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This element of contact lens wear is easily overlooked but is one of the most important steps to ensuring success and health for your contact lens patients. optometricinsights.com/make-…

With the coronavirus pandemic raging through the United States, many eyecare offices were forced to close temporarily for the purpose of keeping patients and staff safe. optometricinsights.com/is-te…

When you fix one problem for a patient, don’t forget that you may have fixed another one at the same time. READ MORE: optometricinsights.com/two-f…

Watch this video to learn when to consider Lacrisert for patients with #dryeye youtu.be/teLGhS5D05A

Watch this video to learn all about ophthalmic inserts for dry eyes! #optometry ow.ly/KHBp50B0o6c

Watch this video to learn when to consider punctal plugs for patients with #dryeye ow.ly/MiuL50ATA8g

Watch this video to learn all about punctal occlusion! #optometry ow.ly/n7vx50ATA4P

LATEST READ 🤓 I wanted to says thanks for all that you have done for our family over the last 10 years. I cannot believe what we did not know in 2020 when we started seeing you. Back then, little Sam was 5 years old ... ow.ly/8iKp50ARtFm

Many of you may recall the days when lenses were annual and when fitting sets didn’t exist. READ MORE: ow.ly/vj2p50ADdk2

For patients who have this small amount of cylinder, we always attempt a daily disposable toric lens and see what the outcome is. ow.ly/eDI650ADcPl

If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a million times: “That place is selling contact lenses for about what I pay for them. How am I ever going to compete?” READ MORE: ow.ly/KxjN50ADc9S

Identifying the cause of a patient’s headache can be tricky. READ MORE: ow.ly/hBul50ADaEn

The line of Marx (LOM) is the mucocutaneous junction that separates the anterior keratinized epithelium from the palpebral conjunctiva (Doughty, 2013). Under normal circumstances, the LOM resides posterior to the meibomian glands (MGs) on Read more: ow.ly/6WcF50AD9Tl

Desiccating stress is not a new term, but it is a highly underused one. It describes things that cause stress upon the ocular surface. READ MORE: ow.ly/4C9a50ADbsj

Watch this video to learn the effect of lid seal issues on dry eyes! #optometry ow.ly/Fdwv50A23Gu

Watch this video to learn how to manage lid seal problems in #dryeye patients! ow.ly/IoDE50A23DO

Some patients have been told that they can’t wear lenses because they have presbyopia, astigmatism, too high of a prescription, too low of a prescription, eye dryness, or a host of other reasons. READ MORE: ow.ly/nwCr50zOrJs

Watch this video to learn how to become an expert at managing dry eye! #optometry ow.ly/PHGZ50zOrgb