Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients aged younger than 40 years were more likely to be referred to an ophthalmologist by optometry practices ...

Optometrists said patients find their YAG laser procedures convenient and timely. As eye care demand grows, and numbers of ophthalmologists decrease, optometrists can “fill the gap.” Patients who ...

An overview of the top 10 stories from Optometry Times in 2025.

During the past several decades, healthcare education and training have advanced exponentially to the ultimate benefit of patients. Unfortunately, the laws dictating limitations on scope for certain ...

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...

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According to the American Optometric Association, about 89 to 90 million Americans of all ages participate in sports. With many sports, players always assume the risk of some kind of injury, whether ...

Optometry is changing in the blink of an eye. Two Long Island startups are at the forefront of a revolution in technology and business practices that lets patients get an eye exam from an optometrist ...

As this year’s graduation season winds down, I’m already thinking about next year when I will be receiving my doctor of optometry degree and making plans to begin my professional career. New Jersey ...