by Optometric Insights | May 22, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
The day has arrived. The excitement is in the air, and there is no stopping us now. Daily disposable toric lenses are here, and more than 95%* of all toric patients can be fit into the modality that is best of them. Sure, there are some oblique cylinder patients who...
by Optometric Insights | May 15, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
Planned obsolescence is knowing the shelf life of something so that you can set up a replacement schedule and replace it with something else. It used to be that grandparents would pass down furniture or delicate items on which they had spent their hard-earned money;...
by Optometric Insights | May 14, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
It should come as no surprise that daily disposables are considered by most of you as the healthiest modality for lens wear. While travelling around the globe speaking about innovation, I always ask practitioners what they believe is the healthiest modality for their...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 25, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications
As a reminder, patients who have astigmatism can wear contact lenses too. I know, it is hard to believe, but they can. I still have patients showing up who tell me that they have been told that they cannot wear contact lenses because they have astigmatism. When I...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 16, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS
In the wonderful world in which we live, practitioners and patients are riding a wave of excitement regarding myopia management. At my office, we look to many methods for management from orthokeratology to vision therapy to atropine to soft multifocals. Additionally,...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 2, 2019 | Contact Lens Spectrum, Latest READS, Publications
I recently visited the office of a practitioner who was in his fourth decade of providing eye care. His practice was slightly outdated but well put together. I sat in on his exam and could see why his patients came back to him. He was … READ MORE:...
