by Optometric Insights | Feb 4, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
Nearly gone are the days of excuses: Daily disposables are more expensive (read my prior posts on how they are equal or cheaper), they are not available in silicone hydrogels (we have several silicone hydrogel spheres, including toric, and multifocal options), and the...
by Optometric Insights | Dec 10, 2017 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
What area(s) of your contact lens practice has grown in the past 12 months? How have your scleral, orthokeratology, daily disposable, and multifocal lens businesses grown? This year, we saw tremendous growth in several of these areas. Read...
by Optometric Insights | Nov 19, 2017 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
We live in an amazing digital age. Ten years ago, if you wanted resources about contact lenses, you would either need to email a friend, check at a local university, or search the web for a website that had some data (only to discover that it brought you little...
by Optometric Insights | Nov 5, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
Fitting contact lenses on patients has seemingly become second nature for most of us—especially when dealing with spherical or low-cylinder patients. This holds true even for multifocals for most patients. Indeed, an expert is someone who can make something complex...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 22, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
Scleral lenses have become a mainstay of many of our practices. If they have not become a mainstay in your practice, I anticipate that they soon will. After about 10 fits, you should be comfortable with your lens fitting set and how to modify your lens fits. Read...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 10, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
All of the GP lenses that come into my office have been plasma treated. It is another line that I have drawn in the sand. I know that I’m dealing with a new consultant who doesn’t know my account when he or she asks: Does it help? Eh, I’m not sure. Does every GP lens...
