CL Today: Is Right Right?
by Optometric Insights | Aug 14, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
When we talk to our patients about contact lenses (or don’t talk to them) what are we assuming and what is important? Take 100 providers and we will probably all have different things that are important: from price, to replacement, to astigmatism for low cyl, to...
Episode 59: The Type of Itching Matters
by Optometric Insights | Aug 4, 2016 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
Ocular allergies are not the only cause for itching eyes. Dr. Mile Brujic explains how to diagnose the potential causes of ocular itch by having patients demonstrate how they are scratching their eyes. After gaining an understanding of which part of the eyelid is...
Episode 58: Managing Dry Eye Symptoms With Warm Compresses
by Optometric Insights | Aug 4, 2016 | Clinical Insights, Publications
A number of studies examine the effects of warm compresses for the treatment of dry eye disease. To be therapeutically beneficial, research shows that the patient’s inner eyelid should reach a temperature of 40°C. This video explains how to educate patients...
CLS Practice Pearls: Is Disregarding Patients’ Symptoms the New Norm?
by Optometric Insights | Aug 4, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications
Traditionally, dry eye was coined as the disease that caused the eyes to “burn.” Although this is a major contributory symptom, we realize that this doesn’t represent its only symptom. A number of conditions can cause symptoms of burning eyes: Thygeson’s superficial...
