by Optometric Insights | Mar 4, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
I recently took a tour of the specialty lab with which I work most frequently. With every visit, it is amazing to observe the accuracy, precision, and intricacies involved in contact lens manufacturing. When we discuss the creation of a custom soft lens, this...
by Optometric Insights | Feb 18, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
Don is a 49-year-old executive who has been my patient over the last 10 years. When Don turned 42, he finally started listening when we discussed presbyopia. However, Don had/has a problem. He has 2.50D of cylinder. Don has always been a soft toric contact lens wearer...
by Optometric Insights | Feb 4, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
Nearly gone are the days of excuses: Daily disposables are more expensive (read my prior posts on how they are equal or cheaper), they are not available in silicone hydrogels (we have several silicone hydrogel spheres, including toric, and multifocal options), and the...
by Optometric Insights | Aug 20, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum
I remember 10 years ago when we talked about taking a case history, and we thought it was novel to ask our patients whether they used a computer. We could never have imagined how silly this question would sound to our modern-day selves. We don’t have to ask this...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
Over the last 10 years, I have had the honor of speaking with thousands of eyecare providers across the globe. I like seeing practices that are innovating, and I love hearing the passion of those practitioners. Without exception, they are all super successful both in...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum
The trifecta of contact lens comfort has always existed in the interaction among the lens, the care solutions, and the ocular surface. Over the last two decades, our knowledge of lens comfort has shifted as an industry. Led by incredible researchers and our industry...
