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Optometry Patients Contain Multitudes Our physical human body parts (as well as our metaphorical hearts) are, at once, resilient and fragile. Walt Whitman wrote “Do I contract myself? Very well then, I contradict myself, (I am large, I co...

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@billkekevian.bsky.social (EIC of @optometryadvisor.bsky.social, @ophthalmologyadv.bsky.social) is discussing multitudes when it comes to life and your #Optometry patients.

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FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices An FDA optometry roundup discusses changes in drug approvals and devices used by optometric eye care professionals.

🔔 June's @fda.gov Alerts: Key Drug & Device Approvals in Optometry

Collected here are the most recent trial findings, approvals, recalls and other notifications from the FDA with regard to #EyeCare products.

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Contact Lens Induced Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Tips on Diagnosis and Management Anastasia Logotheti, OD, Andrew Pucker, OD, demonstrate the signs, symptoms, and treatment protocol for contact lens-induced LSCD.

🔍 Managing Contact Lens–Induced LSCD

When you see signs of #ContactLens-induced #LimbalStemCellDeficiency, patients will require therapies that go beyond the scope of standard #DryEye care.

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Cannabis Health Risks in 420 Friendly Times: Facts for Patients This fact sheet discusses cannabis health risks based on frequency of use, the form consumed, and a patient’s other therapies and conditions.

🌿 Cannabis Use: Know the Risks

With increasing legalization, understanding #Cannabis's health impacts is vital. This guide explores risks based on usage patterns and #HealthConditions.

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Optometry Dx: Still Bearing The Scars of A Forgotten Ocular History A 29-year-old patient presented for a routine exam, but an evaluation uncovered significantly reduced vision. Can you explain why?

#OptometryDx: Still Bearing The Scars of A Forgotten Ocular History

Presented by Katelyn Neillands, OD

A 29-year-old patient presented for a #RoutineExam, but an evaluation uncovered significantly #ReducedVision. Can you explain why?

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FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices An FDA optometry roundup discusses changes in drug approvals and devices used by optometric eye care professionals.

🌷 May's FDA Roundup

The @fda.gov routinely evaluates the safety and efficacy of new drugs and devices relevant to the care of #Optometry patients. Here are the most recent trial findings, approvals, recalls and other notifications with regard to #EyeCare products

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Pharmaceutical Tariffs May Increase Drug Shortages, Experts Warn Pharmaceutical tariffs could increase drug prices and drug shortages, negatively impacting the health care system, experts warn.

If pharmaceutical manufacturers are hit with significant tariffs, there’s “a high probability” that drugs will be discontinued, according to Stephen Colvill, MBA.

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Are You Misdiagnosing Neurotrophic Keratitis as Dry Eye Disease? Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew Pucker, OD, review the nuances of diagnosing stage 1 neurotrophic keratitis and dry eye disease.

👁️ Is it #DryEye or #NeurotrophicKeratitis?

Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew D. Pucker, OD, explain how #ClinicalTests can help you catch this rare, but severe disease.

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#DryEyeDisease #Cornea #Optometry #CornealDisease

Eye Patching Alternatives Address Amblyopia’s Often Neglected Symptoms Eye patching alternatives offer videos and games that allow children to perceive treatment as a form of entertainment.

Miki Zilnicki, OD, discusses nonpatching #Amblyopia treatments #Optometrists have at their disposal and why they may sometimes present a better alternative to traditional #PatchingTherapy

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⭐ Article developed with Marie Bodack, OD of @sconews.bsky.social

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The Near Future: Presbyopia Eye Drops in The Therapeutic Pipeline Multiple pharmaceutical agents in clinical trials promise to offer patients eye drops for the management of presbyopia.

Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO shares insights and updates from the #ClinicalTrials into pharmaceutical #Presbyopia therapies.

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Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgeries Circumvent the Challenges of Other Therapies Minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries offer an alternative to glaucoma drops, which, in some cases, do not adequately lower IOP and show poor compliance.

Brittany Wright, OD, MS, FAAO, (@cueyecenter.bsky.social) highlights the benefits of #MinimallyInvasiveGlaucomaSurgeries and how, in mild-to-moderate disease, they may offer a better alternative to drops and more invasive procedures.

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An Optometrist's Guide to The Ocular Side Effects of Novel Cancer Therapies Cancer treatments can instigate ocular surface disease and other deleterious ocular side effects that optometrists can oversee and manage.

Michael Dittman, OD, provides an overview of the common therapies for #Cancer and explains how #Optometrists can keep eyes healthy through the treatment period.

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Optometry Dx: When Asthma Complicates Ocular Disease, The Pressure’s On A teenage patient appeared for a routine exam, but exams showed significantly elevated intraocular pressures and severely thinned neural retinal rims. Can you diagnose him?

#OptometryDx: When Asthma Complicates Ocular Disease, The Pressure’s On

A young patient presented with #BlurredVision and an examination showed elevated #IOP among other findings

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