5 Ways to Better Co-Manage Diabetic Patients

Diabetes is a significant health-care challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 30.4 million Americans have diabetes, and one-in-four of them don’t know they have it. There are 84 million people with pre-diabetes, according to the CDC. What is your practice doing to serve these people? Not only is taking care of these patients by addressing their diabetes the right thing to do; it’s a great practice-builder.

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Biomarkers Reveal How Patients with Glaucoma May Respond to Treatment

Markers in the blood that predict whether glaucoma patients are at higher risk of continued loss of vision following conventional treatment have been identified by researchers.

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World’s First Instant-tint Glasses Change Shade at the Touch of a Button

Eyewear company Chamelo has delivered a world first; its sunglasses sport lenses that can change colour or transparency with a single finger tap. While this may feel like style over substance, this technology has potential use that stretches far beyond fashion.

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Read more about the article Cycloplegic Refraction in Children
Children are eager to please and they may try too hard to give the ‘correct’ answers during refraction; this can result in an inaccurate spectacle prescription. PAKISTAN © Shaffaq Bajwa CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Cycloplegic Refraction in Children

Cycloplegic refraction makes it possible to accurately measure a child’s refractive error and provide appropriate correction.

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The 35th Moscow International Optical Fair (MIOF) is Around the Corner

Researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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