April 2016

April 2016 Issue

Features

Colored Contact Lens Update

By Mitch Cassel, OD

The benefits and downfalls of today’s available lenses for cosmetic, prosthetic, and special effect use.
Highlights from the 2016 Global Specialty Lens Symposium

By Edward S. Bennett, OD, MSEd, FAAO; Lisa Starcher; & Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO

The latest findings on scleral lenses, myopia control, custom soft lenses, developing technologies, and more.
Irregular Astigmatism, Part 1

By Susan Kovacich, OD

This first article in a three-part series examines management with small-diameter corneal lenses.
Is There a Relationship Between Care System and Compliance?

By Sarah Guthrie, PhD; Kathy Dumbleton, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO; & Lyndon Jones, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO

Some data suggest that lens wearers who use a certain type of care system may be more compliant.

Departments

April 2016 Online Photo Diagnosis

By Gregory W. DeNaeyer, OD, FAAO
Contact Lens Care & Compliance

By MICHAEL A. WARD, MMSC, FAAO

Can Media Sensationalism Help Reinforce Compliance?
Contact Lens Case Reports

By PATRICK J. CAROLINE, FAAO, & MARK P. ANDRÉ, FAAO

Should Most Orthokeratology Lenses Be Toric?
Contact Lens Design & Materials

By RONALD K. WATANABE, OD, FAAO

Marking Up Lenses to Assess Scleral Lens Fit
Contact Lens Practice Pearls

By DAVID L. KADING, OD, FAAO

The First Contact Lens Fit, From a Patient’s Perspective
Dry Eye Dx and Tx

By WILLIAM TOWNSEND, OD, FAAO

The Impact of Environment on Dry Eye Disease
editor’s perspective

By JASON J. NICHOLS, OD, MPH, PHD, FAAO

Take the Time to Refresh Your Practice
GP Insights

By EDWARD S. BENNETT, OD, MSED, FAAO

Four Favorites from GSLS 2016
Is This the New Norm?

By MILE BRUJIC, OD, FAAO, & DAVID L. KADING, OD, FAAO

Is Cyclosporine the New Normal for Treating Dry Eye?
NEWS spectrum
Pediatric and Teen CL Care

By MELANIE FROGOZO, OD, FAAO

Occlusion Contact Lenses for Amblyopia
Prescribing for Astigmatism

By ELAINE CHEN, OD; COLTON HEINRICH, OD; & TIMOTHY B. EDRINGTON, OD, MS, FAAO

First Half Game Plan: Corneal GP Keratoconus Prescribing
Prescribing for Presbyopia

By DOUGLAS P. BENOIT, OD, FAAO

Simultaneous Versus Alternating Image CL Designs
product spectrum
Refractive Focus

By DAVID A. BERNTSEN, OD, PHD, FAAO

Two Hours Outdoors a Day Helps Keep Myopia Away
The Business of Contact Lenses

By CLARKE D. NEWMAN, OD, FAAO

VSP and EyeMed, Again: A Few Things Have Changed