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 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...
by Optometric Insights | May 6, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
Two thousand eighteen is only a breath away. If you are like me, it seems like November and December race me toward the new year while I do everything I can to hold on for dear life. Both personally and professionally, things in the last quarter seem to be a blur of...
by Optometric Insights | May 5, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
Soft daily disposable contact lens accessibility has led the soft lens charge by providing our patients with not only spherical designs, but also advances in toric and multifocal designs. Additionally, recent advancements in monthly replacement lens designs have...
