October 2017

October 2017 Issue

GP ANNUAL REPORT 2017

By EDWARD S. BENNETT, OD, MSED

Exciting new technologies are making GP and specialty lenses easier to fit and more comfortable for wearers.
SPECIALTY LENS FITTING: LEARN BY EXAMPLE

By GREGORY W. DENAEYER, OD; JIM KOKKINAKIS, GRADCERTOCTHER, BOPTOM; & ARMIN DUDDEK, DIPL AUGENOPTIKER

This case series provides scenarios that practitioners may face during scleral and specialty lens fitting.
HOW TO GROW YOUR SPECIALTY LENS POPULATION

By STEPHANIE L. WOO, OD

Practical advice for building a successful specialty contact lens practice from the ground up.
SCLERAL LENS WEAR IN SCUBA AND DEEP-SEA DIVING

By KAROLIEN ELVING-KOKKE, MOPTOM; PETER GERMONPRÉ, MD; & ESTHER-SIMONE VISSER, PHD

A look at the potential hazards and possible benefits of wearing scleral lenses while diving.

NEWS SPECTRUM
OCTOBER 2017 ONLINE PHOTO DIAGNOSIS

By GREGORY W. DENAEYER, OD
EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE

By JASON J. NICHOLS, OD, MPH, PHD

KEEPING THE “SPECIAL” IN SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES
RESEARCH REVIEW

By S. BARRY EIDEN, OD

MULTIFOCAL LENSES AND MYOPIA PROGRESSION
PRESCRIBING FOR PRESBYOPIA

By DOUGLAS P. BENOIT, OD

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GP INSIGHTS

By EDWARD S. BENNETT, OD, MSED; ROXANNA POTTER, OD; MELANIE FROGOZO, OD; MELISSA BARNETT, OD; & KAREN LEE, OD

MANAGING SYMPTOMATIC DRY EYE GP WEARERS, PART 2
CONTACT LENS DESIGN & MATERIALS

By RONALD K. WATANABE, OD

WHY GP LENSES?
DRY EYE DX AND TX

By WILLIAM TOWNSEND, OD

DRY EYE DISEASE: A NEW GENERATION?
HYBRID HOW-TO

By STEPHANIE RAMDASS, OD, MS

VAULTING CONSIDERATIONS WITH HYBRID CONTACT LENSES
IS THIS THE NEW NORM?

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

IS THE DEATH OF GP LENSES THE NEW NORM?
CONTACT LENS PRACTICE PEARLS

By JASON R. MILLER, OD, MBA

OFFER INNOVATION
THE BUSINESS OF CONTACT LENSES

By CLARKE D. NEWMAN, OD

YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE IS NOT FIXING YOUR MISTAKES
PEDIATRIC AND TEEN CL CARE

By MELANIE FROGOZO, OD

GP LENSES FOR HIGH ASTIGMATISM IN CHILDREN
PRESCRIBING FOR ASTIGMATISM

By BROOKE MESSER, OD

NO MORE HESITATION WITH MINI-SCLERAL LENSES
PRODUCT SPECTRUM
CONTACT LENS CASE REPORTS

By PATRICK J. CAROLINE & MARK P. ANDRÉ

USE ELEVATION DISPLAY MAPS WHEN FITTING POST-PK