Review of Optometry
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on Monday, May 14, 2012 - 07:55
The AOA’s Board of Trustees submitted a proposal to amend the organization’s bylaws that, if approved, would give the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) the authority to inspect and
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on Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 11:55
No more pencils. No more books. No more teachers’ dirty looks…And no more mandatory eye exams? In June, school’s out for summer—and the children’s vision law in Missouri may be out as well.
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on Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 11:37
A new study finds that myopia develops in children when the crystalline lens stops adapting to the eye’s continued growth, according researchers at The Ohio State University College of Optometry.
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on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 08:38
X-ray radiation that targets only the eye may provide lifelong protection from the development of glaucoma, according to a study in the April 2 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.1
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on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 13:14
News of Streptococcus endophthalmitis contamination following the intravitreal injection of Avastin (bevacizumab, Genentech) seemed to keep popping up last year, but no clear cause had been identified
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on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 13:11
The North Carolina Zoo’s longest resident, a 38-year-old African elephant named C’sar, had been suffering from deteriorating vision since 2010 due to cataracts in both eyes.
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on Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 10:34
The FDA has approved Zioptan (tafluprost 0.0015%, Merck), the first preservative-free prostaglandin analog.
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on Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 10:32
A combination of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin A can slow the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in adults, according to a study in the February 13 online edition of Archives of Ophthalmology.
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on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 07:29
A novel form of gene therapy improved the vision of three patients with congenital blindness when treated in their second eye.
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on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 07:22
Optometrists in Virginia recently dodged a bullet that would have made it illegal for O.D.s in the state to perform minor surgical procedures.
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