Features
"What’s the Big Deal About Myopia?”
How I help parents see that this condition is more than just nearsightedness
By William Stephen, MTh, OD, FIAOMC
Summarizing Sports-Related Concussion
Learn about advanced testing and how to treat the related visual sequelae of this condition.
By Graham Erickson, DiplAAO, FOVDR
Optometric Management Celebrates 60 Years
Take a journey through 6 decades of optometric history.
By Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
A Clinician With an Entrepreneurial Spirit
Celebrating the first publisher of Optometric Management magazine
By Linda Bennett, OD
Covering How to Acclimate to Innovation and Change
Editor emeritus of Optometric Management shares his reflections on the 60th anniversary of OM's first publication.
By Scot Morris, OD, FAAO
Diagnosing and Treating Amblyopia
How optometrists can identify and correct this binocular vision disorder
Departments
Coding: Refraction: 92015
A nuanced understanding of medical necessity, payor policy, and documentation standardsis required
By Tonya M. Reynoldson, OD, MBA
Inspire. Lead. Succeed. Planting for the Future
How gardening is analogous to leadership
By Dori M. Carlson, OD, MAL, FAAO
Dry Eye: Integrating New Treatments
What steps should we take to add these into our management plans?
By Pamela E. Theriot, OD, FAAO
Meet the AOA President: Jacquie M. Bowen, OD
Here, Dr. Bowen discusses her agenda, the advice she uses in practice, and a memorable hotel stay.
By Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
Viewpoint: 60 Years: A Legacy of Optometric Learning
Paging through the past, I was particularly taken by the first issue’s “View” section, where the then publishers posed a series of questions.
By Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
Presbyopia: Managing Patient Expectations
Educate, set realistic goals, and communicate with empathy.
By Roya Habibi, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Technology Focus: Down to the Last Detail
Multimodal device aids in early disease detection and patient management.
By Shannon Simcox, contributing editor
Contact Lenses: Epi-On Expectations
Postoperative outcomes and contact lens fitting
By Susan A. Resnick, OD, FAAO
Myopia: Screen and Outdoor Time
What should we really tell parents about these items?
By Maria Liu, OD, PHD, MPH, MBA, FAAO
Leading Off: My Challenge for You This Month: Host an Annual Team Retreat
By Steve Vargo, OD
OD to OD: Reflections on Optometry
A look back and forward over the last 60 years
By April Jasper, OD, FAAO
Cultivating Self Care: Creating a Supportive Culture
This equates to positive employee, organization and patient outcomes
By Megan Amaya, PhD, CHES, NBC-HWC, AFAA-CGFI, Nicole Johnson, BS, CHES
Supported Content
Training for Office Culture: How to Build a Team That Works (and Works Well Together)
Part 2: Training beyond tasks – building soft skills that define culture
By Steve Vargo, OD
Training for Office Culture: How to Build a Team That Works (and Works Well Together)
Part 1: clarity first – why culture training starts with clear expectations
By Steve Vargo, OD
When Old Scars Meet New Technology: A Case of Post-RK Irregular Astigmatism Unmasked by Multimodal Imaging
Modern multimodal anterior segment systems can reveal pathology hidden in plain sight.
By Randy Charrier, OD, FAAO, Dipl CCLRT
Training for Office Culture: How to Build a Team That Works (and Works Well Together)
Part 3: Let Them Lead – How to Train for Ownership, Not Just Obedience
By Steve Vargo, OD
Scleral Lens Simplicity: Utilizing Anterior Segment OCT for Scleral Lens Fitting
Anterior segment OCT simplifies and improves scleral lens fitting accuracy.
By Aubry Tackett, OD, FAAOMS
Training for Office Culture: How to Build a Team That Works (and Works Well Together)
Part 4: Culture Never Graduates – How to Build a Culture of Continuous Development
By Steve Vargo, OD