CL Spectrum: Someday Lenses

by Optometric Insights | Jan 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry

The reality of contact lenses today in my office and yours is very different from how it could be. Sometimes it is good to imagine a world of “could be’s” in an effort to advance to where we want to be. Here are a few of my “what ifs” that I think are worth pushing...

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...

CLS Practice Pearls: The #1 Thing You Need for a Dry Eye Center of Excellence

by Optometric Insights | Jul 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry

For the first time since punctal plugs, dry eye is sexy. Remember when we used to think that we understood dry eye and that we had the ultimate solution? All we had to do was put a plug in our patients’ punctum; they would instantly have tears filling up their eyes,...

CLS Practice Pearls: The First Contact Lens Fit, From a Patient’s Perspective

by Optometric Insights | Apr 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications

I didn’t have a clue what I was getting into. I walked into the office thinking that this was going to be like every other healthcare appointment I’d had. I filled out my forms, answering some very off-the-wall and even personal questions. Why did they need to know...

CLS Practice Pearls: A Contact Lens Report Card by the Numbers

by Optometric Insights | Jan 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry

I love the January issue of Contact Lens Spectrum because we get to see our report card as an industry. The assessments that are done to show how contact lenses are being used are always exciting to me. Perhaps I am too analytical of our profession, but when we see...

CLS New Norm: Is Scleral Fogging the New Norm?

by Optometric Insights | Dec 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications

Daily, we fit new patients into scleral lenses and see how their lives are transformed. However, with new technology, new innovations, and new research ideas come new challenges and question marks. The question that we are all encountering is: Is scleral fogging a new...