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The Dark Side of the Nerve  7/28/2011

What’s the link between glaucoma and Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s?

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The Optometrist’s Role as a Diabetes Educator  9/19/2010

As essential health care providers for patients with diabetes, optometrists have both the capacity and responsibility to increase patient awareness about the condition, facilitate early detection, and assist in disease management and treatment.

Strengthen Your Relationships with Medical Specialists  3/19/2009

During the last 30 years, optometrists have made great strides in understanding systemic disease. Optometry school coursework now emphasizes the importance of systemic correlations with ocular pathology. Early efforts in this realm were widely concentrated on hypertension and diabetes; however, the focus has since been expanded to cover a full range of systemic illness. Now, we offer a more comprehensive level of care and can interact with both general practitioners and specialists on our patients’ behalf. These interactions require that we not only communicate in terms that are ...

How is a Comanagement Report Reached?  3/19/2009

Comanagement of patient care involves a multitude of issues best resolved prior to the delivery of care. The decision to comanage a patient’s care must be borne out of mutual respect and appreciation by each doctor of the other’s skill level and patient rapport. The joint decision/agreement by an optometrist and an ophthalmologist to share the care of patients must be clearly defined to avoid confusion and the loss of patient confidence in either doctor. Clinical, philosophical and ethical considerations will dictate the form of your comanagement agreement. The agreement between a ...
Optometric Retina Society

Optometric Retina Society Newsletter aims to provide clinical updates in retinal disease for primary care optometrists. As part of this mission, the ORS organizes both annual meetings and a quarterly e-newsletter, through which the latest research and clinical findings are presented to attendees and readers.

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Optometric Glaucoma Society

Optometric Glaucoma Society Newsletter strives to promote excellence in the care of patients with glaucoma through professional education and scientific investigation. Its objectives are to promote the education of health care professionals, to promote glaucoma research, to make this information accessible to health care professionals and the public, and to establish collaboration with other professional organizations.

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Optometric Physician Newsletter is a weekly e-journal edited by Art Epstein, O.D. It began in 2001 and discusses current optometric issues, research and industry news.

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