Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A standardized laser training program has been needed for nonmedical ophthalmic practitioners providing glaucoma ...

An optometrist is a nonmedical professional who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, and disorders of the eye and visual system. Optometrists do not attend medical school. After ...

We all want the same thing from our medical care — the utmost safety, highest trained specialists treating us, and the best possible outcomes — especially when it comes to surgery. Safety is our most ...

Practicing optometry is a family affair for me. In 41 years as an optometrist, I have secured contact lens design patents and run national clinical studies. But the most important thing I do is strive ...

Chris R. Alabiad, MD: There wasn’t one single national rule change in 2025 that transformed residency training overnight.

(HealthDay News) — Incorporating functional results into assessments may improve the accuracy of optometrists’ diagnosis of glaucoma following a training intervention, according to a study published ...

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The Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and the Kentucky Medical Association are warning that proposed training standards for optometrists to perform eye surgery are inadequate, according ...

An opticians is celebrating the success of one of its team members after she passed her final exams to complete her ...