Satya Verma, an Indian American professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame. The ...

FOND DU LAC – Charles Hendrix, OD, has joined SSM Health Eye Care at the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, according to a community announcement. Hendrix is an optometrist who conducts eye examinations, ...

India is mapping its path to Viksit Bharat 2047 on ophthalmology care. With nearly 80% of visual impairment being preventable or treatable, strengthening eye health is not only a medical priority but ...

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies are quickly integrating into the US health care system. Unlocking their full potential for older adults—the fastest-growing demographic in the ...

A free tool aims to increase oncologists’ use of formal geriatric assessments (GAs) in older patients with cancer. Such assessments seek to measure factors beyond age that can affect a patient’s risk ...

A Stuart eye doctor shot and killed his ex-wife outside her home in Lake Worth Beach on Tuesday, deputies say. They had been divorced for two months. Richard Seith, 53, is now charged with ...

Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling the gap in geriatric care as the senior population rises and the number of geriatricians declines, KFF Health News reported June 18. The Health Resources ...

If you suffer from dry or itchy eyes, listen up: more than 75,000 cases of eye drop solution were voluntarily recalled nationwide by BRS Analytical Service, a pharmaceutical testing lab, according to ...