Teenager loses vision after a steady diet of french fries
Doctors of optometry are well aware of the link between nutrition and eye health and relaying the message to patients plays a vital role in healthy vision.
Bad flu season on the way? CDC urges early vaccines
Seasonal predictors show concerning trends for the 2019-20 influenza season. Is your office encouraging flu shots?
Paraoptometrics have key role in scope expansion
Doctors of optometry and paraoptometrics should work hand in hand to meet future demands of patients.
Reversing trends: Prediabetes to normoglycemia can lessen microvascular complication risk
Bringing prediabetic patients back to normoglycemia may lower the risk of microvascular disease, including retinopathy, years later, research claims.
2020 updates to the ICD-10 code set
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ICD-10 Coordination Committee works with stakeholders to revise and update the code set. The new ICD-10 codes go into effect on Oct. 1.
From small-town to big deal
Honoring optometric staff this Paraoptometric Week, which drives recognition of paraoptometry as a profession that hinges on the strength of paraoptometric members as well as the support of doctors of optometry and other care providers.