National board demands supervision for Kentucky optometrists licensed through waivers

Published on May 25, 2026
Testing board says 26 eye doctors should not practice independently after repeated exam failures
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National board demands supervision for Kentucky optometrists licensed through waivers

May 25, 2026
In a letter sent Friday, NBEO said Kentucky eye doctors given licenses through waivers should be put under another eye doctor’s watch.

High Levels of “Good” Cholesterol Associated with Dry AMD

May 26, 2026
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol is known as “good” cholesterol and is linked to lower risk of heart disease. However, this lipid has been linked to increased risk for age-related macular degeneration. Photo:  Wendy Harrison, OD, PhD, and Joe Wheat, OD, PhD. Click image to enlarge. To address discrepancies in published literature, researchers from Israel conducted a stud