Articles
2008 Annual Contact Lens Update
Our annual report points to growth in the overall contact lens market and a number of solid opportunities for optometric practices
Business Advisor
The Partnership Analysis
Chronic Dry Eye
Choosing the best treatment requires thorough diagnostics and the recommendation of therapies with proven results
Coding
Hang on to What You've Earned
Fitting Beyond The Chair
Prescribe contact lenses that fit lifestyles and exceed patient expectations
Improve The Tone of Your Practice Phone
How to optimize your primary means of patient communication
By JOHN R. SCIBAL O.D., Morehead
Instrumental strategies
Nidek’s AFC-230 non-mydriatic camera
Lessons
Things that time hasn’t changed
Maps You'll Treasure
How to use the capabilities of your corneal topographer to get the information you need
O.D. TO O.D.
Are the Best-Laid Plans of New O.D.s Made Too Late?
By Walter D. West, O.D., F.A.A.O., Chief
Practice pulse
AOA Forms National Commission on Vision and Health
Prepare to go Paperless
Federal and state initiatives as well as other factors may influence your decision sooner than you think
Reflections
My presidency
Soft Toric Contact Lenses
Today's technology allows you to offer the best contact lens options for patients who have astigmatism
By RONALD K. WATANABE, OD, FAAO
Therapeutics: Treat Ocular Surface Disease
Topical antibiotic offers proven efficacy, high viscosity and may improve drug compliance
Viewpoint
We don’t always play by the rules
Wet AMD: New Theories and Treatments
In the final part of this two-part series, we explain how Anti-VEGF therapies are leading a growing list of promising new approaches