by Optometric Insights | May 18, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
Seventy-three percent of patients report at least one symptom of ocular discomfort or dryness, and 35% of current contact lens wearers report dissatisfaction with their lens wear (Richdale et al, 2007). As clinicians, how should we take these numbers? Do we keep going...
by Optometric Insights | May 17, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
We all know the challenges of having a practice. Getting patients in the door has always been a major challenge, and attracting new patients has forever been difficult. Yet, we somehow go to work and look at our schedules day in and day out and see that some patients...
by Optometric Insights | May 16, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
We’ve all seen the high astigmatic patient who is a first-time contact lens wearer who has worn contact lenses in the past and then dropped out, or who is currently wearing contact lenses but is unhappy because of fluctuating vision. READ more:...
by Optometric Insights | May 14, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry
Are contact lenses becoming a commodity? We have been asked this question in the contact lens arena for years. Recently, our industry has come under scrutiny by some retailers who want to further advance the commoditization of contact lenses. It raises the question of...
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....
