by Optometric Insights | Jul 12, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
With over 30% of the people in the presbyopic population, it is imperative that we look at how these patients are wearing contact lenses. If they are still wearing contact lenses, and we know that many drop out as they enter their forties, they have the option of...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 21, 2015 | Contact Lens Today
What could be better than having the whole family share, right? I recently had a 14 year-old patient who had been overwearing and sleeping in his contact lenses. When I asked him why, his father jumped into the conversation stating that his teenage son was lazy. We...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 7, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
I planted my garden in preparation for the summer. It was a lovely time but arduous and somewhat labor intensive. I had to prepare the soil and after the seeds were in the ground, I needed to make sure that everything was getting water. And most importantly, I had to...
by Bee Enriquez | May 17, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Jesse is a 34 year old male (-3.50DS OU) whom I saw recently for a new patient eye exam. He told me that he has always wanted to wear contact lenses but has failed at every lens he has tried. I asked him what he has tried over the years and he reports that he has...
by Bee Enriquez | May 3, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Many of us want our contact lens patients to be slam dunks year in and year out. We never want our patients unhappy with their lenses. When a patient is uncomfortable, generally there is a compromise to the ocular surface, either because of dry eye or because...
by Bee Enriquez | Apr 19, 2015 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Last time you were on the phone with your GP lab, did they offer you plasma treatment? Our lab just makes the assumption that we want it. Why wouldn’t I choose a plasma treatment for ALL my patients? After all, it just sounds cool. PLASMA. A cool word, but an...
