by Bee Enriquez | Feb 22, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Most of us have an understanding of what orthokeratology is, but the data reads strongly that most of us do no ortho-K, few of us do some, and a couple do A LOT. Prior to buying my practices, I had the pleasure of working for several years in Seattle with an ortho-k...
by Bee Enriquez | Feb 17, 2015 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Mile Brujic, OD, and David Kading, OD, discuss how to differentiate infectious from noninfectious corneal infiltrates. Drs. Brujic and Kading address key diagnostic differences and identify common signs, symptoms, and causes for both types. They explain that...
by Bee Enriquez | Feb 8, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Contact lens comfort is a major topic and we bring it up a lot. We are looking for the times that it is encountered by our patients, and usually it is the end of the day. What if, we simulated the most challenging environments possible for our patients? Read...
by Bee Enriquez | Jan 29, 2015 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Mile Brujic, OD, and David Kading, OD, discuss the prevalence of blepharitis and its occurrence in the setting of other conditions. Drs. Brujic and Kading discuss the preferred term meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) instead of posterior blepharitis. They...
by Bee Enriquez | Jan 25, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Contact lens comfort has been our Achilles heel for decades. Back in the days when Thimerosal was innovative, contact lens solutions drove patients nutty. Now our solution partners have innovated things to astronomical lengths, but even so, solutions bring with them...
by Bee Enriquez | Jan 15, 2015 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
A 47-year-old female presents complaining of mild discomfort while wearing her contact lenses. A comprehensive ocular examination reveals no physiological basis for the discomfort, as the ocular surface appears normal. In this case, many of us may try to alleviate the...