Review of Optometry articles from August 2001

Review of Optometry archives from August 2001

Applications for Schools Drop 25%.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Applications to all schools of health professions are down, optometry included. Applications to optometry schools have dropped 25% in the past two years, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) reports. The decline...

Must We Upgrade Windows--Again?(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... This new OS is not yet problem-free, but it's packed full of useful features. Microsoft will soon release Windows XP, it's new operating system (OS). Because Microsoft is beginning to phase out support for Windows 95, this may be a good...

The Palm-AR (automatic refractor).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The Palm-AR (automatic refractor) and the Palm-ARK (automatic refractor/keratometer) bring portability to the Marco Technologies product line. You can take readings from either the screen display or the printout. You can print using the...

Mesopic Vision and Glare Sensitivity.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... If you're looking for a tool for testing mesopic vision and glare sensitivity, Oculus recently introduced the Mesotest II. Oculus says mesopic vision and glare sensitivity testing are important supplements to photopic vision testing, especially...

Vision Testing.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The Stimuli from Haag-Streit is an alternative to automated projectors. This system includes an Apple iMac computer with a built-in monitor and a hand controller. You can calibrate a Stimuli unit for long, short or folded examination rooms...

Aberrometer.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Bausch & Lomb's Zywave aberrometer recently received FDA approval. The Zywave lets you examine the eye's entire optical system. This new aberrometer uses wavefront technology, which reflects a light beam off the retina to determine unique...

Education on the 'Net.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) redesigned and restructured its Web site, www.arbo.org, and added new searchable databases. ARBO operates two services in addition to the primary site intended for state boards: the...

Portable Kit.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Eschenbach recently updated its Portable Kit to include a diagnostic range of vision aids for both near and distance tasks. Among the aids in the kit are hand-held magnifiers, stand magnifiers, spectacles and telescopes. Each kit also comes...

Punctal Occlusion.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... If you're looking for pointers on punctal occlusion, Odyssey now offers a complimentary CD-ROM that instructs you on insertion and removal of the Parasol Punctal Occluder. Additionally, the company now offers a 30-day pop-out guarantee....

Daily Progressive.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Now, your presbyopic patients can wear daily disposable multifocal contact lenses. CIBA Vision's Focus Dailies Progressive lenses are available in the United States. Focus Dailies lenses combine the progressive power profile of Focus...

Cleaning Drop.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... There's a new product in Allergan's Complete line for soft contact lenses: Complete Blink-N-Clean. The company says it's more than a rewetting drop; it allows wearers to enjoy cleaner, clearer lenses during wear. One to two drops of...

On the Web.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Rodenstock has launched a specialty store on the Eyefinity Web site. The Rodenstock Company Store lets you browse information about Rodenstock frames and lenses. The store will be enabled with e-commerce capabilities in the third quarter of...

No Preservative, No Rub.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... CIBA Vision's AOSEPT Clear Care cleaning and disinfecting solution is a new one-bottle, no-rub care system with no added preservatives. This multi-purpose solution uses peroxide to disinfect and clean. CIBA says recent research indicates...

Software and the Web.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... MaximEyes 4.1 is now a fully integrated practice management/e-commerce solution. First Insight integrated its practice management software, maximEyes, with paradEyes.com and optometry.net. ParadEyes.com is an e-commerce platform, and...

Furniture Collection.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Eye Designs presents the Stylus collection of furniture. Stylus is a collection of modular, semi-custom displays and furniture. The collection includes multiple styles in both modern and traditional designs.

Semi-finished.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Rodenstock Progressiv life C 1.56 index lenses are now available in semi-finished blanks. Progressiv life C is made with Rodenstock's automated prescription technology (APT) process, using a monomer molded to the prescription. The...

Kids' Eyewear Package.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Essilor Laboratories' new eyewear package for children includes LiteStyle Kids lenses and a choice of 20 frames from Flintstones or Scooby-Doo lines. LiteStyle Kids lenses are made of polycarbonate with Essilor's TD2 scratch-resistant...

