What’s Your Myopia Management Plan?

by Optometric Insights | Apr 16, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS

In the wonderful world in which we live, practitioners and patients are riding a wave of excitement regarding myopia management. At my office, we look to many methods for management from orthokeratology to vision therapy to atropine to soft multifocals. Additionally,...

Where Do Your Trophies Lie?

by Optometric Insights | Apr 2, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications

I recently visited the office of a practitioner who was in his fourth decade of providing eye care. His practice was slightly outdated but well put together. I sat in on his exam and could see why his patients came back to him. He was … READ MORE:...

Has the World of GP Lenses Gone Away?

by Optometric Insights | Apr 1, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications

It certainly has not, and it won’t be going away for a long time. Although we have many patients who have moved over to scleral lenses, there seems to be a shift recently in which patients who have been in them long enough are requesting to try corneal GP lenses...

Are You Tired of Talking About Scleral Lenses Yet? I’m Not.

by Optometric Insights | Mar 12, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications

It seems like at every meeting that we attend, there is a workshop and/or lecture about sclerals. Scleral lenses have certainly made a dent in most of our practices, and if you are someone who has not given them a try, it is time. READ MORE:...

Is Not Correcting Astigmatism The New Norm?

by Optometric Insights | Mar 4, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications

Why Is Astigmatism Uncorrected? A 36-year-old female came to our office for the first time. She was wearing spherical monthly replacement lenses that were –3.00D in both eyes. An autorefraction performed over the contact lenses resulted in a reading of OD plano –0.75...

New, New, New

by Optometric Insights | Feb 27, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications

The following statement does not seem like news anymore: “A new lens was released by XYZ company, and executive ABC claims that the improvement seen in research will positively affect patients’ lives.” Admit it, you have received these press releases and...