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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Optometrists and ophthalmologists are licensed eye doctors, but they are in distinct professions. An optometrist holds a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, while an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor ...

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 ...

India faces a shortage of eye specialists as vision problems rise. An expert explains how strengthening optometry and ...