Conference: Surfing the latest in optometry

Held in a conference centre just metres away from some of the Beach Boys’ favourite surfing haunts, the 2022 American Academy of Optometry (AAO), as always, offered a wide range of education and research from all areas of eye care practice. In this short feature, I will mention some of the key findings presented in the scientific programme, as selected by the Academy Board and their new president Dr Timothy McMahon (figure 1).

Glaucoma remains one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness across the globe. Even with the advent of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), at present, treatments are typically lifelong while decisions about treatments are based on the monitoring of disease progression. Because of the chronic nature of glaucoma, early and accurate detection and evaluation has major implications for a patient’s functional vision and quality of life.