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Information about several papers discussed at a symposium on Innovations in the Management of Ocular Surface Disease is presented. Topics of discussion include Opportunities to Specialize in ocular surface disease and the Role of Systemic Disease. The symposium featured several Optometry Diplomate including Paul M. Karpecki, Douglas K. Devries and Arthur Epstein.

Information about several papers discussed during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting on optometry is presented. The meeting highlights several research findings on compliance, nutritional benefits, surgical achievements, and the impact of gene variants on the potential development of glaucoma. Specifically, the event regards the studies on gene mapping, the connection of blood flow to the glaucomatous process and the rates of surgical success.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Vision Expo East at the Javits Convention Center in New York City on March 26-29, 2009. The event was attended by those who are willing to see and purchase new products, as well as learn new knowledge and skills about medical practice. It also featured the new themed floor layout of the city and the continuing front for the practitioners.

Provides information on the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS), an organization composed of optometrists and scientists. Goal of enhancing optometry's understanding of glaucoma; Synopsis of papers presented at the organization's third annual meeting, held in December 2004; Meeting's focus on the role of the optic nerve in glaucoma.