by Optometric Insights | Oct 6, 2018 | Clinical Insights, Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today
The astigmatic hyperope has been a challenge for many of us in our career. I reckon that every contact lens practitioner can think of at least one hyperope that they have walked through the CL fitting process with and can relate to the struggles. We then started...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 6, 2018 | Clinical Insights, Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today
Following the introduction of the first disposable soft contact lens in the late 1980s, most all of the contact lens companies began making lenses that were disposable—a move away from conventional yearly based lenses. Then in the mid-1990s daily disposable lenses...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 6, 2018 | Clinical Insights, Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today
With all the discussion and activity in scleral lenses these last few years, we cannot forget about their corneal counterparts today made from rigid gas permeable (GP) materials. In fact, corneal lenses originated from scleral lenses. In the 1940s …. READ...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 14, 2018 | Clinical Insights, Publications, Video
Patients with ocular surface conditions do not always present with obvious symptoms. For example, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is traditionally observed as an inflammation of glands and easily diagnosed, but there is also hyposecretory obstructive MGD. In this...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 14, 2018 | Clinical Insights, Publications, Video
David Kading, OD, is on the move to explain why he believes meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the largest contributors to dry eye. Watch as Dr. Kading illustrates the anatomy of the eyelid and details how each component relates to different...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 18, 2018 | Clinical Insights
It is imperative for all optometrists to understand the current treatment and management approaches for keratoconus. David Kading, OD, gives an overview of the latest options for these patients and highlights the benefits of scleral lenses, new diagnostic...
