by Optometric Insights | Jun 26, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
Remember when multifocal lenses were impossible? Fortunately, the industry took (and is still taking) practitioners’ suggestions to make improved lenses that provide better comfort and better vision. We have incredible options for multifocals today. Patients who are...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 17, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
Having the opportunity to write for a column like this one in Contact Lenses Today is a huge honor. We have readers from all over the world who tune in weekly to read what we have to say. It is super important to try to bring value to the audience to respect the time...
by Optometric Insights | May 22, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
The day has arrived. The excitement is in the air, and there is no stopping us now. Daily disposable toric lenses are here, and more than 95%* of all toric patients can be fit into the modality that is best of them. Sure, there are some oblique cylinder patients who...
by Optometric Insights | May 15, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
Planned obsolescence is knowing the shelf life of something so that you can set up a replacement schedule and replace it with something else. It used to be that grandparents would pass down furniture or delicate items on which they had spent their hard-earned money;...
by Optometric Insights | May 14, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
It should come as no surprise that daily disposables are considered by most of you as the healthiest modality for lens wear. While travelling around the globe speaking about innovation, I always ask practitioners what they believe is the healthiest modality for their...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 25, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications
As a reminder, patients who have astigmatism can wear contact lenses too. I know, it is hard to believe, but they can. I still have patients showing up who tell me that they have been told that they cannot wear contact lenses because they have astigmatism. When I...
