by Optometric Insights | Sep 19, 2018 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Contact Lens Spectrum
A 36-year-old male wearing spherical daily disposable contact lenses for myopia correction came in for his yearly exam. At his last visit, he was happy with his current lenses from both a comfort and a vision perspective. This year, he reported that although the...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 19, 2018 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Contact Lens Spectrum
Anyone who tells us that multifocal contact lenses are “there” is delirious. Folks, we have issues. But, in the same way, anyone who tells you that progressive addition lenses are perfect is a person who doesn’t keep an eye on the progressive market. In fact …...
by Optometric Insights | Sep 19, 2018 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Contact Lens Spectrum
We live in an amazing digital age. Ten years ago, if you wanted resources about contact lenses, you would either need to email a friend, check at a local university, or search the web for a website that had some data (only to discover that it brought you little...
by Optometric Insights | Aug 23, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum
I have had a longtime patient, Nancy the nurse, who has been a happy contact lens wearer. Recently, she became presbyopic and is ready to try something new. She works at our local hospital in the Labor and Delivery department. She has been wearing her distance contact...
by Optometric Insights | Aug 5, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
Jerry had come into the office four years ago and was fit into scleral lenses because of his high astigmatism. Since then, he has been faithful in coming back to the office for his visits and for minor modifications to his lens power and fit. Now, Jerry is 41 years...
by Optometric Insights | Jul 22, 2018 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today, Publications
Stacy was a new mom when I first met her. She had worn contact lenses in college but had switched over to glasses when she became frustrated with the rotation that her toric lenses were giving her. A busy professional woman, she did great in her glasses that corrected...
