Glaucoma affects approximately 3 million Americans and 60 million people worldwide.1 This insidious…
Author: Advanced Ocular Care
Level 3 Dry Eye Treatments: Scleral Lenses
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The Role of OCT in the Comprehensive Optometry Office
The ophthalmoscope may be the primary tool for viewing the fundus, but it is not by any stretch the best one. Can you imagine all the disease that would be missed if we still relied solely on Hermann von Helmholtz’s 150-year-old invention?/p…
From 2017: Scleral Lenses: From the Renaissance to the 21st Century
Scleral lenses have experienced tremendous growth in recent years. The earliest type of contact lenses…
Video Killed the Radio Star
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Tips for Novice Scleral Lens Fitters
Despite being a relatively young practitioner, I am often asked what I know now that I wish I had known when I first st…
From 2011: Capitalizing on Growth Categories
The hunt is on at practices nationwide for new ways to better serve patients and bolster the bottom…
From 2012: Taking Ownership of Ocular Allergies
An optometrist is part therapist, part detective, part physician, and always a caregiver. This f…
Introduction: AOC’s Last Waltz
This is AOC’s Greatest Hits issue. AOC’s editorial team selected a smattering of articles from past cover series that show how far optometry has come — and how far it still has to go. You’ll enjoy the trip d…
From Naysayer to Believer: Using PERG to Diagnose Early Glaucoma
With new technological advancements and devices constantly being released, it can be difficult to discern…
A New Low Vision Tool
The goal of eye care is not just to keep the eye healthy, but also to maintain or improve vision to as much as poss…
CTX? Never Heard of It: Part 2
In the first article of this series (July/August 2017, Advanced Ocular Care),1 I introduced CTX…
The Pyramids of Dry Eye Disease: A Simplified Model to Guide DED Management
Our clinician colleagues in oncology have disc…
OSD in 2017: A Device Summary
The year 2017 has produced many innovations in ocular surface disease (OSD) research, diagnostics, and treatment. Res…
AMD Monitoring at Home
Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in the United States. As…
Clinical Experience Shapes the Educational Experience
When I was applying to optometry schools, I had one overarching goal in mind: find the school that will shape me…
Alternative Treatment Leads to Personal, Professional Growth
During this past year, I found that dealing with personal hardships made me a stronger person, and this challenge has resu…
Clinical Experience with Lifitegrast
Diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease (DED) has changed dramatically since last year with the launch of a new…
From 2010: Hordeolum and Chalazion
In a 2008 Mattson Jack survey of 5019 US adults regarding their history of ocular surface symptoms, mor…
Early-age Vision Screening is Crucial
Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association is a private practice with several locations in Western Pennsylvania. I have been the practice’s orthoptist (see Orthoptics At A Glance) for 20 years, traveling to six of our offices and…