by Optometric Insights | Jun 27, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
As eyecare providers we often put our patients into glasses or contact lens wearing buckets. Despite my greatest efforts, I still find myself forgetting to discuss contact lenses to my glasses wearing patients or glasses to my contact lens wearing patients. As the...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 26, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Not to make light of the gruesomeness of the historically inaccurate movie Braveheart, I love the heart-tugging cry for freedom that he makes at the end of the movie. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE) I think patients are screaming with the same intensity...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 15, 2016 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Occasionally, patients present with dry and irritated eye complaints but do not necessarily have dry eye disease (DED). Floppy eyelid syndrome, a condition in which a patient’s eyelids are easily everted, can lead to symptoms similar to DED. Dr. Mile...
by Optometric Insights | May 22, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
If you could purposely choose the worst room in the house for contact lens insertion, which room would you select? Chances are, our patients are already putting their lenses in their eyes in this room. Read...
by Optometric Insights | May 8, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
Men, we are disgusting. We are pathetic. One of the worst things about walking into a men’s restroom at the airport, or anywhere for that matter, is seeing what men do, or rather DON’T DO. An exorbitant number of them do not wash their hands. This is disgusting,...
by Optometric Insights | May 1, 2016 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
Brimonidine eye drops have been a staple in glaucoma treatment for years. This drug is also used in an off-label manner by physicians to help control pupil dilation. By administering brimonidine prior to being exposed to low light, patients’ physiological response is...
