by Optometric Insights | Apr 24, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
What equipment do you use to fit your contact lenses? Most of us would probably agree that we like to know the keratometry readings of our patients’ eyes and in many cases we use topography to measure corneal irregularity. Read...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 15, 2016 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
Symptoms of dry eye disease are problematic. In this video, David Kading, OD, describes an examination process used to evaluate the severity and the progression of dry eye in every patient. Detecting early stages of disease can help avoid potential symptoms and...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 10, 2016 | Contact Lens Today, Publications
The beauty about the present is that the future is right around the corner. I will admit, I’m not really good about stopping to smell the roses myself, but I am trying. I will also admit, many of us are too busy smelling really old roses when it comes to contact...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 1, 2016 | Clinical Insights / Advanced Ocular Care, Publications
The optometry profession is evolving as more optometrists comanage surgical patients, often treating for postoperative inflammation following cataract surgery. Although traditionally managed with topical medications such as corticosteroids and antibiotics, new...
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 | Mar 29, 2016 | Clinical Insights, Publications
Optometrists should be concerned about the effects that systemic medications have on their patients’ eyes. Drugs such as amiodarone can cause vortex keratopathy, a condition characterized by deposits in the inferior portion of the cornea. Patients with this...
