by Optometric Insights | Nov 1, 2014 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
As the saying goes: “The more you know, the more you realize how much you don’t know.” With dry eye, this saying seems to be true. The more we understand meibomian gland dysfunction, aqueous deficiency, and inflammatory dry eye, the more we realize the delicate...
by Bee Enriquez | Oct 15, 2014 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
As important as visual acuity surely is to contact lens wearers, it’s fair to say that comfort matters even more. Roughly 50% of contact lens wearers reported lens comfort issues when questioned during a 2002 study, so it’s not surprising that discomfort is considered...
by Bee Enriquez | Sep 1, 2014 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
The advancements in contact lens technology over the past 20 years have been tremendous in terms of ocular health, visual performance and ease of prescribing by the eye care professional. We can customize the contact lens wearing experience to the patient’s ocular...
by Bee Enriquez | Jun 15, 2014 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
The guiding principle of long-term contact lens success is that patients who experience the most comfort in their lenses are much less likely to drop out of contact lens wear. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Despite having access to highly advanced...
by Bee Enriquez | May 15, 2014 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
Are we providing the best contact lens care for our medical patients? A number of contact lens wearers suffer from various conditions that may hinder their ability to wear contacts, including dry eye, ocular allergies and even glaucoma. But with these so ubiquitous in...
by Bee Enriquez | Apr 15, 2014 | Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens
Scleral lenses have allowed a number of our irregular cornea patients to see the world in a manner that may have previously been impossible. Because these lenses vault the cornea, they create a wholly new refractive surface—freeing the clinician from the constraints...
