Missed DED before cataract or refractive surgery can mean incorrect biometry readings and unintended visual results. Sean W. Smolenyak, OD, on the five steps he follows to prep the ocular surface. ow.ly/lmEs51017a7 #Optometry #DryEye

"Choosing the best myopia treatment is about more than just refractive error & axial length." In the Sept/Oct issue, Cynthia Noorani, OD, MPH, FAAO, shares 3 nonvisual factors to consider before prescribing. #Optometry #MyopiaManagement #PediatricEyeCare ow.ly/OyVW50ZZPln

You can’t set expectations for a procedure you haven’t kept up with. On Collaborative Corner, Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, and Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, run through what’s changing in glaucoma, cataract, and keratoconus care. ow.ly/uqtl50ZZMb9 #Optometry #Glaucoma

“Fine” is the most expensive answer in a contact lens exam. James R. Hoffman, OD, FAAO, on 3 ways to move happy wearers into newer technology, in the Sept/Oct issue of Modern Optometry. ow.ly/Y5Ul50ZZKea #Optometry #ContactLenses

Drs. Jacob Lang, Melissa Barnett, and John Gelles explore strategies for recognizing keratoconus earlier, timing cross-linking appropriately, and using advanced imaging to help improve patient care. Read today: ow.ly/3TfO50ZY9Zh

October is Halloween Eye Safety Awareness Month. What's the one Halloween eye safety tip you give every patient? Modern Optometry's News You Can Use looks at the OD's role. ow.ly/S6Z650ZVYW0 #Optometry #EyeSafety #Halloween

Where's the line between recommending and selling? Haley Perry, OD, on balancing patient and practice interests against insurance limits, plus Kianna Swanson, OD, on cancer meds and the eye. The MOD POD: ow.ly/Ilpg50ZVVS6 #Optometry #PracticeManagement

Are you correcting or managing myopia and presbyopia? Modern Optometry's Chief Medical Editors make the case for managing both, and for ODs leading as the experts. How do you frame it with patients? ow.ly/KE6U50ZVUk6 #Optometry #MyopiaManagement #Presbyopia

The BMC Ocular Surface Networking Reception at #AAOpt brought the eyecare community together. Thank you to our incredible sponsors: #Dompé, #SunPharma, #Azura, #Tarsus, & #TenpointTherapeutics for helping make the evening possible! 💙 📸 PC: Alexandria Court Photography

Modern Optometry Sept/Oct is out: Correcting vs managing myopia and presbyopia Halloween eye safety Becoming a TEDx speaker New contact lens technology Personalizing myopia care Presbyopia patient scripts Oculomics ow.ly/oNTt50ZVRnC #Optometry #Myopia #Presbyopia

Catch up on the latest Eye Care Insiders videos, with discussions on 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹 blepharitis, the future of dry eye treatment, and lifestyle factors in slowing AMD progression. Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, has you covered: ow.ly/WBts50ZR7AZ #demodex #ded #amd

A myopia treatment plan is only as good as the family's follow-through. Zachary D. Lancaster, OD, on getting parent buy-in, in the July/August issue of Modern Optometry. ow.ly/LJGP50ZUCjM #Optometry #MyopiaManagement #PediatricEyeCare