July 2003
Features
Color Your Contact Lens Practice
By: Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.; Lisa Starcher
Increased cosmetic contact lens color and prescription options offer practitioners the possibility to expand their contact lens wearer base.
Soft Contact Lens Care Products
By: Michael A. Ward, MMSc, FAAO
This contemporary soft lens care product update describes solution usage guidelines, ingredients and how they clean, rinse and/or disinfect soft lenses.
Comparing Laboratory and Environmental Acanthamoeba
By: Luiz E. Bermudez, M.D.; Martin Wu, B.S.
This study determined which laboratory-produced strains of Acanthamoeba most resemble those that patients may be exposed to in the environment.
Paying Tribute to a Dedicated Organization
By: Edward S. Bennett, OD, MSEd
The CLMA has worked diligently behind the scenes for 42 years to promote the contact lens industry and practitioners.
Advanced Inventory Orthokeratology System
By: Donald H. Harris, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.
One practitioner explains how a system of inventory orthokeratology lenses improved his success with ortho-k fitting.
Departments
editor's perspective
By: Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Service Organization
prescribing for presbyopia
By: N. Rex Ghormley, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Switch Your Presbyopic Strategy
orthokeratology today
By: John Mark Jackson, OD, MS
Central Island Topography Patterns with Orthokeratology
discovering dry eye
By: Barbara Caffery, OD, MS, FAAO
Brushing Up On Tear Film Viscosity
contact lens care
By: Jennifer L. Smythe, OD, MS, FAAO
Caring for Silicone Hydrogels
therapeutic topics
By: Julie A. Schornack, OD, MEd
Medication-induced Refractive and Accommodation Changes
staffing solutions
By: Jane F. Beeman, COA, NCLC-AC, FCLSA, PRSA
Satisfying Presbyopic Contact Lens Wearers
contact lens economics
By: Antonio Calossi, DIP OPTOM IT, FAILAC, FBCLA
Use Manufacturer Marketing Materials to Your Advantage
treatment plan
By: William L. Miller, OD, Ph.D., FAAO
Managing Chalazia
readers' forum
By: Perry Rosenthal, M.D.
Fitting Gas Permeable Lenses: A New Paradigm
readers' forum
By: Joseph G. Vehige, O.D.
Corneal Distortion from a Defective Hydrogel Lens
contact lens case reports
By: Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO; Mark P. André, FAAO
Piggybacking to Stave Off 3 and 9 O'Clock Staining