Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients aged younger than 40 years were more likely to be referred to an ophthalmologist by optometry practices ...

Optometrists said patients find their YAG laser procedures convenient and timely. As eye care demand grows, and numbers of ophthalmologists decrease, optometrists can “fill the gap.” Patients who ...

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...

During the past several decades, healthcare education and training have advanced exponentially to the ultimate benefit of patients. Unfortunately, the laws dictating limitations on scope for certain ...

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As this year’s graduation season winds down, I’m already thinking about next year when I will be receiving my doctor of optometry degree and making plans to begin my professional career. New Jersey ...

After his pediatrician found an abnormal red reflex in his eyes, baby Kash Kennamer was referred to an ophthalmologist who diagnosed the infant with aphakia. Then at four months old, Kash underwent ...

Optometry is changing in the blink of an eye. Two Long Island startups are at the forefront of a revolution in technology and business practices that lets patients get an eye exam from an optometrist ...

"Lubricating drops" is proposed as a more accurate term, reflecting their primary function of providing lubrication and ...