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...
Episode 54: OCT for Keratoconus
by Optometric Insights | Mar 15, 2016 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
Topography is typically used in the care of patients with keratoconus, however, new technology and research illustrate the need to look beyond the shape of the cornea. Optical coherence tomography provides physicians with a noncontact technique to acquire...
