Dry Eye Disease and Poor Sleep Quality: A Vicious Cycle Dry eye disease is linked to poor sleep quality, with shared inflammatory pathways contributing to a bidirectional relationship in patients.

😴👁️ Dry Eye & Sleep

Sleep deprivation may worsen ocular surface inflammation, while patients with dry eye disease (DED) are more likely to report poor sleep.

Read more ➡️: https://bit.ly/40Wvs77

#Optometry #SleepQuality #DryEye #OcularSurfacePain #OcularInflammation

Justin Schweitzer, OD, Speaks on Preoperative Perfluorohexyloctane Use at SECO 2026 Perfluorohexyloctane use in patients with dry eye undergoing cataract surgery is not likely to affect IOL calculations.

#SECO2026: Justin Schweitzer, OD. from Vance Thompson Vision discussed his SECO 2026 poster presentation on the preoperative use of #Perfluorohexyloctane in patients undergoing cataract surgery.

🎥 Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/3ONknT8

#Optometry #CataractSurgery #EyeCare

PDE-5 Inhibitors Can Cause Transient Intraocular Pressure Spikes PDE-5 inhibitors such as tadalafil may cause transient increases in IOP, necessitating thorough ocular history and screening.

#SECO2026: Tadalafil and sildenafil are linked with a brief rise in intraocular pressure (#IOP).

Presented by Melissa Bogert, OD, William Denton, OD, FAAO, and Kelly Singleton, OD, MS at the 2026 @seco_intl held in Atlanta.

📰 Read here: https://bit.ly/40Gra3G

#Optometry #Tadalafil #Sildenafil

Essential Thrombocythemia Can Prompt Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Case report from SECO 2026 shows how a rare blood disorder can be an atypical cause of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.

#SECO2026: Although atypical, nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (#NAION) can be caused by essential #Thrombocythemia,

Presented by Sharon Bisighini-Fiske, OD, FAAO, of the VA Medical Center in Newington, CT at the 2026 SECO International

Read more ➡️: https://bit.ly/4b3rGOb

Vision Loss Can Be An Unexpected Response to Untreated Psychological Trauma or Stress Functional vision loss can convince patients they’re suddenly unable to see, but a case demonstrates how a fogging vision test can show otherwise.

#SECO2026: Functional vision loss is a subconscious subjective disorder often rooted in untreated psychological trauma. Co-presented by Sarah Wisser, OD, and Nathan Rock, OD, at SECO.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4rNsyO6

#FunctionalVisionLoss #Optometry #EyeCare #MedSky

Demodex Blepharitis Linked to Higher Rates of Bacterial Co-Infestation Patients with Demodex blepharitis show significantly higher rates of microbial co-infestation than healthy controls.

#SECO2026: Gaining an understanding of the bacterial and fungal overgrowth that exist with #DemodexBlepharitis (DB) could aid in the prevention of other infections.

Presented by Cecelia Koetting, OD at SECO International.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4shFyva

#Optometry #BlueSky

Clinicians Report High Satisfaction With Lifitegrast for Dry Eye Disease Clinicians report high satisfaction with lifitegrast for improving ocular signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

#SECO2026: Eye care professionals (#ECPs) — both in #Optometry and #Ophthalmology — report being satisfied with #Lifitegrast treatment for improving ocular signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (#DED) for their patients.

Read more: https://bit.ly/47cq8js

#Optometrist #DryEye #EyeCare

Perfluorohexyloctane Reduces Signs, Symptoms of Dry Eye After Cataract Surgery Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution treatment can significantly reduce dry eye signs and symptoms in cataract surgery patients.

#SECO2026: The preoperative use of perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution (#PFHO) treatment results in a statistically significant reduction in the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (#DED) after #CataractSurgery.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tTrcCV

#Optometry #DryEye #EyeCare

AI Tools For Eye Care Practice Management

👋 Hey #SECO2026!

