Features
No-Fee CE: The Greatest Specialty Contact Lens Story Ever Written
Contact lenses can manage complex ocular surface issues and enhance patients’ quality of life.
By MARIA K. WALKER, OD, MS, JASON JEDLICKA, OD
What Are the Options Now?
New contact lens technologies offer solutions for astigmatic, presbyopic patients, helping eyecare practitioners meet evolving visual needs.
By Jessica Conroy, OD, Daniel Deligio, OD
Departments
Editor's Perspective: Market Forces
Have you stopped to think about the potential impact of these economic times on eye care?
By JASON J. NICHOLS, OD, MPH, PhD
Online Photo Diagnosis
By JASON JEDLICKA, OD
Prescribing for Astigmatism: Using Front Toric Optics Early
Scleral lenses have proven an invaluable asset in neutralizing corneal surface astigmatism and irregularities.
By Emily Gottschalk, OD
GP Insights: Corneal Sensitivity and GP Lenses
Corneal sensitivity is only 1 of many elements that determine initial GP lens comfort.
By Roxanna Potter, OD
Dry Eye Dx and Tx: Treat Dry Eye Before Specialty CL Fitting
All practitioners have fit a patient in scleral or specialty contact lenses, spending a significant amount of time designing the lenses, providing training, and getting a great fit—but the patient isn’t happy.
By STEPHANIE PISANO, OD
Is This the New Norm?: Correcting Astigmatism for the Win!
Ignoring astigmatism or under-correcting it can be frustrating for patients who expect clear vision.
By Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, DAVID L. KADING, OD, FAAO
The Scleral Lens Vault: HOA Sclerals for “20/Unhappy” Patients
In the contact lens industry, practitioners often celebrate the “20/Happy” patients but can sometimes be frustrated by “20/Unhappy” irregular cornea patients.
By Jamie Kuzniar, OD
Mastering Myopia: Innovations and Future Directions
As research evolves, new approaches, including combination therapies and emerging technologies, may shape the future of myopia management.
By BRETT O'CONNOR, OD
Reader and Industry Forum: Which Comes First?
Many patients who have moderate to advanced progressive keratoconus will need both collagen corneal cross-linking (CXL) to stabilize the cornea and rigid contact lenses to optimally correct vision.
By ZACHARY HOLLAND, OD
Contact Lens Case Report: Scleral Lenses With Wavefront Optics
This case highlights a patient who had corneal ectasia and was able to achieve improved visual acuity with a scleral lens that included wavefront optics to correct for residual HOAs.
By Gregory W. DeNaeyer, OD, FAAO
Supported Content
Who Is at Risk for LSCD?
Limbal stem cells are pluripotent cells located in the limbus that constantly renew the corneal epithelium and are essential for ocular surface health throughout life.
By Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Navigating Corneal Staining in Ortho-k Wearers
Periodic corneal health assessments should be part of a routine ortho-k program.
By BROOKE MESSER, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Improving Success with Multifocal Daily Lenses – Part 2
This column builds off my last one in which I discussed strategies to increase success with multifocal lenses by listening to our presbyopic patients, discussing the lens technology, and balancing their visual needs.
By JASON R. MILLER, OD, MBA, FAAO