Happy World Optometry Week! This year's theme reminds us that better eye health is a collective effort. Thank you to the optometrists who work with others helping to deliver high-quality eye care to communities everywhere. #WorldOptometryWeek #Optometry #PrimaryEyeCare

A green background with decorative lanterns at the top and a golden crescent moon filled with stars in the center. The text "Eid Mubarak" is written beside the moon. At the bottom, the logo of The College of Optometrists is displayed.

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating Eid al-Fitr.

Wishing you a wonderful time of celebration, reflection, and connection with family, friends, and community. 🌙

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New research suggests some popular weight-loss drugs may be linked to rare 'eye strokes' that can cause sudden vision loss. Read more in Clarity news👉 shorturl.at/tLvD4
#WeightLossDrugs #Healthcare #Optometry

if if she could get any eye surgery any surgery should it exist she would get the color cones removed from her eyes to destroy what her existence has 0 place for.

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#poetry #tumblr #melancholy #written3/12/2026 #depression #monochrome #shortpoem #free-verse #anhedonia #writtenonthefly #poem #optometry #upset #grey #existence

What Is The Silent Killer of Medical Practice Growth_ Most practices don’t “lose patients” overnight. They bleed momentum quietly.When your EHR, phones, texting, forms, scheduling, referrals, and billing live in...

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Get up to speed on GLP-1 drugs, biologics and many new ocular meds in our pharma issue. Also includes features on red eye and emmetropization, plus our regular columns. Check it all out at www.reviewofoptometry.com now!

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This year’s programme at #OptometryTomorrow 2026 brings together the sessions your colleagues say they value most.

EARLY BIRD rates are still available.
Book today ➡️ https://coptom.uk/Optometry_Tomorrow

In partnership with ABDO, RCOphth & RCN
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Check out this interesting case study on TINU in this month’s @collegeoptomuk.bsky.social Acuity Journal #optometry #uveitis #ophthalmology

Great @euretina.bsky.social AI Conference, so much incredible work focused on real clinical applications to benefit both patients and clinicians. Exciting times ahead. #EURETINA #AIinHealthcare #Ophthalmology #optometry

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

I was left alone in an #exam room for twenty minutes ‼️

You'd better believe I played with the #optical gizmo gadgets!

I loved all the clickety bits!

(I cannot keep my hands off #doctor stuff.)

(There's probably a note in my #patient file about it now)

#optometry #unsupervised #curiosity #humor

👁️✨ OPTOINNOVA 2026 — ¡10ª edición!
📅 7 y 8 de mayo · Salón "Alfredo Orts", UA Alicante
🔬 Expertos en salud visual nacional e internacional
🔴 Presencial
🔗 bit.ly/3Ns1vJ5

#Optometria #SaludVisual #EyeCare #Optometry

Can Genetics Predict Ortho-K Success? EPISODE 56

If we could genetically predict myopia progression… would you test every patient?

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#MyopiaManagement #Orthokeratology #PrecisionMedicine #EyeCare #Optometry #AxialLength #TheMyopiaMindset

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

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

Muy importante information about sugar’s impact on ocular health.

#Health #Optometry #MedSky #Diabetes #Retinopathy #Education

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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

"The nature of the loss cannot be discerned because the entire field is so depressed."

Ya. I can relate.

#optometry #ophthalmology

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

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Getting your eyes checked but it's the '90s.

#SavageGarden #90s #Optometry #IYKYK

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

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

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In this clip from The Myopia Mindset, Tony Sommer tackles one of the biggest challenges in modern optometry: bringing doctors online for myopia management.
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Major Advancements Announced at IDOC's The Connection 2026 Conference IDOC's The Connection 2026 has unveiled crucial initiatives aimed at empowering independent optometrists, including the launch of Clerra and easyvision contact lenses.

Major Advancements Announced at IDOC's The Connection 2026 Conference #United_States #Orlando #IDOC #optometry #Clerra

Short-sightedness caused by how we use our eyes indoors: study The common condition - also known as myopia - may be driven less by screens and more by a common indoor visual habit.

The common condition - also known as myopia - may be driven less by screens and more by a common indoor visual habit.

#eyes #optometry #health #studies #research #science

“Elicited eye movements can be used to test the visual field in non-verbal patients. An unexpected object, a *threatening* gesture, a light, or a toy can be presented in each quadrant.”

What does *that* mean? “…a threatening gesture?” Do I pull a knife on the patient?!

#optometry #ophthalmology