Just leaving SECO International's keynote with Dr. Brianna Rhue, OD on “Eye Care Reimagined: The AI Advantage?” 👁️

🎙️ Hear more from Dr. Rhue on The Visual Field Podcast as she shares how AI can boost efficiency across the patient experience. 🤖📊

🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/47fbEiT

Low-Dose Pilocarpine Improves Visual Acuity in Presbyopia With Favorable Safety Low-dose pilocarpine can improve CDVA without affecting accommodative stimuli responses of the ciliary muscle.

#SECO2026: Low-dose #Pilocarpine can improve corrected distance visual acuity (#CDVA) without affecting accommodative stimuli responses of the #CiliaryMuscle.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4bcjoVe

#Optometry #EyeCare #Optometrist

Preservative-Free Bimatoprost Gel Effective in Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension A pair of phase 3 clinical trial results show favorable safety and IOP-lowering effects in glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

#SECO2026: A preservative-free #Bimatoprost 0.01% gel has a favorable safety profile and intraocular pressure-lowering effects in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, according to the findings of 2 large, international phase 3 #ClinicalTrial results.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4aAD0Ck

With Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Symptoms, Keep Differentials in Mind With myasthenia gravis symptoms, clinicians must keep potential differential diagnoses in mind, including Horner syndrome and ALS.

#SECO2026: With myasthenia gravis (#MG) symptoms, clinicians must keep a number of potential differential diagnoses in mind, including #HornerSyndrome, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (#ALS), and cranial nerve 3 palsy.

Read here: https://bit.ly/4rEPuPu

#Optometry #RareDisease #MyastheniaGravis

Lehfilcon A Lenses Maintain Visual Acuity in Presbyopia and Astigmatism Lehfilcon A multifocal toric lenses provide clear vision at all distances for patients with presbyopia and astigmatism, a study shows.

#SECO2026: Lehfilcon A multifocal toric soft contact lenses maintain visual acuity at all distances in patients requiring simultaneous correction of #Presbyopia and #Astigmatism.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3N2EwnK

#Optometry #ContactLenses #VisualAcuity

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...

📜🍗🦵Walt Whitman, Wings & Weird Knees...

@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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#LinkedInNewsletter #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.

🔔 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.

Read here: bit.ly/4hiXNee

#Optometry #FDARoundup #EyeSky #MedSky

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.

🔍 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.

Read more: www.optometryadvisor.com/features/man...

#Optometry #Cornea #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.

🌿 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.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4kJzSGe

#CannabisUse #HealthRisks #MedSky #EyeSky

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?

#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?

Read more: bit.ly/4kE2WPA

#EyeExam #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.

🌷 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

Read here: bit.ly/4hiXNee

#EyeSky

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.

If pharmaceutical manufacturers are hit with significant tariffs, there’s “a high probability” that drugs will be discontinued, according to Stephen Colvill, MBA.

Read here: bit.ly/3HjtUxm

#MedSky #PharmaSky

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.

👁️ 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.

Read the full feature here ➡️ : bit.ly/4j1gC5Z

#DryEyeDisease #Cornea #Optometry #CornealDisease

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.

Miki Zilnicki, OD, discusses nonpatching #Amblyopia treatments #Optometrists have at their disposal and why they may sometimes present a better alternative to traditional #PatchingTherapy

Read more: bit.ly/4icOoFK

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

#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.

Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO shares insights and updates from the #ClinicalTrials into pharmaceutical #Presbyopia therapies.

Read more: bit.ly/3EDM1gH

#PresbyopiaEyeDrops #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.

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.

Read more: bit.ly/4kzQWPV

#Glaucoma #Optometry #EyeSky #MedSky

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.

Michael Dittman, OD, provides an overview of the common therapies for #Cancer and explains how #Optometrists can keep eyes healthy through the treatment period.

Read more: bit.ly/42JTRys

#OncSky #OcularSideEffects #Optometry #MedSky #EyeSky

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?

#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

What's the diagnosis? ➡️: bit.ly/3Xwbm2v

#MedSky #EyeSky #Optometry