by Optometric Insights | Jan 20, 2017 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
Dry eye disease (DED) has received tremendous attention in the past year thanks to new products, new advertising campaigns, and more education for patients about the condition. David Kading, OD, explains how physicians should approach treatment for DED and shares the...
by Optometric Insights | Jan 8, 2017 | Contact Lens Today
Being a futurist, I am always excited for tomorrow. I love what it brings. And, few things excite me more than drawing a line and starting new with something. That is why I get so jazzed up about January. As the operator of my business, I love to see my scorecard....
by Optometric Insights | Jan 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
When discussing dry eye, we throw around terms such as meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), osmolarity, evaporative, and inflammatory on a regular basis. These terms seem to have different meanings to different people. Take MGD, for instance. When we ask practitioners...
by Optometric Insights | Jan 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry
The reality of contact lenses today in my office and yours is very different from how it could be. Sometimes it is good to imagine a world of “could be’s” in an effort to advance to where we want to be. Here are a few of my “what ifs” that I think are worth pushing...
by Optometric Insights | Dec 1, 2016 | Student's Blog
From your first semester of optometry school you begin hearing about different optometric conferences and conventions available to attend as a student. Peers that have attended before will all use the same adjectives to describe them: beneficial, fun, valuable,...