by Optometric Insights | Jun 21, 2015 | Contact Lens Today
What could be better than having the whole family share, right? I recently had a 14 year-old patient who had been overwearing and sleeping in his contact lenses. When I asked him why, his father jumped into the conversation stating that his teenage son was lazy. We...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 7, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
I planted my garden in preparation for the summer. It was a lovely time but arduous and somewhat labor intensive. I had to prepare the soil and after the seeds were in the ground, I needed to make sure that everything was getting water. And most importantly, I had to...
by Bee Enriquez | May 17, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Jesse is a 34 year old male (-3.50DS OU) whom I saw recently for a new patient eye exam. He told me that he has always wanted to wear contact lenses but has failed at every lens he has tried. I asked him what he has tried over the years and he reports that he has...
by Bee Enriquez | May 3, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Many of us want our contact lens patients to be slam dunks year in and year out. We never want our patients unhappy with their lenses. When a patient is uncomfortable, generally there is a compromise to the ocular surface, either because of dry eye or because...
by Bee Enriquez | Apr 19, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Last time you were on the phone with your GP lab, did they offer you plasma treatment? Our lab just makes the assumption that we want it. Why wouldn’t I choose a plasma treatment for ALL my patients? After all, it just sounds cool. PLASMA. A cool word, but an...
by Bee Enriquez | Apr 5, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Have you ever sat and watched an eagle come down and swoop a fish from the water. Like most things that eagles do, it is very graceful. But the view of a pelican fishing is a sight. Read more: http://www.cltoday.com/issues/CLToday_040515.htm » Publication...
