Review of Optometry articles from February 2001

Review of Optometry archives from February 2001

Kirby Puckett.(former Minnesota Twin and glaucoma patient has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
February 15, 2001... Kirby Puckett, formerly of the Minnesota Twins, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Perhaps the United States' most famous glaucoma patient, Mr. Puckett, 40, amassed more hits (2,040) in his first 10 full seasons than any...

Bausch & Lomb.
February 15, 2001... Profits for Bausch & Lomb slid almost 80% in 2000 from the year earlier, and were off about 70% in the fourth quarter 2000 vs. the same period a year earlier. Revenues were just about flat. In releasing its statement of earnings, the...

CIBA Vision.(Betimol marketing rights revert to Santen)
February 15, 2001... CIBA Vision's marketing rights for Betimol (timolol) have reverted to Santen, which has changed the logo and packaging.

Antitrust Suit Goes to Court.(American Optometric Association, Vistakon, Bausch and Lomb, CIBA Vision, and others charged with restricting competition from mail-order contact lens companies)
February 15, 2001... Optometrists will participate in a different kind of contact lens trial. It's been building for 7 years, but the antitrust lawsuit against the AOA, three contact lens manufacturers and a score of individual optometrists will finally come...

1-800 Contacts Says Texas O.Ds. Are Corralling Contact Lens Sales.
February 15, 2001... They do everything big in Texas--including misinformation campaigns. 1-800 Contacts is blitzing its customers in the Lone Star state with the aim to influence Texas legislators to the way it wants to do business. The company sent out...

Optometry in Cyberspace: How O.D.s' Web Sites Stack Up.
February 15, 2001... Optometrists are split right down the middle on the idea of selling themselves on the Web. This month, we asked the participants of our National Panel, Doctors of Optometry, to tell us about their practice-based Web sites. More than half--53...

Do Mobile Phones Cause Eye Cancer?
February 15, 2001... Should you add mobile phones to the list of indulgent but dangerous cancer risks, including cigarettes, smoked meats and alcohol? The jury is still out, but one preliminary study suggests there may be an association between mobile phones...

My Dog Knows Better than This.(discussion of 1-800 Contacts suit against Texas optometrists)
February 15, 2001... There's something about putting a piece of plastic with refractive properties on extremely sensitive tissue such as the eye for a prolonged period of time. This plastic should enable the person to see well enough to function and interact with...

Things to Do Today.(an optometrist's priority list)
February 15, 2001... Optometry has many demands. It takes a lot of time to be an optometrist every day. Very few optometrists watch soap operas, for example. We have things to do instead--like read magazines. Patients always come first. No, wait, breakfast...

Has Optometry Become Myopic?(discussion of the future of optometry)
February 15, 2001... Our profession faces great challenges, but the greatest come from within. Editor's note: Dr. Epstein joins the consulting editorial team of Review of Optometry as Director of Optometric Programs. This is his first monthly column that will...

Don't Forget The Children.(more doctors of optometry needed for children's eyecare)
February 15, 2001... Editor: The article "Will There Be Too Many O.D.s by 2010?" (November 2000) raises some interesting questions. One answer to this potential oversupply of O.D.s lies in the scope of services practices offer. An increasingly underserved area of...

How to Fill An Empty Job.(hiring optometic personnel)
February 15, 2001... There's a right way and a wrong way to approach the application process. Hiring new employees is a costly endeavor. There's the price of the ad, the time you spend interviewing, hiring and training, and the loss of productivity in the...

Hey, BigShot!(screen magnifier program to help presbyopic and visually impaired patients read computer screens)
February 15, 2001... New software might make it easier for patients to see their computer screens. A new screen magnifier program called BigShot might help your presbyopic and visually impaired patients more easily read what's on their computer screens. The...

Photostressing To Detect AMD.(age-related macular degeneration)
February 15, 2001... The handheld Eger Macular Stressometer uses photostress principles to identify patients who exhibit signs of macular degeneration and other maculopathies before the diseases affect their vision. The device stresses the macula with a...

See It Up Close.(with the new 1510-41 pocket magnifier from Eschenbach)
February 15, 2001... The new 1510-41 pocket magnifier from Eschenbach is an illuminated, hand-held magnifier with a lens that's 60mm in diameter and offers magnification of 16D. The acrylic lens features Eschenbach's scratch-resistant ceratec coating. A hinged...

Cut It Out.(with GlareCutter lenses from Corning Medical Optics)
February 15, 2001... Your photophobic patients now have a new therapeutic option: the new CPF 450X GlareCutter lens. Corning Medical Optics developed this photochromic filter lens for your light-sensitive patients to use outdoors. Doctors have used previous...

Head 'em Up, Move 'em Out.(Bausch and Lomb LENSender delivery system ships lenses directly to patients)
February 15, 2001... With Bausch & Lomb's new LENSender delivery system, you can have your patients' B&L lenses shipped directly to them. The service may help you retain patients who might otherwise just buy the initial supply from your office. LENSender also may...

