Features
No-Fee CE: Myopia Beyond 2025
Unpacking the latest in myopia management for 2026
By CARA FRASCO LAI, OD, MS, Nicky Lai, OD, MS
Reclaim Clear Vision
A parent’s and child’s guide to orthokeratology for myopia control
By VISHAKHA THAKRAR, OD
CLS@40: Vote for the Contact Lens Event of the Last 40 Years
Let us know your opinion.
Web Exclusives
The 25-Year Odyssey of the Global Specialty Lens Symposium
A look at GSLS from conception to today
By Craig W. Norman, FCLSA, Patrick J. Caroline, FAAO
GSLS 2026 Recap
A new venue provided the backdrop for another education-filled event.
By Deborah Fisher
AI in Practice: AI as a Second Opinion
Has the buzz of artificial intelligence (AI) passed by or are you finding new ways to incorporate it into your practice?
By DAVID L. KADING, OD, FAAO
The Business of Contact Lenses: Your Best Investment
We are so tuned in to adding technologies to our practices that we sometimes forget we have to upgrade the firmware in our own heads to keep up.
By CLARKE D. NEWMAN, OD, FAAO
Prescribing for Presbyopia: Variables of Multifocal Contact Lenses
It is well known that no one presbyopic contact lens is perfect for everyone.
By JASON R. MILLER, OD, MBA, FAAO
Dry Eye Dx and Tx: Conjunctivochalasis—The Dry Eye “Mimicker”
Conjunctivochalsis (CCh) is characterized by the presence of redundant, nonedematous folds of the bulbar conjunctiva.
By Tiffany Andrzejewski, OD
Departments
Editor's Perspective: Are We Ready for What’s Next?
This is a big year for us as we celebrate our 40th anniversary.
By JASON J. NICHOLS, OD, MPH, PhD
Online Photo Diagnosis: Post-Graft Alternatives to Scleral Lenses
Post-graft patients often present with irregular corneal topographies that differ from typical keratoconus.
By LUCIANO BASTOS
Custom Soft Corner: Soft Contact Lens Management for Aphakia
Although GP lenses are common for the treatment of aphakia, specialty soft contact lenses are valuable for pediatric and adult patients.
By Tiffany Andrzejewski, OD
Mastering Myopia: Premyopia and Cycloplegic Considerations
I have learned more about low hyperopia in children as the concept of premyopia has expanded.
By Aaron Salzano, OD
The Scleral Lens Vault: Fine-Tuning the Fit: Base Curve Adjustments
One often overlooked fitting parameter in designing a scleral contact lens for a patient is the base curve of the lens.
By Jamie Kuzniar, OD
Orthokeratology Today: Topography Tells the Tale
If you were asked to assess an orthokeratology lens fit using only one piece of data, what would you choose?
By CHERYL CHAPMAN, OD, FIAOMC, FAAO, DIPL ABO
Fast Forward to the Future: Contact Lens Microfluidics
Contact lenses have come a long way since they were conceptualized by DaVinci and Descartes.
By DAVID L. KADING, OD, FAAO
Supported Content
Deep Learning Meets AS-OCT
A study examined 16 unique deep learning models developed to segment AS-OCT images acquired during scleral lens wear.
By Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Optimizing Treatment in Low Myopes
Adjusting orthokeratology lens parameters may optimize myopia control in young, low-myopic children.
By Brooke M. Messer, OD, FSLS, FAAO
Rethinking Tear Exchange in Sclerals
Scleral lenses exhibit minimal tear exchange, especially compared to other contact lenses, such as soft and corneal rigid lenses.
By Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Daily Disposables and Presbyopia Revisited
Presbyopia stinks. I can say that because I am a presbyope now.
By JASON R. MILLER, OD, MBA, FAAO
Setting the Standard: Dispensing Ortho-k Lenses the Right Way
Prepare orthokeratology patients for success with proper recommendations and necessary supplies.
By ROBERT GEROWITZ, OD
Why Would Anyone Want Anything Other Than Daily Disposables? A Patient’s Perspective
Health, convenience, and comfort are advantages, the patient says.
By JASON R. MILLER, OD, MBA, FAAO