In addition to this post, please see Resource (2) Make Your Own DIY Indirect Ophthalmoscope And Retinal Camera And Make A DIY Practice Eye To Learn How To Use Your Scope
Posted on March 25, 2019 by Tom Wade MD
What follows is from the e-book 2019 CLINICAL GUIDE TO OPHTHALMIC OPHTHALMIC, 23rd Edition DRUGS, a Supplement to Review Of Optometry supported by an unrestricted grant from Bausch + Lomb:
DEAR OPTOMETRIC COLLEAGUES:
Welcome to the 2019 edition of our annual Clinical Guide to Ophthalmic Drugs. In these pages, we offer you our collective clinical wisdom, gleaned from over 75 years of combined experience, and thelatest information on developments in ocular therapies and care to help you in your daily practice. Though advancements are always welcome, technology is a two-edged sword that can truly cut both ways. For example, refraction can now be performed by any number of scanning devices. And in many parts of
the world, automated refraction is the only way to provide people with corrective lenses. 3D printers can now produce eyeglasses. Even more
strikingly, eye drop technology will soon be available to dampen the onset and degree of presbyopia. We all know such advances will only continue. What we are getting at here is our strong admonition to begin diversifying your practice to embrace more medical eye care services. This is especially important for younger clinicians, since refractive-centric practices are already at risk of being replaced by technology. The time to plan ahead is now.This year, as in past years, we will help you to better understand how to use available ophthalmic medicines as well as discuss these newer medications. And we will continue to emphasize the increasingly important role of systemic medications in the care of patients who present to optometrists.
Contents
Thoughts from the Chair …..3
Glaucoma Care ………………………5
Corticosteroids …………………….14
Antibiotics……………………………..23
Combination Drugs …………..28
Ocular Surface Care………….32
Allergy Drugs……………………….38
Shingles Therapy ………………42
Vision Insights …………………….45
Practice Management……..48
Resources:
(1) 2019 CLINICAL GUIDE TO OPHTHALMIC OPHTHALMIC, 23rd Edition DRUGS, a Supplement to Review Of Optometry supported by an unrestricted grant from Bausch + Lomb.
(2) Make Your Own DIY Indirect Ophthalmoscope And Retinal Camera And Make A DIY Practice Eye To Learn How To Use Your Scope
Posted on March 25, 2019 by Tom Wade MD
