Features
Educating patients on premium IOL options
Use these patient scripts to enable patients to make informed decisions
By KRISTOPHER A. MAY, OD, FAAO
Pretesting: There’s a hack for that
Consider these tips to help make pretesting more efficient, accurate, and comfortable
By Shannon Simcox, contributing editor
Why ODs should consider virtual reality perimeters
It comes down to high-quality care, increasing efficiency and practice revenue, and strengthening your reputation as a cutting-edge OD
By Stephen M. Montaquila, OD
Offering ocular aesthetics in practice
Following these steps can enable you to provide this optometric specialty
By Pamela E. Theriot, OD, FAAO
Web Exclusives
Eyelid and Ocular Hygiene for Our Littlest Patients
Fun facts to start patient education early
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
GLAUCOMA: Evaluating the optic nerve
Consider this mnemonic to diagnose glaucoma earlier and detect disease progression sooner
By AUSTIN LIFFERTH, OD, FAAO
What's New
For your patients and practice
STAFFING: Onboarding optometric staff successfully
Three tips to smoothly bring in new employees
By Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO
AS I SEE IT: Empowering staff to become leaders
How to take your team from trainees to titans
By Jessilin M. Quint, OD, MBA, MS, FAAO
Educate patients on prescription-writing services
How to inform about your prescribing services
By KEVIN CORNWELL, OD
OCT and Sagittal Depth
Don't overlook how sagittal depth can influence both comfort with and vision through contact lenses
By Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO
Periocular Skin Care
Considerations for optimizing your routine and recommendations for patients
By Laura Periman, MD
Corneal Nerve Health
What if we could be proactive in monitoring corneal nerve health?
By Douglas K. Devries, OD
MYOPIA MANAGEMENT: Know the limitations of clinical trials
Don’t rely on these findings exclusively when making decisions regarding combination treatments
By MARIA LIU, OD, PHD, MPH, MBA, FAAO
Departments
DRY EYE: Discovering ocular surface disease before surgical referral
Why it’s important to scrutinize the lids and ocular surface prior to referral
By Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO
INSPIRE. LEAD. SUCCEED: For ODs, Washington, D.C., never gets old
There’s nothing quite like educating your congressional delegation
By Dori M. Carlson, OD, MAL, FAAO
VIEWPOINT: Misinformation as an opportunity
By JIM THOMAS
OD to OD: What makes a doctor become cherished?
Five lessons can bring lasting value to your practice and your patients
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
News
LEADING OFF: Dr. Reed — from the AOA’s strategic planning to historic preservation
OM interviews the AOA's new president
By Robert Stoneback, associate editor
LEADING OFF: AOA advocates for vision care on Capitol Hill
Images from the AOA's 2024 Advocacy Day
LEADING OFF: CEO Challenge — Set a (nearly) impossible goal
My challenge for you this month: Set a (nearly) impossible goal
By STEVE VARGO, OD, MBA
Supported Content
The Vital Role of Low Vision Services for AMD Patients
Managing the detrimental effects on patients' quality of life
By Joyce Zhang, OD, FAAO
We Need to Talk About GA
Helping patients understand the risks of and treatments for geographic atrophy.
By Mary Beth Yackey, OD
Ocular Surface News - June 27, 2024
Isotretinoin: Long-term side effects and gaps in the literature