Systemic Health
How Drug Abuse Affects the Eye
Drug use can be identified from a set of ocular sequelae. Learn to recognize the signs and how to respond with this guide.
09/15/2018
Seeing Stars: How to Diagnose and Manage Migraine
Be prepared to help patients with non-emergent, yet painful and potentially debilitating, migraines.
12/15/2016
Claim Victory over Viral Conjunctivitis
Adenovirus and herpes virus are highly contagious pathogens, but you can put a stop to them if you diagnose them quickly and manage them appropriately.
06/15/2016
What are the Ocular Manifestations of Hep B?
Eye care professionals may play a role in both the diagnosis and management of a number of conditions secondary to HBV.
03/15/2014
Obesity Counseling is Within Our Scope
You can no longer afford to ignore the problem or simply hand it off to another clinician. Today, helping patients manage their body weight is one of our fundamental responsibilities.
03/15/2014
Nutrition and Diabetes: Our Role in Patient Care
If we don’t educate our patients about the dangers of poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles, the incidence of diabetic eye disease will continue to soar.
03/15/2014
Eye on Stroke Prevention
Many of our patients at risk for stroke don’t know the first signs of it. Primary care optometrists can detect, and even help patients avoid, a stroke.
06/15/2013
Keep An Eye Out for OSA
What does obstructive sleep apnea have to do with eye care? A lot, actually. Make sure you’re staying on top of the associated ophthalmic complications.
02/15/2013
When the Doctor Becomes the Patient
After an unexpected transient ischemic attack, an optometrist gets a new perspective on how it feels to be on the other side of the doctor-patient interaction.
03/15/2012
Ocular Hypertension in Wegener's Granulomatosis
Was this patient’s elevated IOP caused by excess oral steroid use or by the underlying condition?
02/15/2012
Upcoming Events
Special Conference: Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care
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Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD
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