by Optometric Insights | May 12, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
We find practitioners in one of three camps when it comes to treating dry eye and contact lens dry eye: 1) Those who never see it; 2) Those who see it and try to help patients feel better; and 3) Those who have many dry eye patients (symptomatic and asymptomatic)...
by Optometric Insights | May 11, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
My grandfather practiced optometry for 50 years, and, during his lifetime, he saw the commercialization of contact lenses. Many of us can recall the days when fees for services in the contact lens world didn’t exist. Instead, eyecare practitioners were making their...
by Optometric Insights | May 10, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry
Our normal has changed over the last three years. Now, instead of waiting for patients’ good ocular surfaces to turn bad, we treat the bad before we even see it.The more severe that the patients’ worst is, the more frequently we recommend that they adopt this routine....
by Optometric Insights | May 9, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
A 50-year-old who wears a specialty multifocal lens design came in for her yearly eye exam not wearing her lenses. Her chief complaint was that her lenses started feeling drier over the last two to three months. And, she reported infrequently wearing the lenses other...
by Optometric Insights | May 8, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
A new year is always a time for reflection and consideration of what we want to accomplish with the next chapter. As a goal setter, I always get excited about what the future holds and how tracking things can help me improve. This year is an excellent year to improve...
by Optometric Insights | May 7, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
A 52-year-old female came in for a comprehensive eye examination. She presented wearing glasses and noted that her vision wasn’t very good with them. She reported that the vision was better with her soft toric lenses, but it was still difficult for her to see things...
