Review of Optometry articles from November 2001

Review of Optometry archives from November 2001

Americans with diagnosed diabetes. (In the News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 15, 2001... The number of Americans with diagnosed diabetes is projected to increase 165%-from 11 million in 2000 to 29 million in 2050, the Centers for Disease Control reports in the November issue of Diabetes Care. White men and women will see their...

e-dr. (In the News).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Businessman revives "doctor": e-dr. has been acquired by Herb Natkin, president of New Era Optical, in Chicago. Mr. Natkin was also one of e-dr.'s original investors. E-dr.'s headquarters will remain in Jacksonville, Fla.

Visudyne. (In the News).
November 15, 2001... Visudyne therapy reimbursement will expand to include treatment for patients with occult subfoveal neovascularization secondary to AMD, Novartis says.

British Contact Lens Association. (In the News).
November 15, 2001... The deadline for submission for the British Contact Lens Association's annual conference (in May 2002) is January 15, 2002. A 300-word abstract for papers or posters is required. See the Web site, www.bcla.org.uk, or e-mail Secretary General...

Mail Order Fray Not Over Yet: 1-800 Contacts considers refitting Acuvue patients in different lenses. (News Review).
November 15, 2001... Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to sell its contact lenses to alternate suppliers to settle federal antitrust litigation, but is that enough for some suppliers? 1800 Contacts claims that since signing the preliminary...

NEI Study: Antioxidants and Zinc May Reduce AMD Risk. (News Review).(National Eye Institute; age-related macular degeneration)
November 15, 2001... High levels of antioxidants and zinc may significantly reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration, according to the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). AREDS researchers found that patients at high risk of developing...

Babies Born After In Vitro Fertilization May Have More Ocular Abnormalities. (News Review).
November 15, 2001... Babies born as a result of in vitro fertilization frequently possess ocular abnormalities, researchers from Hadassah University Hospital in Israel have found. More live babies are born each year thanks to reproductive technology, such as...

Retinal Photos Indicate Risk of Stroke. (News Review).
November 15, 2001... Retinal microvascular abnormalities reflect damage from hypertension and other vascular processes. Previous research theorized that these abnormalities suggest a risk for stroke. But inconsistencies among various studies may be due to a...

New Extended Wear Lenses Get it Right. (News Review).(CIBA Vision; Bausch and Lomb extended wear contact lenses)
November 15, 2001... Now that 30-day extended wear has made a comeback in the United States, will the results be better this time around? So far, studies indicate that this is likely. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved CIBA Vision's...

Web Retailer to Drop OSI's Products. (News Review).(Go2Contacts.com; Ocular Sciences Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Ocular Sciences Inc. has resolved its litigation with Go2Contacts.com. The Internet-based retailer has agreed to a court order that prohibits it from selling or advertising OSI's products or substituting OSI's lenses with those of competitors,...

Green Cowboys In the OK Corral. (Editor's Page).(1-800 Contacts )
November 15, 2001... RICH KIRKNER The contact lens cowboys at 1-800 Contacts are at it again. This time, they're angling to send their customers to doctors who will prescribe the lenses 1-800 Contacts stocks. As ominous as these gunslingers seem, they're...

A Simple Plan For a Simple Man: Here's how to toss out life's stress and strain--without tossing your cookies. (Chairside).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Doctor, you know I am a reader... always have been. This week I am reading Living the Simple Life by Elaine St. James. She also wrote Simplify Your Life and Inner Simplicity. She must be very simple. Doctors should simplify. We can do...

Optometry: The Next Generation; The doctors of the future hold great promise for our profession. (Another Perspective).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... I recently had the pleasure of spending some time with fourth-year optometry students in Fort Worth, Texas. I was a speaker at a meet-the-industry program for these students, and what I learned about them gives me great hope for the future of...

Letters & E-Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
November 15, 2001... A Syndrome Whose Time has Come The list of computer lens "disadvantages" in the article "CVS: The Practical and the Clinical" (August 2001) suggests that optical treatments for computer vision syndrome (CVS) will most likely be plus...

