#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.

3 days ago

😴👁️ 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

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Nettie Jo 👩🏻‍🏫

@nightmajk.bsky.social

5 days ago

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

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Centro de Formación Permanente de la Universidad de Alicante

@cfpua.bsky.social

6 days ago

👁️✨ 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

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Can Genetics Predict Ortho-K Success? EPISODE 56

1 week ago

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

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

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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.

1 week ago

#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

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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.

1 week ago

#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

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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

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Jasmine May

@jasminemay.latinsky.social

2 weeks ago

This Is What Sugar Does to Your Eyes YouTube video by Doctor Eye Health

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.

2 weeks ago

#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

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Klaatu

@klaatu82.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

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

Ya. I can relate.

#optometry #ophthalmology

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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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Gr@ve_Rose

@tcpdump101.com

2 weeks ago

Still from the Savage Garden video for "I want you"

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

#SavageGarden #90s #Optometry #IYKYK

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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

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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.

2 weeks ago

#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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Domain Auctions 🤠

@thedomainauction.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

MyArtificialEye.Com
#Prosthetics #ProstheticsEyes #Military #Optometry #Veterans #FollowBack #VeteranHealthCare #DomainSales

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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.

2 weeks ago

Why ODs Struggle With Myopia Management YouTube video by The Myopia Mindset

In this clip from The Myopia Mindset, Tony Sommer tackles one of the biggest challenges in modern optometry: bringing doctors online for myopia management.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzR9...

#MyopiaManagement
#MyopiaControl
#Optometry

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Thiard News@F4F

@newsen.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

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

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talker.news

@talker.news

3 weeks ago

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

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Klaatu

@klaatu82.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

“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

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Review of Optometry

@revoptom.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Our Feb. issue goes deep on diagnosis, looking at exam techniques, glaucoma testing protocols, choroidal disease and widefield imaging. We also begin a series on inflammation that starts at the lids and moves posteriorly to the optic nerve. Enjoy!

www.reviewofoptometry.com

#optometry

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1 month ago

Is the 20-20-20 Rule Wrong? The Evidence Might Surprise You | RECAP 2025 | The Myopia Mindset YouTube video by The Myopia Mindset

Breaking down where the 20-20-20 rule really came from, why it caught on, and how it’s often misunderstood.

#MyopiaMindset #EyeCare #MyopiaManagement #Optometry #EvidenceBasedCare #VisionCare #ScreenTime #EyeHealth #ODLife #ClinicalPearls

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