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

Join us for the 50th Anniversary of the Science Education Council of Ohio! 🎉 Jan 26-27 📆Start with breakfast at 7 AM and conclude your evening with fine dining at 6pm! 😋

Register here: scienceeducationofohio1.wildapricot.org/event-6289111
#ScienceEducation #STEM #Networking #OhioScience #SECO2026