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Report: Prescribing contact lenses may be more lucrative than glasses (opens the original)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fitting patients with contact lenses may be more profitable to an optometric practice than prescribing spectacles alone, according to a report from the Contact Lens Institute. The institute released the full results of this study at Academy 2026. “A lot of practitioners worry about whether it’s worth fitting contact lenses. I think these data prove that it is,” Lyndon Jones, BSc, PhD, DSc, FCAHS, FCOptom, DipCLP, DipOrth, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA, director of the Centre for Ocular R
Visual quality, experience for children in DOT spectacles comparable to single vision wear (opens the original)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. â Quality of vision and subjective experience in children wearing SightGlass Vision Diffusion Optics Technology were similar to single vision spectacle lens wear, according to two studies presented at Academy 2026. âPractitioners can be confident that they can prescribe [DOT] lenses in a similar way to standard single vision lenses,â David Webley, MCOptom, FBCLA, senior director for clinical, medical and professional affairs at SightGlass Vision, told Healio. âThe experie
Give patients the best medical care through participation in clinical trials (opens the original)
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PHOENIX â Two speakers at Optometryâs Meeting urged optometrists to get involved in clinical trials to provide their patients with the best care. Every drug that is prescribed and every device that is used started with a clinical trial, Roya Attar, OD, MBA, DHA, FAAO, FORS, associate professor and director of optometric services at University of Mississippi Medical Center, told attendees. âThe goal is to find better treatments to take care of our patients,â she said. Clinical trials diff
Before a patient faints in your office, understand the warning signs (opens the original)
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PHOENIX â While it is uncommon for a patient to lose consciousness in an eye care practice, clinicians and their staff should know the warning signs and how to prevent injury, according to a speaker at Optometryâs Meeting. Robert Reed Jr., OD, discussed the vasovagal reflex in which the bodyâs nervous system reacts to a trigger by dropping the heart rate and blood pressure. âTheir bodyâs trying to escape from the mental stress of whatever it is theyâre encountering,â he told Healio
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