by Optometric Insights | Sep 24, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
How many times have you said: “I wish I had a contact lens for __________”? Well, you’re in luck…the contact lens manufacturers want that feedback. More than anything else, the contact lens industry wants to know the technologies that would benefit us and our...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 10, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
It’s no secret that most patients who drop out of lens wear do so because of discomfort and dryness. And, patients who make it to 45 years old as contact lens wearers are rare. These days, dry eye in contact lens wearers is certainly at an all-time high. I used to...
by Optometric Insights | Aug 6, 2017 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Contact Lens Today
I think that I am pretty open minded and am willing to try most anything new. But when I think about new ideas, I naturally form opinions and ideas based on my belief patterns from the past. One such belief that I have is that orthokeratology is a complex and...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 23, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
When a patient has less than three-quarters of a diopter of cylinder and a myopic correction, how do you go about choosing an appropriate lens? Some have said that it depends on what that patient has worn in the past, while others have a go-to lens that they choose...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 9, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
Five years ago, I noted that my daily disposable lens usage was low. I came up with all kinds of excuses. Among the biggest was that daily disposable lenses didn’t have many power options. Nevertheless, we concluded as an office that we were going to move as many...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 23, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
Contact lens dropout rates have remained stable for the last 10 to 20 years. Yet, we have great contact lenses, great patients, and great practitioners with a multitude of options to potentially help with comfort. The fact remains that putting a contact lens on the...
