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...CL Today: Did I Lose My Special?
by Optometric Insights | Jul 31, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Today I’m doing things I never thought possible. I am fitting scleral contact lenses based more on what technology is telling me more than what my own eye is seeing. I would have never believed it possible when I started fitting scleral lenses 12 years ago. At this...