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January 2008

Features

Contact Lenses 2007
By:  Carla J. Mack, O.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O.
A look back at contact lens events of 2007 including prescribing trends, product recalls and launches, compliance issues, mergers and corneal staining

International Contact Lens Prescribing in 2007
By:  Philip B. Morgan, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO, FBCLA; Craig A. Woods, PhD, MCOptom, DipCLP, FAAO; Deborah Jones, BSc, FCOptom, DipCLP, FAAO; Ioannis G. Tranoudis, DO, MSc, PhD, FIACLE, FBCLA; Aris Chandrinos, DO, MSc; Motozumi Itoi, MD, PhD; Magne Helland, BSc, MScOptom, FIACLE; Geraint Phillips, BSc, OD, MCOptom, DipCLP; Carla J. Mack, O.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O.; Vadim Belousov
Our annual review of international prescribing trends reports on close to 20,000 prospectively conducted fits in 27 countries

Clinical Risks: Myths and Truths
By:  Brian Levy, OD, MSc, FAAO; Gary Orsborn, OD, MS
Interpreting the evidence-based data about contact lens care

Departments

Editor’s Perspective
By:  Carla J. Mack, O.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.O.
The Contact Lens Event of 2007

Prescribing for Presbyopia
By:  Craig W. Norman, FCLSA
My Resolutions for Improving My Presbyopic Lens Practice

Online Photo Diagnosis
By:  William D. Townsend, OD, FAAO

GP Insights
By:  Brad Giedd, OD, MS, FAAO
Stay Close to the Cutting Edge

Contact Lens Materials
By:  Neil A. Pence, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Rotational Characteristics of Silicone Hydrogel Toric Lenses

Dry Eye Dx and Tx
By:  William D. Townsend, OD, FAAO
Protecting Dry Eyes From Harm

Contact Lens Care
By:  Michael A. Ward, MMSc, FAAO
Options for Discontinued Lens Care Products

Cultivating Compliance
By:  Vishakha Thakrar, OD, FAAO
Improving Compliance with Contact Lens Care Products

Contact Lens Practice Pearls
By:  Thomas G. Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO
A Three-Step Approach to Assessing Toric Lens Stability

The Business of Contact Lenses
By:  Antonio Calossi, DIP OPTOM IT, FAILAC, FBCLA
A Simple Equation to Fit More Contact Lenses

Coding Strategies
By:  Steven M. Newman, O.D., C.N.S.
Begin With the End — Getting Paid — in Mind

Pediatric and Teen CL Care
By:  Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, FAAO; Marjorie J. Rah, OD, PhD
Emphasizing Lens Care

Treatment Plan
By:  Leo Semes, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Options for Recurrent Erosion

Contact Lens Case Reports
By:  Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO; Mark P. André, FAAO
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