1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1384+ words) Sometimes, it seems like eyes never get a break from screens. From work to school to relaxing at home, Healio | OSN Cornea/External Disease Section Editor Preeya K. Gupta, MD, said it is not uncommon for people to have almost uninterrupted…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (60+ words) AI may help clinicians monitor nonadherence in patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting. Siamak Yousefi, Ph D, said that nonadherence is common in patients with glaucoma due to factors related to the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (367+ words) When considering performing glaucoma surgery in patients who are pregnant, ophthalmologists should weigh factors such as timing of surgery and type of anesthesia while prioritizing a team approach. While data covering the impact of glaucoma surgery on pregnancy are limited,…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago  (786+ words) Dry eye disease is a multifactorial disease characterized by a loss of homeostasis on the ocular surface. Patients with dry eye disease (DED) may present with symptoms such as dryness, itchiness, grittiness and burning, along with clinical signs such as…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (440+ words) In recognition of Earth Day, two eye care companies shared updates on their efforts to offset and mitigate the environmental impact of their products, particularly contact lenses and related materials. Packaging for My Day daily disposable contact lenses is now…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (357+ words) AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. " The use of AI in glaucoma care has a lot of promise, but several challenges must be addressed, according to a speaker at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium. Rithu Ramchandran, MD, MSc, an assistant professor of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (252+ words) Yuvezzi, an eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia, is now available in the U. S. "Optometrists and ophthalmologists now have an opportunity to offer patients a one-drop, once-daily solution to solve their frustrations with presbyopia," Henric Bjarke, CEO of Tenpoint Therapeutics,…...

1+ year, 2+ week ago  (396+ words) Things will be a little different ahead of this year's American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in Los Angeles as ASCRS debuts Sight Line, a new single-day meeting. The April 24 meeting will bring surgeons together with practice administrators,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (307+ words) A law authorizing optometrists to perform certain laser surgeries for glaucoma and after cataract surgery was signed into law in Tennessee on April 14, according to a statement from the American Optometric Association. The law allows optometrists to perform peripheral iridotomy,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (275+ words) Wearing orthokeratology lenses to control myopia progression may pose risks to ocular surface health, including loss of meibomian glands and tear film instability, according to a study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. Yang and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study…...