by Optometric Insights | Nov 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry
You may be thinking, “I have perfectly good reasons for not fitting orthokeratology.” Let me assure you—you don’t. Let’s consider five reasons why you haven’t shaped your practice to include this modality: 1) It is something new; 2) My patients are not interested in...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 11, 2015 | Clinical Insights, Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today
A recent published work of mine outlining a certain type of contact lens fitting was met with some online criticism from a fellow practitioner. Apparently my colleague had a less than ideal outcome from a similar treatment with one of his patients due to the patient’s...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum
Consider this tale of two patients. It is Monday morning, and a 24-year-old new patient comes into your practice. His chief complaint is that his distance vision has gotten worse. He reports never having his eyes examined before. Your exam finds that all ocular health...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum
A middle-aged Hispanic male who had keratoconus had exhausted all other contact lens modalities, and scleral lenses were the only specialty lenses that could provide adequate vision. However, due to severe, bilateral pingueculae, he suffered from significant...
by Optometric Insights | Aug 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum
We live in an age of quick fixes. Those who are overweight are looking for a magic weight loss pill, and individuals who are in pain want a painkiller to solve their ailments rather than looking for a more permanent solution to their problems. We are fortunate enough...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications
Specialty contact lenses are not always prescribed simply to improve clarity of vision—they are occasionally indicated for managing other conditions as well. Up until recently, only a small number of specialty contact lens practitioners were fitting scleral lenses,...
