Episode 51: Systemic Medications and the Cornea
by Optometric Insights | Mar 29, 2016 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Optometrists should be concerned about the effects that systemic medications have on their patients’ eyes. Drugs such as amiodarone can cause vortex keratopathy, a condition characterized by deposits in the inferior portion of the cornea. Patients with this...
CL Today: Contact Lenses and Inflammation
by Optometric Insights | Mar 27, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Are contact lenses putting fuel to the fire of ocular inflammation? We conducted a study at our practice recently and were shocked at the level of inflammation in the general patient population. About 63% of patients in our practice tested positive for MMP-9 ≥ 40...
Modernizing Mentorship Part II
by Optometric Insights | Mar 21, 2016 | Video
In our last video, Will discussed looking at a mentor-mentee relationship as a mutually beneficial one, which it certainly is. If you didn’t get a chance to watch it, I highly suggest you check it out. Having quality mentors in our lives is a fundamental pillar of...
Modernizing Mentorship Part I
by Optometric Insights | Mar 16, 2016 | Video
I wanted to talk today about the topic of mentorship. I actually talked to a student just today who didn’t believe she had any mentors and wasn’t actually even sure what a mentor was. She thought a mentor was an older, more experienced doctor who could teach you...
