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Nov 2023
17m 48s

Small-Aperture Technology

Evolve Medical Education, LLC and The Fundingsland Group
About this episode

This episode highlights a consensus statement that was published in a joint CME/CE publication in CRST and Modern Optometry in April 2023, in which 12 optometrists and ophthalmologists convened to discuss and vote on the importance of the optical correlation between pupil size and depth of focus, range of vision, and other visual outcomes. 


Drs. Douglas K. Devries and Jaclyn Garlich emphasize the importance of managing patient expectations and optimizing ocular surface health, and the impact of these interventions on patients who are myopes, pseudophakic, or have irregular corneas. 


This activity is supported by unrestricted educational grants from AbbVie, AcuFocus, Orasis Pharmaceuticals, and Visus.

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