April 2003
Features
Allergies and Lens Wear: How to Get the Itch Out
By: David W. Hansen, OD, FAAO, (DipCL)
Follow these tips to prevent allergies from sabotaging contact lens wear.
Benefits of Daily Disposable Contact Lenses
By: Jennifer A. Barr
Convenience, comfort and clinical uses are hallmarks of these lenses.
Fitting Keratoconic Corneas with Peripheral Curve Bracketing
By: Julie Jackson, RN, OD, FAAO; William L. Miller, OD, Ph.D., FAAO; Pat Segu, O.D.; Jon Darnell, B.S.; Norman Leach, O.D., M.S.; Jan Bergmanson, O.D., PhD
A new GP lens design may improve tear exchange and comfort for your keratoconus patients.
Departments
editor's perspective
By: Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Standards, Staining and Sincerity
prescribing for astigmatism
By: Thomas G. Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO
Turn Tedious Over-refraction Into a Focusing Friend
GP insights
By: Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, MS, FAAO
A New Solution for Cleaning And Disinfecting GP Lenses
discovering dry eye
By: Kelly Kinney Nichols, OD, MPH, PHD
A New Dry Eye Product May Help Your Contact Lens Practice
contact lens care
By: Susan Gromacki, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.
Contact Lens Solutions For Dry Eye
therapeutic topics
By: Julie A. Schornack, OD, MEd
Dry Eye Culprits of the Drug World
staffing solutions
By: Mary Jameson, BHS, COA, NCLC, CPOT
Improve Your Contact Lens Practice Image
contact lens economics
By: Walter D. West , OD, FAAO
Staff Meetings Are A Must
treatment plan
By: Leo Semes, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Diabetic Retinopathy: Old Disease, New Strategies
readers' forum
By: Lynn C. Winterton, PhD
Creating a Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens
contact lens case reports
By: Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO; Mark P. André, FAAO
Consider Piggyback Lens Systems for Irregular Corneas