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away.(Poche introduces new Galaxy collection of contact lens cases)
February 15, 2001... For your patients who complain about carrying around their contact lenses, cases and solutions, Poche introduces its Galaxy collection of fashion eye care cases. Each case is a small, wallet-like container that holds the contact lens case and...

New Beta Blocker.(Betimol now marketed by Santen Pharmaceutical)
February 15, 2001... Santen Pharmaceutical is now marketing Betimol (timolol ophthalmic solution). This topical beta blocker is indicated for the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma. Betimol is...

Making Adjustments.(to eyeglass frames)
February 15, 2001... Your paraoptometrics and assistants can get updated information on fitting frames in the 2001 edition of Frame Adjusting, a guidebook from Primary Eyecare Network. The revised book combines the art and science of adjusting ophthalmic frames,...

Silky Sophia.(Sophia Loren eyeglass frames from Zyloware)
February 15, 2001... When your patients choose SL T706 and T707, the two latest designs in the Sophia Loren titanium styles from Zyloware, they'll get a free 100% silk, 35-inch scarf from the Sophia Loren Accessories collection. The frames also come with a...

Titanium 2001.(eyeglass frames from Tanos are available from Marchon)
February 15, 2001... Tanos' four new titanium frames for 2001 feature pure titanium temples, bridges, end pieces and pad arms. Eyewires are made of beta titanium, a material that can be made thinner and more flexible than titanium. The frames, available from...

Uptown Style.(Yorktown Style Designer Series of eyeglass frames from Fashion Optical Displays)
February 15, 2001... The Yorktown Style Designer Series is one of 11 new designs Fashion Optical Displays offers in 2001. These new frame displays come in sizes that hold 60, 75, or 90 frames, with your choice of fluorescent or halogen lighting. Choose from...

How I Dealt with a Bad Case of 'Seller's Remorse'.(optometrist discusses difficulties in buying a practice from someone who decides not to let go of it)
February 15, 2001... A good relationship with a disgruntled seller turned sour. Here's how I handled it. Editor's note: This doctor shares his personal story. Sources confirm it to be factual. The author requests anonymity to avoid further legal problems. ...

CVS: The Causes are Real ... So are These Cures.(computer vision syndrome)
February 15, 2001... These cases illustrate that a thorough work-up can relieve the pain and strain of computer use. As more of our patients use computers at work, school and home, growing numbers will come to our offices with the symptoms of computer-related...

2nd Annual Dry Eye Report The CLIDE Files.(contact lens-induced dry eye syndrome)
February 15, 2001... How custom-tailored care keeps patients in their contacts. A 47-year-old woman had successfully worn contact lenses for 35 years, but now complained of dryness that reduced her wearing time from full waking time to 5 hours or less. Even...

2nd Annual Dry Eye Report Dry Eye Management for the New Century.
February 15, 2001... The latest on causes and treatments. Treatment of ocular surface disease, including dry eye, has become an important part of optometric practice. And, when you consider that 35% of the U.S. population has symptoms related to dry eyes--for...

Histopathological Studies Confirm Rare Carcinoma.(limbal tumor)
February 15, 2001... Referral for routine red eye reveals limbal tumor. An 81-year-old white male was promptly referred to the eye clinic with the complaint of a red eye for the past 1-2 weeks. The referring doctor described redness in the medial aspect of the...

Beta-blockers: Treat with Care.(protecting gluacoma patients from drug interactions)
February 15, 2001... Follow these precautions before you put a glaucoma patient on a beta-blocker. Q Before starting a patient on a topical beta blocker, do you routinely recommend a physical exam? A Not usually, says optometrist Bruce Onofrey, who has a...

How to Manage Post-LASIK Ptosis.(laser in situ keratomileusis ocmplications)
February 15, 2001... The potential causes are many. Here's how to approach it. Q I have a patient who presented with a post-LASIK lid droop shortly after surgery. What could have caused this, and what treatments may help? A There are actually myriad causes...

Protection for Normal Tension.
February 15, 2001... Although IOPs were normal, a family history spurs glaucoma treatment. A 51-year-old black male came in for a primary care eye exam. His chief complaint centered on a gradual decrease in clarity to both his distance and near vision. ...

Subtle Findings In Posterior Pole.(treatment of choriodal folds)
February 15, 2001... Angiography confirms the changes, but doesn't explain their etiology. A 67-year-old Hispanic male complained of trouble reading newsprint. He began wearing reading glasses at about age 40, but said his problem steadily worsened over the...

Dry Corneas? Consider the Lid.(eyelid laxity)
February 15, 2001... Surgery corrects lid laxity, but treat the keratitis in the meantime. A 57-year-old white female presents in your office complaining of a 3-month history of a dry, gritty sensation in both eyes. She reports that her symptoms increased in...

Web Site Contest: And the Winner is ...(Trevor Hay wins the Review of Optometry's first Web site contest)
February 15, 2001... Trevor Hay, an independent optometrist in Portland, Ore., is the winner of Review of Optometry's first Web site contest. Our panel of judges selected his www.myidoc.com site the best of all entries. He wins a Palm Pilot. Dr. Hay practices...