Marchon Airlock.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The frames in this screwless, three-piece, rimless collection are made of beta titanium. The screwless mounting system utilizes a tapered metal insert encased in a precisely engineered bushing to lock into the lens and prevent lens splintering....

ClearVision Collection.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Three new women's models join the ClearVision collection. All three feature spring hinges. Helen is a semi-rimless style with PVC nose pads; colors are caramel, rose and blue. SS-4 sports a large almond shape with PVC nose pads, in colors gold,...

Poolside Glamour.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... This addition to Viva International's Candies Eyes collection includes six plastic sunwear styles. All Poolside Glamour styles feature lyx lenses that provide UV protection. Frame shapes range from "big glam" to cat eyes to rectangular, in...

Ray-Ban Wings II.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... This sunwear style is a remake of the shield--a classic from past collections, Luxottica says. Ray-Ban Wings II (RB3144) is available in large and small sizes, both with 125mm temples. All lenses are polycarbonate. The color palette...

Is it OK to Delegate Refraction?(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Optometrists are split over this highly charged issue. Where do you stand? Optometrists are sharply divided on whether they should allow staff to refract. About half of the doctors in our National Panel, Doctors of Optometry survey say...

Corneal Topography Grand Rounds.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... This technology can help you uncover the cause of contact lens problems. What do you do when a longtime, successful rigid lens wearer now complains of discomfort and reduced vision? Or, when an otherwise healthy contact lens patient...

CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHERS.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHERS Manufacturer Model/ List Price Paradigm Medical Dicon CT 200/ Industries, Inc. N/a 2355 S. 1070 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 1-800-742-0671...

AMD Photo Atlas.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... ALEXANDER, LARRY J. Here's your guide to the many faces of this sight-threatening disease. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a significant morbidity problem, especially as the population ages. Timely, accurate diagnosis is...

FUNDUS CAMERAS.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... FUNDUS CAMERAS Manufacturer Model/ Type List Price Canon USA CF-60UVi/N/A Mydriatic 1 Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 CR6-45 NM/N/A Non-Mydriatic...

BINOCULAR INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPES.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... BINOCULAR INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPES Manufacturer Model/ Adjustment List Price Features Heine USA Ltd. Sigma 100 Height of optics relative 1 Washington Ctr. Spectacle Mount/ to...

AUTOMATED PERIMETERS.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... AUTOMATED PERIMETERS Manufacturer Model/ Test mode List Price Haag-Streit USA Octopus 101/ Static-and computer Octopus Division N/A assisted kinetic-...

TONOMETERS.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... TONOMETERS Manufacturer Model/ Type Warranty List Price Canon USA TX-10/ Non-contact 1year parts, labor One Canon Plaza N/A Lake Success, NY 11042...

How and Why Use Oral Meds.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Uncommon cases require different methods. Here's where oral ophthalmic drugs fit in. When Oregon passed its orals and injectables bill in late June, it became the 37th state to allow optometrists some measure of oral therapeutic...

CVS: The Practical and the Clinical.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Here's what to do when your computer-using patients say, 'Doctor, my computer hurts my eyes.' Economists nave said it takes two generations (70-80 years) to implement new technology. The first computer (made in 1946) weighed 30 tons, was...

Researchers' Read On Topography.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... How accurate a picture can you get of the cornea? Here's what the literature says about two units. There's constantly new research into the applications and accuracy of advanced technology that eventually ends up in our offices. One such...

HSV vs. HZV: How To Differentiate.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... A patient was referred for herpes zoster, but key signs told a different story. Q What are some distinguishing signs of primary herpes simplex? A Primary herpes simplex (HSV-1) is a disease that affects 90% of people before early...

