Mark McGrath to headline celebration at Optometry’s Meeting® 2020
’90s icon Mark McGrath to close out Optometry’s Meeting in nation’s capital with all new CE and advocacy opportunities. Save the date: June 24-28, 2020.
Cigarette use down but not out: How optometry can help
The Great American Smokeout, Nov. 21, encourages smokers to start today toward a smoke-free life. Doctors of optometry can help be that catalyst and the AOA offers resources for starting the dialogue.
Eating for your eyes
“You eat with your eyes first,” sums up all we need to know about Americans’ diet: luscious over nutritious. A table talk over patients’ nutrition should be what the doctor of optometry orders.
Nominate colleagues for 2020 Hall of Fame
Honorees will be recognized at Optometry's Meeting® 2020.
AOA releases second edition of diabetes clinical practice guideline
Revised guideline provides 31 actions doctors of optometry—often the first to detect diabetes through patients’ eyes—can take to elevate patient care.
FDA says fluorescein, ophthalmic meds among drug shortages
An FDA report on drug shortages examines the underlying factors for supply issues as several common ophthalmic drugs currently adorn the list, including fluorescein and glaucoma meds.