Eye on Ocular Health
Eye on Ocular Health features expert commentary on the management and prevention of debilitating eye problems, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular traumas, and chronic dry eye. This series features commentary from renowned ophthalmologists discussing the most successful diagnostic and treatment options emerging in practice.
Episodes
Dr. Ariel Cerenzie shares quick tips on how she communicates the urgency of myopia progression to parents and introduces MiSight® 1 day as a proactive solution. She explains that the lenses not only correct vision but also therapeutically slow myopia progression, offering a meaningful way to protect a child’s long-term eye health.
In this short video, Dr. Shelia Morrison explains how she introduces parents to myopia management by emphasizing that today's treatment options—like MiSight® 1 day—can both correct vision and slow myopia progression during critical growth periods. She highlights the importance of early intervention and presents daily disposable lenses as a safe, effective solution for acti...
Listen to Dr. Eric Ritchey explain how he introduces MiSight® 1 day to parents—highlighting its safety, comfort, and dual benefits—and emphasizes the importance of daily disposables for hygiene and the long-term eye health advantages of managing myopia early in children.
In this short video, Dr. Ashley Tucker shares how she talks to parents about myopia management, emphasizing that myopia is more than just blurry vision; it’s a progressive condition that can lead to serious eye health risks. She introduces MiSight® 1 day as a dual-purpose option that not only corrects vision, but also helps slow the progression of myopia in age-approp...
Many eye care professionals and parents still believe children must wait until their teenage years to wear contact lenses, but as Dr. Jeffrey Walline explains, modern daily disposable lenses offer improved safety, comfort, and ease of use, making them a viable option for children as young as 7 or 8. And beyond the clinical benefits of slowing myopia progression and preserving long-t...
Myopia is more than blurred vision; it's a chronic condition requiring lifelong attention that could affect up to five billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) has issued standard-of-care guidelines built around three pillars: Mitigation, Measurement, and Management. Tune in to learn about this evidence-based framework and how it can ...
Many parents hesitate to allow young children to wear contact lenses, fearing poor hygiene or increased risk of infection. But evidence shows that kids between the ages of 7 and 12 are not at higher risk than teens; in fact, they actually have fewer complications than college-age wearers, and long-term studies reveal no difference in eye health between those fit with contact lenses ...
Guest: Arghavan Almony, MD
The production of biosimilar therapies is setting the stage for a shift in how we approach treating patients with wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and other retinal diseases, but many questions remain regarding how their efficacy and safety compare to the reference products and how we can best talk to our patients...
Guest: Anne Negrin, MD
Since eye issues are becoming increasingly common in patients with rheumatological conditions, it’s now more vital than ever that physicians are aware of their common symptoms. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Anne Negrin, an ophthalmologist in New York, to break down these symptoms and to focus on rheumatological concerns that ophthalmologists see in prac...
Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD
Guest: Albert Maguire, MD
Power couple Drs. Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire discuss how their new therapy for the RPE65 gene, which causes retinal blindness, was recently approved by the FDA to become the first gene therapy treatment for a genetic disease in the United States and the first worldwide treatment for inherited blindness. Not only d...
Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Patrick Spencer, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Their discussion centers on primary care manifestations of sickle cell retinopathy, from early to late-stage presentations and the gold standard treatment approaches along this disease course.
Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Gail L. Torkildsen, staff ophthalmologist at Andover Eye Associates and one of the leading Dry Eye Principal Investigators in the world. Dr. Torkildsen has served as P.I. on over 20 client-sponsored Dry Eye studies since 2002. In this discussion she takes listeners on a tour of common eye problems faced in primary care, and how clinicians can bet...
A clinical pearl in the arena of eye care is that serious eye problems tend to manifest serious symptoms and signs, which makes vision loss one of the key findings in a diagnostic workup. Yet vision testing is commonly neglected in primary care practice even when patients present with eye-related complaints. What are the most important steps a clinician can take when assessing e...
On average, more than 90% of adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, and for 60% of the population, that daily use pattern extends beyond five hours. Regardless of the reasons why, all that time can take a toll on the eyes and lead to digital eye strain. Speaking on the health implications of digital eye strain is Dr. Dora Adamopolous, optometrist in pr...
This Excerpt from the Podium comes from Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City and features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Orlin speaks on the various types of conjunctivitis, their common etiologies, and their respective management approaches.
This Excerpt from the Podium features Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, speaking on the patient workup for red eye at Prova Education's "From Guidelines to Practice" program in New York City.
The classic "red eye" presentation by your patient may be a common sighting in your clinical practice, but are you truly up to date on the various causes, treatments, and pitfalls that clinicians encounter when confronting ocular problems? Discussing this issue is Dr. Stephen Orlin, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the Cornea Department, and Co-Director of the Re...
Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD
Host Dr. Lee Freedman and Dr. Jean Bennett, the FM Kirby Professor of Epistemology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, explore how the study of molecular genetics of inherited retinal degenerations can help develop treatments for congenital eye disorders, as well as adult-onset diseases and possibly disorders that affect the body outside...
Guest: Azza El-Remessy, PhD, RPh
Retinopathy is one of the most common complications for patients living with diabetes but there are few treatment options and no early-stage interventions. How is research helping to pinpoint potential targets for early intervention and a possible oral treatment? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, assistant professor and director of clinica...
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