Topography-Aided Refractive Surgery.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Patients with higher-order aberrations may have some hope of correction. Q What are the principles behind the sophisticated topography-driven software applications for refractive surgery? A This new type of software, now in...

How Do You Know IOP is Low Enough?(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Consulting the AGIS study aids this case of advanced unilateral glaucoma. A 57-year-old white female presented in mid-June after noticing "a big change" in her vision over the past six months. Her medical history was significant for...

Is Grainy Picture A Diagnostic Clue?(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... And, can white spots along the arcade explain the patient's visual symptoms? A 33-year-old white female presented as an emergency complaining of blurred vision and difficulty focusing in her left eye. She also complained of a central...

Episcleritis: An Everyday Infection.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... A non-specific tissue inflammation causes increasingly red eyes. A 45-year-old white female presents to your office with a history of increasing redness in the right eye, which she says had an abrupt onset about a day before. She describes...

Blurry Vision, Subtle Finding.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... History A 63-year-old black male presented complaining of blurred vision at near O.U. History was positive for systemic hypertension. Diagnostic Data Best-corrected acuity was 20/25 O.U. at distance and 20/40 O.U. at near....

Vistakon Settles Acuvue Suit.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Johnson & Johnson's Vision Care division, Vistakon, reached a settlement in late July in the class-action lawsuit over its Acuvue and 1-Day Acuvue lenses. The lawsuit, filed 1996 in Camden, N.J., alleged that Vistakon's marketing created a...

A Step Closer to 30-Day Extended Wear.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... You may be able to again prescribe 30-day extended wear for your contact lens patients as early as the fall--with less risk than you found a dozen years ago. The FDA's Ophthalmic Devices Panel unanimously recommended approval of CIBA...

Keep the Promise On Ergo Rules.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Organized optometry and other health-related groups must hold the Bush administration to its promise of rewriting federal ergonomic standards for work-related musculoskelatal disorders. The president signed legislation repealing the...

The Customer Takes a Stand.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... I needed new chairs and stands, but I didn't need to be ignored in the process. There are a few people in this world I just love. Yes, my wife is, most of the time, one of them. I do not, however, reserve my love and devotion to family...

Extended Wear: Will We Get It?(CIBA Vision Night and Day contact lens -- 30-day wear)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Convicted without a trial once, this time its future is in our hands. The desire for extended-wear vision correction probably dates back to the first time a nearsighted caveman walked into a cave wall. Patients loved extended wear so...

Try This Strategy For Survival.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... My kudos for the insightful article "Can You Survive the Ultimate Challenge?" (April 2001). This article quotes analyst Jeffrey Stein as saying, "The customer doesn't necessarily want to go back to the doctor of optometry, and doctors...

How to Measure Staff Performance.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Navigating the ins and outs of performance evaluations. If you operate a small practice or if your employees already do a great job, do you really need to conduct formal performance evaluations? Yes, practice management consultants say....

Exorcise the Slow Days.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The back-to-school rush is tapering off an prospects can look pretty dim as people buckle down before end-of-the-year splurges. If it weren't for Halloween, retail prospects would be grim in the fall. Andrew Chong, O.D., La Puente, CA,...

Monstrous Turnout for Trunk Show.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Glenn Deshaw, O.D., Irving, TX, begins his WildEyes [R] promotions in September. That's when he puts on a trunk show. Costumed friends and employees walk outside his practice, carrying signs that say, "Follow me to EYECARE of Irving." Last...

Don't Judge an Alien by Its Spaceship.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Stereotype your patients and you'll miss opportunities One thing Caroline Nibler, O.D., Renton, WA, has learned is that you just can't tell by looking who is going to want the WildEyes [R] contact lenses. Sure, older teens and young adults...

Message to Staff: Play Along.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... There's a question on the application form of Brent H. Gandolfi, O.D., Gurnee, IL, that might make some prospective employees scratch their heads: Do you agree to dress in costume for Halloween? "It's mandatory," Dr. Gandolfi says, explaining...