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- Johns Hopkins Researchers Advance Search For Safer, Easier Way to Deliver Vision-Saving Gene Therapy to The Retinahttps://modernod.com/news/johns-hopkins-researchers-advance-search-for-safer-easier-way-to-deliver-vision-saving-gene-therapy-to-the-retina/2476942/In experiments with rats, pigs, and monkeys, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the retina. If proved safe and effective in humans, the technique could provide a new, more permanent therapeutic option for patients
- Orasis Announces Appointments of Richard L. Lindstrom, Eric D. Donnenfeld, and John Berdahl to its Scientific Advisory Boardhttps://modernod.com/news/orasis-announces-appointments-of-richard-l-lindstrom-eric-d-donnenfeld-and-john-berdahl-to-its-scientific-advisory-board/2479644/Orasis Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and John Berdahl, MD, to its scientific advisory board. Dr. Lindstrom, Dr. Donnenfeld, and Dr. Berdahl have joined existing scientific advisory board members Sheri Rowen, MD, and Michael Korenfel
- OneSight Seeks Volunteer ODs for Charitable Clinicshttps://modernod.com/news/onesight-seeks-volunteer-ods-for-charitable-clinics/2479133/OneSight, which provides vision care access to more than 50 million people globally through charitable vision clinics and permanent vision centers, is in need of optical professionals to volunteer their skills to help reach the 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to eye exams and glasses
- New England College of Optometry to Launch Hybrid OD Teaching and Training Programhttps://modernod.com/news/new-england-college-of-optometry-to-launch-hybrid-od-teaching-and-training-program/2480337/
- First-Hand Accounts From ODs Who Tested Positive With COVID-19https://modernod.com/news/first-hand-accounts-from-ods-who-tested-positive-with-covid-19/2477530/
- Study Probes ODs’ Attitudes About Blue-Light Blocking Deviceshttps://modernod.com/news/study-probes-ods-attitudes-about-blue-light-blocking-devices/2476599/A recent study found that optometrists remain split on the impact of blue light from electronic devices, such as computer and phone screens, and the effectiveness of blue light-blocking devices, according to reporting by Patrick Campbell in MD Magazine, as
- AOA Announces 2019 National Optometry Hall of Fame Inducteeshttps://modernod.com/news/aoa-announces-2019-national-optometry-hall-of-fame-inductees/2476443/The American Optometric Association has announced the four ODs who will be inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame in 2019. This year’s inductees are: Murray Fingeret, OD; Donald Jarnagin, OD; Michael Mittelman, OD; and Glen Steele, OD.
- Forecasting the New Normal: Experts Across Eye Care Discuss COVID-19’s Impacthttps://modernod.com/news/covid-19-forecasting-the-new-normal/2477626/In a recent episode of Ophthalmology Off the Grid, cohosts Gary Wörtz, MD, and Blake Williamson, MD, MPH, were joined by Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC; John Kitchens, MD; and Justin Schweitzer, OD, to discuss COVID-19’s impact across eye care and share their predictions for how the current
- ScienceBased Health Announces Expansion of its Optometry Clinical Advisory Panelhttps://modernod.com/news/sciencebased-health-announces-expansion-of-its-optometry-clinical-advisory-panel/2478537/ScienceBased Health (SBH), a provider of nutraceuticals for eye health, announced the addition of Tracy Doll, OD, FAAO; Scott Hauswirth, OD, FAAO; and Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, to its Clinical Advisory Panel. “We’re honored to welcome these distinguished practitioners to our Clini
- Eye Health America Acquires Three Optometric Practices in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolinahttps://modernod.com/news/eye-health-america-acquires-three-optometric-practices-in-the-pee-dee-region-of-south-carolina/2478837/Eye Health America (EHA) has added three optometric practices into its business family: David Hamill, OD, and First Vision Group (FVG); Mark Vinson, OD and Vision Care (VC); and David Johnson, OD and Marlboro Eye Care Associates (MECA). All have been providing eye care in Florence, Marion and Ben