by Rachel Bishop | Nov 27, 2017 | Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients
Does medical marijuana treat glaucoma? And other common misconceptions, explained Weed, pot, grass, chronic, reefer—whatever you call it, there’s a nearly 100 percent chance either you or someone you know has used this drug before. A whopping 22.2 million Americans...
by Katie Moyer | Apr 7, 2017 | Relating to Your Patients
More women than men have eye disease, including age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma. These numbers will only continue to increase, according to a study by the organization Prevent Blindness. As eye doctors know, prevention and early detection are...
by Smitha Gopal | Mar 1, 2017 | Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth last March as the first American to spend a year in space. His historic mission aboard the International Space Station “has helped to advance deep space exploration and America’s Journey to Mars,” said NASA administrator...
by Brigitte Granger | Jan 19, 2016 | Latest Videos, Relating to Your Patients
Last year, maybe you educated patients the old fashioned way, using pamphlets and posters. We respect that classic style… but maybe it’s time to go beyond the paper for a more customized, lasting message. We challenge you to take patient education to the next level...
by Smitha Gopal | Jan 14, 2016 | Relating to Your Patients
If there were a disease that affected millions of people of every age and ethnicity, was a leading cause of blindness, yet was preventable, everyone would know about it, right? Wrong. In fact, glaucoma is that disease. According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), of...
