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  Dry eye syndrome is a chronic, complex, and potentially debilitating condition that affects millions of Americans each year. To begin to make sense of dry eye (DE), we must first understand the definition. The Dry Eye...

Fitting contact lenses can be a nerve-racking experience for students first learning! Our OptometryStudents.com team works to help you prepare for some of the many tough moments you may have in clinic, whether it be your first pediatric...

When I first learned how to do Goldmann, I was so scared because I thought I was going to hurt my patients. I was dreading checking pressures, especially on patients who couldn't keep their eyes open. On my last rotation I learned  a...

How many of you have been trying to do Goldmann tonometry only to have your patient bat your probe around like a baseball hit by Bryce Harper? Well have no fear, the cotton tipped applicator technique is here! Here's what you do... 1....

Can't figure out what etiology of bacterial conjunctivitis is staring at you in the slit lamp? Here's a clue: Newborns - 5 days old: Neisseria Gonorrhea 5 days old - 5 weeks old: Chlamydia Trachomatis 5 weeks old - 5 years old:...