully, the [...]

Every optometrist eventually encounters a patient whose condition causes him or her to lose sleep. If you've been down this road, the questions, "Did I diagnose the condition correctly?" and [...]

Consider this scenario: Your dispensary offers a large selection of frames, and you offer patients a variety of lens options. Patients are impressed because they like the way you care [...]

When it comes to purchasing ophthalmic technology, you probably think: "If I purchase this new technology today, will it already be considered old tomorrow?" And, "if it costs $40,000 this [...]

Despite that all states but one now allow optometrists to prescribe most glaucoma medications, many optometrists still do not treat glaucoma patients. Rather, these O.D.s refer them to ophthalmologists. But, [...]

What do you do with your drug samples? Do you give them away like candy so they're gone a few days after you receive them? Or, do you stock them [...]

More presbyopic patients select eyeglasses over contact lenses and surgery to improve their vision. Specifically, 74% of patients ages 45 to 54 and about 85% of patients 55 and over [...]

Many O.D.s are not integrating their computers with their instruments. But, they are buying new instruments, especially pachymeters. This is according to results of Review of Optometry's annual Ophthalmic Product [...]

Six percent of Americans ages 12 and older, or 14 million individuals, are visually impaired, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Of these people, about [...]

After a series of legal battles between LensCrafters and the state of Tennessee, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a state law that prohibits optometrists from leasing [...]

In addition to improving vision, are you aware of the array of benefits that premium lenses can offer your patients? Over the past several years, research has shown how premium [...]

Contact lens retailer 1-800 CONTACTS has announced a new contact lens marketing platform: 1-800 EYEDOCTOR. According to Kevin McCallum, corporate spokesperson for 1-800 CONTACTS, 1-800 EYEDOCTOR is an efficient marketing [...]

Older doctors may provide lower quality of care than younger doctors, according to a study published in the February 15 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Harvard Medical [...]