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AAOptChanges Coming in the Management of Geographic AtrophyBetter characterization and new imaging techniques are changing the way optometrists manage geographic atrophy and providing hope for future treatments for the disease.
Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2016
AAOptOCT Angiography Can Identify Early Diabetic RetinopathyOptical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography can reveal the microaneurysms that are early signs of diabetic retinopathy, but the software that would enable this is not yet widely available.
72% of Industry Payments Go to Minority of OptometristsFinancial influence in optometry is widespread, but the majority of industry payments go to a minority of providers, say researchers
reporting data from the Sunshine Act.
Medscape Medical News, Jul 3, 2016
Blindness Due to Diabetic Retinopathy Surges WorldwideThe percentage of blindness and visual impairment attributable to diabetic retinopathy was lower in low-income regions with
younger populations and higher in high-income parts of the world.
Medscape Medical News, Aug 26, 2016
Google Glass Causes Blind Spots, Study FindsA small study has shown that the eyeglass-mounted computer Google Glass causes scotoma in the upper right visual field; the
blind spots were not related to distraction from software.