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Early keratoconus screening advocated
Medical Crossfire®: Expert Perspectives in Geographic Atrophy – How Can We Prepare for a New Era of Treatment?
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(CME Credit) Addressing Healthcare Inequities Diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease: How Can We Address Ethnic Disparities within the Clinic?
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(COPE Credit) Addressing Healthcare Inequities Diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease: How Can We Address Ethnic Disparities within the Clinic?
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Application of Recent Data in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema: Managed Care Insights and Strategies
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface – Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(COPE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME/CNE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(CME/CNE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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18th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
May 4, 2024
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Headed to ARVO? You’re invited to dinner CME. Or, join virtually!
May 7, 2024
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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2nd Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything in Between
May 18-19, 2024
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(COPE Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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(COPE Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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Neurotrophic Keratitis Management: How Early Intervention Can Make a Difference
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(CME Credit) Virtual Case Studies™ in Cataract Surgery: Selecting Surgical Techniques and Preventing Intra-Operative Complications
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(CME Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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17th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
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Thyroid Eye Disease: The Masquerading Eye Disorder—A Guide to Collaborative Care and Accurate Diagnosis
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Saving Sight—The Expanding Role of the Optometrist in Retinal Disease Care
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Advances in Geographic Atrophy – Optimizing Diagnosis, Monitoring Progression, and Increasing Communication with Transformative Treatment on the Horizon
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Keeping an Eye on Evolving Management Strategies for nAMD and DME
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Saving Sight—The Expanding Role of the Optometrist in Retinal Disease Care
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Advances in Geographic Atrophy – Optimizing Diagnosis, Monitoring Progression, and Increasing Communication with Transformative Treatment on the Horizon
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Keeping an Eye on Evolving Management Strategies for nAMD and DME
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What’s New in MGD Beyond Heating and Squeezing?
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Angiogenesis plays role in ophthalmic diseases
April 1st 2004Editor's Note: Due to the large volume of information presented at the Angiogenesis 2004 meeting, this article is an overview of many of the presentations. Ophthalmology Times will provide greater detail of many of the sessions in upcoming issues.
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Find out what's hot in frames to add to your inventory
March 15th 2004At this time many of you will be attending or about to attend the American Association of Dispensing Ophthalmologists (AADO) 10th Dispensing Ophthalmology Conference March 25 to 28 at International Vision Expo East, New York. Your participation in the largest optical and educational show can be even more beneficial if you take the time to prepare in advance.
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Post-LASIK infection mandates prompt action
March 1st 2004Anaheim, CA-Infection after LASIK is uncommon, but when it happens, the consequences can be devastating, said Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, at the International Society of Refractive Surgery/American Academy of Ophthalmology subspecialty day meeting.
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Adding an optical dispensary to an existing ophthalmology practice can be a profitable and exciting venture, but one that must be organized carefully and executed deliberately. Ophthalmologists must plan-from the dispensary's inception to construction-exactly where everything will be and how it will appear to their patients.
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Refractive surgery advances mean life-long gains
February 15th 2004Anaheim, CA-Surgeons and patients often consider refractive surgery to be a one-time intervention. A patient may have had RK or LASIK and possibly an enhancement, but then the doctor-patient relationship ended. This is no longer the case, nor should it be, explained George O. Waring III, MD, who delivered the keynote speech on refractive re-treatments during the International Society of Refractive Surgery/American Academy of Ophthalmology subspecialty day meeting.
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Description of hay fever dates to as early as mid-1500s
February 15th 2004Editor's Note: In 1896 Alexander Duane, MD, author of the Student's Medical Dictionary, defined hay fever, otherwise known as hay asthma, as "a violent acute inflammation or congestion of the conjunctiva, nasal and bronchial mucous membranes, recurring at about the same time every spring or summer in those predisposed to it. It is apparently caused by inhalation of the pollen of certain plants and relieved by migration to a locality where the pollen is not found." This definition is concise and still valid today. The history of ocular allergy, and hay fever in particular, is rich and interesting, with astute
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Lens designers and manufacturers are constantly searching for the perfect progressive addition lens. They strive to design the most comfortable lens both optically and cosmetically. This combination of both equals a lens that is thin, light, and versatile for all lifestyle activities, while delivering the sharpest visual acuity possible without noticeable power shifts in every meridian. Ophthalmic professionals don't have to wait for tomorrow for this technologically advanced progressive lens. It's here today.
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Educational materials offered for patients, staff
December 15th 2003Jacksonville, FL-VISTAKON, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., is offering an array of educational materials to help eye-care professionals instruct patients about eye health and run their practices more efficiently.
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Pediatric uveitis: a diagnostic dilemma
November 1st 2003Editor's Note: Although less common than uveitis in adults, uveitis in children can present unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, editor of the "Uveitis Update" column in Ophthalmology Times, asked a panel of uveitis specialists to comment on various aspects of the condition in this roundtable discussion. Their comments have been edited for length and clarity.
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Mindset change brings eye doctors around to dispensing
October 15th 2003In the past, ophthalmologists have had the luxury of viewing themselves as specialized surgical and medical care providers and have not been driven to include a retail profit center, such as an optical dispensary, in their practice.
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For ophthalmologists who have decided to add an optical dispensary to their offices, the process of designing and equipping the space can be a daunting experience. Far more than just attaching frame display racks to the walls, the optical dispensary should be coordinated and blended with the decor and design of the rest of the office. It should also be designed for maximum efficiency and represent the doctors' aesthetic tastes.
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Cyclosporine drops useful in topical steroid-resistant eyes
September 1st 2003Fort Lauderdale, FL-Cyclosporine A drops may be an effective treatment for Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis (SPK) over the long term. It is especially useful in patients whose disease does not respond to treatment with steroids or those whose disease responds to steroids and who have elevated IOP levels, according to the results of a U.K. study reported at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
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Topical drop handles moderate inflammation associated with KCS
August 15th 2003Fort Lauderdale, FL-Topical loteprednol etabonate 0.5% (Lotemax, Bausch & Lomb) instilled four times daily may be beneficial to treat patients who have keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) with at least a moderate inflammatory component.
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Alcon joins council to stress need for child eye exams
August 15th 2003Fort Worth, TX-Alcon Inc. is teaming with the Vision Council of America (VCA) to stress the importance of eye exams for school-age children as part of the "Check Yearly. See Clearly" national vision health awareness initiative.
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Safilo gets entire Liz line in Outlook acquisition
August 15th 2003Parsippany, NJ-Safilo Group will add several Liz Claiborne Inc. licensed eyewear brands to its line up-becoming the sole manufacturer for all Liz Claiborne-branded eyewear and sunwear collections-with the acquisition of Outlook Eyewear.
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LASIK a viable choice in select group of children
July 15th 2003San Francisco-Pediatric LASIK is an investigational procedure, but it can be a feasible and safe modality for young patients with anisometropic amblyopia who truly have no other option for improving best-corrected vision, said Jonathan M. Davidorf, MD, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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Bill would regulate sale of plano cosmetic lenses
July 15th 2003Washington, DC-In an effort to curb the eye damage caused by teens who unwittingly buy and wear cosmetic contact lenses from unauthorized vendors, the House of Representatives will consider a bill that would recognize and regulate non-corrective contact lenses as medical devices, regardless of their intended use.
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Surgical planning key to restoring good vision in pediatric trauma cases
July 1st 2003San Francisco-IOL implantation in pediatric eyes with traumatic cataract offers the opportunity for a favorable visual outcome, but success in these cases depends on a properly timed procedure and diligent surgical care, said M. Edward Wilson, MD, at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.
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