COMPILED HERE are selected tips from the myopia issue, Optometric Management’s June edition. Follow each tip to its full article.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MINIMIZE EXPOSURE IN CONTACT LENS FITTINGS
In the wake of COVID-19, Dr. Jason Miller advises when patients remove their lenses during the exam, consider providing a fresh pair afterward, only utilizing disposable cases or allowing patients to keep the case their contact lenses were in. Do not try to clear and reuse those cases. (Contact Lens, p.35)
BE MINDFUL OF PRESCRIPTIONS
Dr. Whitney Hauser shares that it took about three months post use of isotretinoin for one patient’s meibum to return to normal consistency. During the course of the isotretinoin treatment, monthly meibomian gland expression provided the patient with relief. (Dry Eye, p.36)