A False Dawn for GPs
by Martin Conway GP lens manufacturers have received a welcome boost to their business over the past decade or so that might seem to contradict the forecast made some years…
Keratoconus Group
by David Gable To be diagnosed with Keratoconus (KC) is a bewildering experience. You have never heard the word before, you don’t understand why the optician can’t get your glasses…
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating Optometry School
Part Three by Marco Tovaglia When you graduate everything seems easy, you cannot wait to put your education into practice, not thinking you will encounter any particular difficulties in doing…
Class 2021 – Online
By Reece Hughes Class – ‘Contact Lenses of the Americas Specialist Symposium’ – is an initiative led by Carlos Mayoral (Key Account Manager – Latin America) whose vision was to…
Ортокератология как решение проблемы сухости глаз у пользователей мягких контактных линз
Мартин Конвей Большинство пользователей мягких контактных линз рано или поздно сталкиваются с проблемой сухости глаза при их ношении. Несмотря на развитие химии полимеров для контактных линз, которые включают дополнительные увлажняющие…
Terri Apter, Janine Walker & Sue Parrish – Sales Support Team
Please describe your roles at Contamac: Terri: As Sales Support Manager my job is to oversee and support the team with all customer service activities. Janine’s role as Senior Sales…
Happy 10th Anniversary to us! “ODs on Facebook”!
By Dr Alan Glazier I started the community on September 9, 2011. Based on my negative experience participating in the leading OD to OD forum at the time, I felt…
Refitting Success: Reducing Suction and Maximizing Oxygen Permeability
By Karen Carrasquillo, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA Case Summary Case of a 60-year-old woman with a history of keratoconus and dry eye syndrome in both eyes, history of corneal…
Taking Back Control of Myopia Management
By Martin Conway I have been spending a lot of my time lately on the expanding development of scleral lenses and, with that, the need for educational resources to support…
Сказка про рыбака – новый материал с повышенным ДК устраняет случаи микрокистозного отека
Мелисса Барнетт (Melissa Barnett), оптометрист, член Американской академии оптометристов (FAAO) Сквозная кератопластика у пациентов с кератоконусом может обеспечить хорошую длительную зрительную реабилитацию. В этой группе пациентов наблюдается невысокая частота случаев…