Modern Contact Lens Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Eye Care Practitioners
Contact lens technology and hygiene have progressed significantly over the past few decades.
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Your Brain + AI = Optometry Superpowers
Artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of healthcare, and optometry is no exception.
Is the Cloud Safe for Patient Records? Debunking Myths Around Cloud-Based EMR for Eye Care Professionals
Despite the many advantages of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), a common concern still lingers among optometrists and ophthalmologists: Is the cloud secure enough for storing sensitive patient information?
Bridging the Gap: Theory vs Practical Skills in Optometry
In optometry, the divide between classroom theory and real-world practice is a well-recognized challenge—particularly for new graduates navigating their first clinical encounters.
Artificial Tears Demystified: A Clinical Guide to Choosing the Right Formulation for Your Dry Eye Patients
Dry eye disease (DED) remains one of the most prevalent and challenging conditions encountered in optometric practice. Eye care practitioners are often left asking: Which drop is best for this particular patient?
Advancements in Tele-optometry: Embracing Remote Eye Care Services
Tele-optometry is the application of telemedicine in the field of optometry, enabling eye care services to be delivered remotely using digital technology.
The New 5-Year NCAHP Optometry Curriculum in India: A Step Forward or a Challenge?
Optometry education in India is at a major turning point. Under the NCAHP Act, 2021, a standardized five-year Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom) program has been introduced.
The Role of Optometrists in Detecting Systemic Health Conditions
The role of optometrists extends far beyond prescribing glasses and contact lenses. The eyes serve as a window into overall health, allowing optometrists to detect signs of systemic diseases during routine eye examinations
Leveraging Patient Feedback to Improve Optometric Services
Patient feedback is a powerful tool that can drive meaningful improvements in optometric practices
Cultural Competency in Optometric Practice: Serving Diverse Patient Populations in India
This blog explores the importance of cultural competency in optometry, focusing on language barriers, religious beliefs, gender considerations and socioeconomic disparities
Mastering the Art of Case Presentation at Conferences: A Guide for Optometrists
Presenting a case at a conference or scientific session is a great opportunity for optometrists to showcase their clinical expertise, share unique patient cases, and contribute to the broader field of eye care.
Spotting and Managing Binocular Vision Disorders in Everyday Practice
Binocular vision disorders occur when the eyes fail to work together effectively, leading to problems with depth perception, eye alignment, or focusing. This blog post focuses on how to detect and properly manage them.
The Science and Art of Spectacle Lens Recommendations
Recommending spectacle lenses is both a precise science and a creative art. It requires a deep understanding of optical principles combined with the ability to interpret the diverse needs and lifestyles of patients.
How to Advise Your Patient When They Ask About Refractive Surgery
When a patient asks about refractive surgery, it's important to provide available options, their benefits, risks, and suitability based on the patient’s specific needs and ocular health.
Building Excellence: The Critical Role of a Solid Team in Your Optometry Practice
In the highly specialized field of optometry, where precision, patient care, and up-to-date knowledge are paramount, the quality of your team can make or break your practice.
The Role of Nutrition in Eye Health: Insights from Recent Research
Diet plays a significant role in long-term ocular health. This blog post highlights the key findings and implications of various studies, emphasizing the importance of diet in maintaining eye health and mitigating age-related ocular conditions.
Five Specialty Optometry Practices That Can Help You Grow Your Business
As an optometrist, expanding your practice by incorporating specialty services can significantly enhance your business growth and patient retention.
Boosting your Optometry Practice with a Strong Online and Social Media Presence
In today's digital age, a robust online presence is essential for any business, including optometry practices.
Decoding the TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of the Digital Environment on Ocular Surface Health
The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) conducted a comprehensive workshop to examine the impacts of the digital environment on ocular health, particularly focusing on the ocular surface.
How to Retain Your Existing Patients: A Guide for Optometrists
In the competitive field of optometry, retaining existing patients is as crucial as attracting new ones. Patient retention not only ensures steady revenue but also fosters long-term relationships and positive word-of-mouth referrals.
The Long-Term Efficacy of DIMS Spectacle Lenses in Controlling Myopia: Insights from a 3-Year Study
The global rise in myopia, particularly in Asian populations, is a pressing public health concern. A promising solution is the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lens, designed to impose myopic defocus while providing clear vision at all distances.
Optometry Practice: Attracting New Patients
In the ever-competitive field of optometry, attracting new patients is essential for the growth and sustainability of your practice. Here are some effective approaches to help you draw more clients to your optometry practice.
Understanding Demodex Blepharitis: A Comprehensive Review
Demodex blepharitis is a prevalent and often underdiagnosed condition caused by an infestation of Demodex mites.This condition leads to inflammation of the eyelids and can significantly impact the quality of life.
Lets Talk About Contact Lenses
There are so many advantages to contact lens wear, yet the number of ametropic people wearing contact lenses is astonishingly low. Here, we will discuss the various reasons behind this and how to solve them.
The Optometrist's Guide to Opening a Successful Practice in India
As an optometrist, you have undergone years of rigorous training to provide essential eye care services to your community. You've honed your skills, gained experience, and now, you're ready to take the next step: opening your own practice. Congratulations! Starting your own optometry practice in India is an exciting endeavor,
7 Simple Steps for Detecting Early Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a type of corneal ectasia, can present as early as mid to late teens and is potentially blinding if not detected and treated early. So what are the warning signs for a potential keratoconus patient? Here are 7 simple steps to ensure you can competently manage keratoconus.
Step-by-step Guide to Performing a Cover Test
The Cover Test is designed to identify eye misalignment, or strabismus, both latent and manifest, which can lead to symptoms such as double vision, headaches or asthenopia.
9 Simple Steps for Glaucoma Screening
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, and early detection is key to managing this condition effectively. As optometrists, we play a vital role in identifying individuals at risk for glaucoma through comprehensive eye exams.
Technology in Optometry: Advantages of Implementing Electronic Medical Records in your Optometry Practice
EMRs can simplify administrative tasks, improve patient care, reduce costs, enhance communication, improve analytics, and offer greater accessibility, scalability, security and disaster recovery options. Optometry practices can significantly benefit from implementing EMRs.
Optometry Practice: Lets talk about Contact Lenses...
This article explores the art of contact lens dispensing and how it can help build your optometry practice.
Clinical Pearls in Optometry: Myopia Part 2
This second part of the Myopia series will cover clinical management guidelines and protocols, as well as various myopia management strategies and their efficacy
Optometry Practice: Good Communication and Patient Retention
This article discusses the importance of good communication and how it ensures that the patient keeps returning to you for their eye care.
Clinical Pearls in Optometry: Dry Eye Disease - Part 1.
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a common ocular surface condition, due to disruption of the tear film. This series will cover classification, etiology, pathophysiology and management strategies of DED.
Clinical Pearls in Optometry: Myopia Part 1
In 2016, the Late Brien Holden and his colleagues published a paper that shook the eye care field across the world. The paper concluded that by 2050, 50% of the world's population will be myopic, making myopia the leading cause of preventable visual impairment in the world. In its World
Technology in Optometry: Electronic Medical Records
This is part of a series of posts that reviews what to look for and how to choose a practice management software that's right for your practice. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more on how you can leverage technology to scale your practice.
Clinical Pearls in Optometry: History Taking
This on-going series of articles covers all the various aspects of a clinical eye examination and using an evidence based approach for clinical decision making.
Technology in Optometry: Going Digital
This is part of a series of posts that reviews what to look for and how to choose a practice management software that's right for your practice. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more on how you can leverage technology to scale your practice.