by Optometric Insights | Mar 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
We live in the Age of Innovation. The eyecare profession is changing and innovating at a rate never before seen. We are learning about diseases, diagnostic measures, and treatment methods in ways that we would never have thought possible 10 years ago. Who would have...
by Optometric Insights | Feb 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
Technologies allow us to measure tear osmolarity or identify above normal ranges of matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels. Other diagnostic tools, such as meibomian gland imaging and lipid layer analysis, have transformed the way we assess appropriate tear production. We...
by Optometric Insights | Feb 1, 2017 | Contact Lens Spectrum
What lens replacement modality is healthiest for patients? I have asked this question all over the world, and regardless of where I am, I get exactly the response that you would think. Yet, why do daily disposable lenses account for only 31% to 39% of fits in the...
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 | Aug 4, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications
Traditionally, dry eye was coined as the disease that caused the eyes to “burn.” Although this is a major contributory symptom, we realize that this doesn’t represent its only symptom. A number of conditions can cause symptoms of burning eyes: Thygeson’s superficial...
