Here’s a quick look at some industry news you may have missed this week.
- Texas State Optical (TSO) will be holding its first-ever Symposia in Dallas on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The national conference aims to strengthen the practices of ocular medicine and will feature unique, rapid-fire sessions where doctors of optometry will learn how to improve diagnosis, treatment skills and patient communication to enhance the overall patient experience and build medical practice referrals.
- Fight for Sight has recently opened the website for its 2016 Lights-On Silent Auction, which will be part of its October 24, 2016 gala to be held in New York City.
- The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently announced the 2016 recipients of its High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program. One recipient is Dr. Tiffany Schmidt from Northwestern University, who received a New Innovator Award for her work on identifying diverse structural and physiological properties of the recently discovered melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs).
- New research from the Karolinska Institutet has found an ancient area of the midbrain called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes.
- Research from the University of Liverpool has found there is currently no standardized visual screening tool to accurately assess potential post-stroke visual impairments in patients, and calls for future research to develop such a tool.
- SalutarisMD® was recently honored at the 2016 AZBio Awards with the AZBio Fast Lane Award. SalutarisMD is a pre-revenue medical device company developing an investigational ophthalmic treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (Wet AMD).
- Allergan recently launched its ActuallySheCan female empowerment campaign and mentorship program to provide young women with inspirational advice. And the campaign will be teaming up with TEDWomen this month for the first #ActuallySheCan Mentorship Live event.
- Eyewear manufacturer Modo has partnered with the Seva Foundation for its "Buy a Frame -- Help a Child See" program. The program provides school vision screenings, secondary exams, as well as treatment and education.
- For the second year, Visionworks and Davis Vision are participating in the American Diabetes Association's (Association) Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes by enlisting associates to promote the importance of healthy vision for people living with diabetes.
- Data recently released by Bread for the World shows that Latinos have a much higher rate of poverty and food insecurity than the general population. According to the organization, 19 percent of Latino households struggled to put food on the table in 2015, and 21 percent lived below the poverty line.
- A new study has found symptom-checking websites and smartphone apps still have nothing on real doctors when it comes to making a medical diagnosis. The study found physicians were twice as likely to get the right diagnosis on the first try compared to symptom-checking programs.
- Recent research has found the supplement tastes of Americans are changing. Less Americans are using traditional multivitamins, while more are turning to vitamin D, fish oil and probiotics.
- And new research from the Mayo Clinic has found shorter workdays and stress management training can help doctors struggling with burn-out.