Tag: research

Drs. Jennifer Lyerly, Jaclyn Garlich, and Darryl Glover share their experiences and insights from clinic life to the latest optometry news. They explore topics ranging from the 'Don't Say Doctor' Bill's impact on optometry to the groundbreaking treatments for geographic atrophy, the impact of MIEBO, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, XDEMVY, and more optometry news.

A new study examined the relationship between AMD and refractive error. The study details: The study examined 196 eyes (of 98 patients) in a Turkish population, all whom...

Can you predict how myopic my child will become? A new study says it can. The details: The study used health record refraction data for almost 130,000 Chinese children...

A new study says they still do a solid job. The study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that being a "late-career" surgeon, meaning out of school for...

In a new study, researchers checked patients' blood serum concentrations for various medications and found that over half of them were taking medications not listed...

A recent study showed that primary open angle glaucoma patients who meditated were able to lower their eye pressure by 25%. The study details: A total of 90...

The question: If my patient has wet AMD in one eye, would prophylactic intravitreal injections in the other eye prevent wet AMD from developing? Why did...

The question: Can metformin use decrease the risk of AMD? Maybe. New research from Taiwan examined the data of over 68,000 patients diagnosed with diabetes from 2001-2013....

The question: Can we use a port system to deliver anti-VEGF for wet AMD instead of doing monthly injections? In the LADDER trial (Long-Acting Delivery of...

Can exercise improve my glaucoma? According to a new study, yes. The study examined 141 patients between the ages of 50-80 with suspect or manifest glaucoma. All...