100K Texas Children Fail Eye Exam

The Houston Chronicle reports that "around 100,000 students in Texas failed vision screenings at school but had not seen an eye doctor by the end of last year. According to a report issued last week by the Texas Department of Health, 85 to 90 percent of those students need prescription eyeglasses. If children cannot see well, they are less likely to succeed." Read more.

Texas and California Toughen Priacy Rules

Health care practitioners in Texas and California should review their privacy protection programs to ensure compliance with new laws in those states, according to the AOA Advocacy Group.Both of the new state laws establish privacy standards stricter than those outlined in the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Read more.

Texas Dry Eye Capital

"The National Women’s Health Resource Center ranked 100 cities [for dry eye] based on information compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Clinic Data and the Environmental Protection Agency," according to a post on LubbockOnline. "According to the study, factors contributing to the listing included temperatures, humidity, wind, altitude, pollutants and ocular allergens. Those factors made Texas prime to take the top spots on the list. Midland/Odessa, Dallas/Fort. Worth and Amarillo joined Lubbock on the list, taking the fourth, fifth and ninth spots, respectively."