by Optometric Insights | Jul 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
For the first time since punctal plugs, dry eye is sexy. Remember when we used to think that we understood dry eye and that we had the ultimate solution? All we had to do was put a plug in our patients’ punctum; they would instantly have tears filling up their eyes,...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications
I didn’t have a clue what I was getting into. I walked into the office thinking that this was going to be like every other healthcare appointment I’d had. I filled out my forms, answering some very off-the-wall and even personal questions. Why did they need to know...
by Optometric Insights | Jan 1, 2016 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Publications, Review of Cornea and Contact Lens, Review of Optometry
I love the January issue of Contact Lens Spectrum because we get to see our report card as an industry. The assessments that are done to show how contact lenses are being used are always exciting to me. Perhaps I am too analytical of our profession, but when we see...
by Optometric Insights | Dec 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Publications
Daily, we fit new patients into scleral lenses and see how their lives are transformed. However, with new technology, new innovations, and new research ideas come new challenges and question marks. The question that we are all encountering is: Is scleral fogging a new...
by Optometric Insights | Nov 1, 2015 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Optometry Times, Review of Optometry
You may be thinking, “I have perfectly good reasons for not fitting orthokeratology.” Let me assure you—you don’t. Let’s consider five reasons why you haven’t shaped your practice to include this modality: 1) It is something new; 2) My patients are not interested in...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 11, 2015 | Clinical Insights, Contact Lens Spectrum, Contact Lens Today
A recent published work of mine outlining a certain type of contact lens fitting was met with some online criticism from a fellow practitioner. Apparently my colleague had a less than ideal outcome from a similar treatment with one of his patients due to the patient’s...
