2004 Annual Report
By: Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Contact Lens Spectrum's annual report of major corporate and product developments and events in the contact lens industry in 2004, as well as predictions for 2005.
International Contact Lens Prescribing 2004
By: Phillip Morgan, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO; Nathan Efron, PhD, DSc, FBCLA, FCCLSA, FIACLE, FAAO (DipCCLRT); Craig A. Woods, PhD, MCOptom, DipCLP, FAAO; Deborah Jones, BSc, FCOptom, DipCLP, FAAO; Hans-Juergen Grein, Dr. med., Dipl.-Ing. (FH); Ioannis G. Tranoudis, DO, MSc, PhD, FIACLE, FBCLA; Giancarlo Montani, FIACLE; Edoardo Marani; Motozumi Itoi, MD, PhD; Eef van der Worp, BSc, FAAO, FIACLE; Geraint Phillips, BSc, OD, MCOptom, DipCLP; Magne Helland, BSc, MScOptom, FIACLE; Inga-Lill Thunholm-Henriksson; Anna Yeo, BOptom (Hons) MApp Sc, FIACLE; Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
An analysis of more than 17,000 contact lens fits from 14 countries in 2004 reveals the diversity of contact lens practice worldwide.
Claims and Outcomes of Safer, More Comfortable Contact Lens Materials
By: Kathy Shafer
Three contact lens practitioners discuss whether silicone hydrogels are worth all the hype.
Reassessing Toric Soft Lens Fitting
By: Graeme Young, PhD, MPhil, FCOptom, DipCL, FAAO; Sheila Hickson-Curran, MCOptom, F.A.A.O.
Forget earlier techniques -- this article reviews what you need to know to find success in toric soft lens fitting.
editor's perspective
By: Elise Brisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
The Contact Lens Event of 2004: the FCLCA
prescribing for presbyopia
By: Craig W. Norman, FCLSA
Cards Help You Present GP Presbyopia Options
orthokeratology today
By: John Mountford, Dip. App. Sc, F.A.A.O., F.C.L.S.A.
Know the Reverse Geometry Lens Rules
contact lens materials
By: N. Rex Ghormley, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Meeting Patient Needs with Silicone Hydrogel Soft Lenses
discovering dry eye
By: Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO
An Inflammatory Tear Film
contact lens care
By: Michael A. Ward, MMSc, FAAO
Two New MPS Products that Deserve a Closer Look
contact lens practice pearls
By: Thomas G. Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO
Creating Positive Experiences in the Optometric Office
contact lens economics
By: Antonio Calossi, DIP OPTOM IT, FAILAC, FBCLA
Learning to Live and Breathe Contact Lenses
treatment plan
By: William L. Miller, OD, Ph.D., FAAO
Managing Soft Lens-induced Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
readers' forum
By: Susan J. Taub, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Evolving with Technology
contact lens case reports
By: Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO; Mark P. André, FAAO
Searching for an Antimicrobial Contact Lens Case