Amer Bd of Optometry

The American Board of Optometry is a nonprofit organization that strives to improve the quality of health care through Board Certification of optometrists.

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Happy New Year! Start your year off right by becoming Board Certified by the ABO!

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Looking to celebrate #GivingTuesday? Consider @givingsightorg which helps build the infrastructure required to provide free eye care to those in need.

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Harambe, President Trump, a Royal wedding... we’ve missed out on a lot since our last tweet. Have no fear, we are back in action and ready to fill your feed with exciting Optometric news.

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I got a length of 5425 in https://t.co/K5hmn3x2Ln! Can you beat that? #slitherio

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Can the chicken pox and shingles vaccines cause HZV keratitis?

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From Amer Acad of Opthal: Falls & brawls are leading causes of eye injuries. Cost to treat > $20,000.

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Lucentis is Safe & Effective Alternative to PRP for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
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From American Academy of Ophthalmology: Investigators tested low dose atropine to slow myopia prog.

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Analysis of 6 studies, >2 million patients found obstructive sleep apnea is risk factor for glaucoma.

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Neovascular AMD has high societal economic cost.

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Pupil size measurement can be effectively used to probe listeners' reactions to music.

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Tool for patients w/ diabetes to determine risk of blindness or amputation over 10 yrs. https://t.co/663SFMBBAk

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Dry Eyes and Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitors Used in Treatment of Breast Cancer
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Since all first-line drugs reduceIOP, factors such as adverse effects & cost should inform Rx choice.

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Home-Based Computerized Vergence System is Effective for Tx of CI in Children.

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Increased variety of fruits & vegetables rich in carotenoids may reduce incidence of advanced AMD.

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Dr. Sanduk Ruit's simple cataract microsurgery technique costs $25 per patient & is virtually always successful. https://t.co/7ctQ8SFGhe

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November is National Diabetes Month. NIH program
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Wow, a trifocal toric IOL!

Clinical Outcomes After Implantation of a Trifocal Toric Intraocular Lens

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Testing of oculomotor nerve function may aid in concussion diagnosis.

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