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Offers a comprehensive knowledge base of practical information and resources to help optometrists and clinicians optimize patient outcomes. #Optometry
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@billkekevian.bsky.social (EIC of @optometryadvisor.bsky.social, @ophthalmologyadv.bsky.social) is discussing multitudes when it comes to life and your #Optometry patients.

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Optometry Patients Contain Multitudes
Our physical human body parts (as well as our metaphorical hearts) are, at once, resilient and fragile. Walt Whitman wrote “Do I contract myself? Very well then, I contradict myself, (I am large, I co...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🔔 June's @fda.gov Alerts: Key Drug & Device Approvals in Optometry

Collected here are the most recent trial findings, approvals, recalls and other notifications from the FDA with regard to #EyeCare products.

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#Optometry #FDARoundup #EyeSky #MedSky
FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices
An FDA optometry roundup discusses changes in drug approvals and devices used by optometric eye care professionals.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🔍 Managing Contact Lens–Induced LSCD

When you see signs of #ContactLens-induced #LimbalStemCellDeficiency, patients will require therapies that go beyond the scope of standard #DryEye care.

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#Optometry #Cornea #MedSky #EyeSky
Contact Lens Induced Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Tips on Diagnosis and Management
Anastasia Logotheti, OD, Andrew Pucker, OD, demonstrate the signs, symptoms, and treatment protocol for contact lens-induced LSCD.
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June 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🌿 Cannabis Use: Know the Risks

With increasing legalization, understanding #Cannabis's health impacts is vital. This guide explores risks based on usage patterns and #HealthConditions.

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#CannabisUse #HealthRisks #MedSky #EyeSky
Cannabis Health Risks in 420 Friendly Times: Facts for Patients
This fact sheet discusses cannabis health risks based on frequency of use, the form consumed, and a patient’s other therapies and conditions.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#OptometryDx: Still Bearing The Scars of A Forgotten Ocular History

Presented by Katelyn Neillands, OD

A 29-year-old patient presented for a #RoutineExam, but an evaluation uncovered significantly #ReducedVision. Can you explain why?

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#EyeExam #EyeSky #MedSky
Optometry Dx: Still Bearing The Scars of A Forgotten Ocular History
A 29-year-old patient presented for a routine exam, but an evaluation uncovered significantly reduced vision. Can you explain why?
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June 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🌷 May's FDA Roundup

The @fda.gov routinely evaluates the safety and efficacy of new drugs and devices relevant to the care of #Optometry patients. Here are the most recent trial findings, approvals, recalls and other notifications with regard to #EyeCare products

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#EyeSky
FDA Alerts: New Optometry Drugs and Devices
An FDA optometry roundup discusses changes in drug approvals and devices used by optometric eye care professionals.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If pharmaceutical manufacturers are hit with significant tariffs, there’s “a high probability” that drugs will be discontinued, according to Stephen Colvill, MBA.

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#MedSky #PharmaSky
Pharmaceutical Tariffs May Increase Drug Shortages, Experts Warn
Pharmaceutical tariffs could increase drug prices and drug shortages, negatively impacting the health care system, experts warn.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
👁️ Is it #DryEye or #NeurotrophicKeratitis?

Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew D. Pucker, OD, explain how #ClinicalTests can help you catch this rare, but severe disease.

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#DryEyeDisease #Cornea #Optometry #CornealDisease
Are You Misdiagnosing Neurotrophic Keratitis as Dry Eye Disease?
Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew Pucker, OD, review the nuances of diagnosing stage 1 neurotrophic keratitis and dry eye disease.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Miki Zilnicki, OD, discusses nonpatching #Amblyopia treatments #Optometrists have at their disposal and why they may sometimes present a better alternative to traditional #PatchingTherapy

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⭐ Article developed with Marie Bodack, OD of @sconews.bsky.social

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Eye Patching Alternatives Address Amblyopia’s Often Neglected Symptoms
Eye patching alternatives offer videos and games that allow children to perceive treatment as a form of entertainment.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO shares insights and updates from the #ClinicalTrials into pharmaceutical #Presbyopia therapies.

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#PresbyopiaEyeDrops #Optometry #EyeSky #MedSky
The Near Future: Presbyopia Eye Drops in The Therapeutic Pipeline
Multiple pharmaceutical agents in clinical trials promise to offer patients eye drops for the management of presbyopia.
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April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brittany Wright, OD, MS, FAAO, (@cueyecenter.bsky.social) highlights the benefits of #MinimallyInvasiveGlaucomaSurgeries and how, in mild-to-moderate disease, they may offer a better alternative to drops and more invasive procedures.

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#Glaucoma #Optometry #EyeSky #MedSky
Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgeries Circumvent the Challenges of Other Therapies
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries offer an alternative to glaucoma drops, which, in some cases, do not adequately lower IOP and show poor compliance.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Michael Dittman, OD, provides an overview of the common therapies for #Cancer and explains how #Optometrists can keep eyes healthy through the treatment period.

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#OncSky #OcularSideEffects #Optometry #MedSky #EyeSky
An Optometrist's Guide to The Ocular Side Effects of Novel Cancer Therapies
Cancer treatments can instigate ocular surface disease and other deleterious ocular side effects that optometrists can oversee and manage.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#OptometryDx: When Asthma Complicates Ocular Disease, The Pressure’s On

A young patient presented with #BlurredVision and an examination showed elevated #IOP among other findings

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#MedSky #EyeSky #Optometry
Optometry Dx: When Asthma Complicates Ocular Disease, The Pressure’s On
A teenage patient appeared for a routine exam, but exams showed significantly elevated intraocular pressures and severely thinned neural retinal rims. Can you diagnose him?
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April 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM