2009 Annual Contact Lens Update
Despite a cloudy year, our annual report reveals several rays of light
Breaking The "Bell"
Putting management ideas into practice allowed us to transform our practice
Business advisor
Most Optometrists Are Optimistic
Corneal Topography Benefits
You should consider integrating this device into your practice for four reasons
Diagnostics
Managing AMD
Fix this practice
Passing The Torch to The New O.D.
How to Treat Contact Lens-Related Dry Eye
Demographics, environment, general health, lens systems and motivation all play a role
Instrumental strategies
Streamline Your Practice
Lessons
Three Lessons for Tougher Times
O.D. to O.D.
To Certify or Not to Certify, That is the Question for Optometry
By Walter D. West, O.D., F.A.A.O., Chief
Practice pulse
Community health centers lack eyecare services; optometry schools prepare for enrollment; Bausch & Lomb makes business deals; Success file; patient testimonial device; Essilor annual lab awards; contact lens wear and children’s self-perceptions; survey o
Reflections
The Human Side of Optometry
Solutions for Improving Contact Lens Hygiene
Doctors provide recommendations to help increase compliance among patients
By LESLIE GOLDBERG, Associate
Tech time
Electronic Health Records
View from the top
Capture, Transcribe, Train
Viewpoint
It's Time to Get Your House in Order
What's new
For Your Patients and Practice
Addressing Real-world Vision
As the eye ages, visual performance and contrast sensitivity decline. Here’s how you can help your patients live life to the fullest.
By Meredith M. Whiteside, OD, FAAO
Dealing With Noncompliance and Ocular Surface Issues
Here's how persistent follow up turned a noncompliant patient into a compliant one and helped resolve ocular surface problems
Diagnosing a Deceptive Presentation
A patient with a history of surgery for a brain tumor presents with signs of glaucoma that defy classification
By G. Richard Bennett, MS, OD, FAAO
Check Out FramesDirect.com
Find out what this online eyewear provider is building in the virtual world
By Desiree Ifft, Contributing
Managing Trial and Error in a Complicated Case
Find out how 19 years of progress helped save this patient's vision
Offering Vision Therapy for Children
If you'd like to bring kids — and interesting cases — into your practice, this may be the right field for you
By Harvey F. Mazer, OD, FCOVD, Weston, Fla.
Perfecting The Art of Dispensing from the Exam Chair
One key to success is practicing a communication style - I call the "baton pass" from the doctor to the optician
By Peter Kehoe, OD, Galesburg, Ill.