by Optometric Insights | May 14, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
I saw a patient yesterday whom I have been seeing for years. I took him from misery to happiness several years ago with the introduction of specialty lenses for his keratoconus. Since then, he has had fantastic vision and fantastic comfort. He is a top-level executive...
by Optometric Insights | May 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum
Between 50% to 94% of patients reporting to their eye-care provider do so because of issues that they are having with their contact lenses (Dumbleton et al, 2013). And what are those issues? Discomfort and dryness have been reported to account for the top two reasons...
by Optometric Insights | May 1, 2017 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Clinicians have a lot to take into account when it comes to dry eye, and it is important to have a full understanding of the tools at your disposal for treating this condition. David Kading, OD, discusses the benefits of one of these tools: moisture chamber...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 30, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
When we hear the word orthokeratology, most of us think about myopia control. As an industry, we have done a great job of sharing how great orthokeratology is for myopia control—of course, there is certainly more work to be done. However, there is another large group...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 30, 2017 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, explains the benefits of nutrition with regard to dry eye disease. He outlines several nutrients in addition to omega-3 fatty acids that promote ocular health. Dr. Brujic also warns that over-the-counter supplements may not adequately...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 16, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
As clinicians, we want to help the people who need our help. As business people, we want to help the least number of people we can while getting the most amount of money. Is this a conflict? Most practitioners have a system in place to recall all of the patients they...