Protect Your PC From Viruses: These three steps will prevent hackers from invading your computer. (Technology Review).
November 15, 2001... Not long ago, if someone mentioned "virus" I thought of being laid up with a fever. The word "worm" conjured images of balmy summer days fishing. Of course, now, these two words evoke fear and panic because they raise thoughts of computer...

Margins Are Steady Though Nerves Are Not: The bad news: Net income is stagnant. The good news: Margins are holding steady. (Income Survey).
November 15, 2001... On last year's National Panel, Doctors of Optometry income survey, optometrists reported a nice little lump in their income. But several of those doctors also predicted that last year's prosperity would not continue into this year. ...

Heidelberg Engineering.
November 15, 2001... DEAR DOCTOR: Our goal at Heidelberg Engineering is to help you to achieve early detection and management of the leading causes of blindness: glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. To achieve that end, we have...

Inside the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II: Find out how the HRT II's 3-D imaging of the optic nerve can improve your glaucoma detection and progression analysis.
November 15, 2001... One of the traditional ways to assess the optic nerve head in glaucoma has been the evaluation of stereoscopic disc photos by a glaucoma specialist. However, this requires a high level of expertise and can be very time consuming and expensive....

Practice Management Benefits of the HRT II: Find out what a difference the HRT II can make to an optometric practice's revenue stream.(diagnostic equipment and practice management)
November 15, 2001... For all its clinical utility, the HRT II's $32,990 price tag means practitioners need to calculate whether they have the patient population to justify the purchase. Fortunately, Medicare and most private insurers reimburse for objective imaging...

Clinical Application of the HRT II's Macular Edema Module: This software lets you quantify edema in a noninvasive and topographic way.
November 15, 2001... Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States and other Western societies. One study found that the condition affects 42 percent of type-1 and 80 percent of type-2 diabetic patients within 15 years of...

Computer Vision Care: Time to Raise the Noise Level; Our profession must address this growing need--for ourselves and for our patients. (Ophthalmic Lenses).
November 15, 2001... So far the response from the optometric community to computer vision care has been deafening in its silence. It reminds me of our profession's reaction to progressive lenses back in the mid-1960s. When the first progressive lenses from...

When Optometry Becomes A Pain in the Neck ... or back, or arms, or feet, or wrists. Pain doesn't have to be the price you pay for practice. (Practice Management).
November 15, 2001... There's this old joke in optometry: If you stand up to refract, you get back problems. If you sit, you get hemorrhoids. Although, if you've had either you probably don't think it's very funny. Aches and pains are the price you pay for...

Fluorescein Angiography Refresher Course: Here's how to interpret the findings of this useful diagnostic tool. (Diagnostic Technology).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Fluorescein angiography is an indispensable procedure that can help you investigate the integrity of the retinal vasculature. Some common conditions for which fluorescein angiography is indicated include atrophic macular degeneration, central...

Keratitis: A Quick and Accurate Approach to Diagnosis; Here's how you can diagnose and manage these vision-threatening disorders more efficiently. (Optometric Study Center).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Of all anterior segment conditions, keratitis may be one of the most threatening to eye health and vision. Because the cornea is avascular, the immune system, which normally aids in vascular tissue healing, becomes a liability rather than an...

Detect Glaucoma Suspects Earlier: The Blood Flow Analyzer (BFA) assists in detection of new glaucoma cases earlier, and improves your ability to monitor and manage your current glaucoma patients.
November 15, 2001... To say that the BFA has changed the way glaucoma specialist Sheldon Rabin, MD, diagnoses and manages the disease would be an understatement. In just a few months, Dr. Rabin has been able to detect glaucoma suspects before visual field loss and...

Differential Diagnosis Points to Mooren's Ulcer: Mooren's ulcer is a diagnosis of exclusion. This case highlights the importance of ruling out other conditions. (Case Report).
November 15, 2001... A local optometrist referred a 62-year-old white male to our clinic for a consult on a peripheral corneal opacity in the right eye. The patient reported that he had noticed hazy vision in this eye for about five years. He did not recall...

Who's Winning, Bugs or Drugs? New antibiotic weapons aid our attack in the war on bugs. (Research Review).(infectious keratatis treatment)
November 15, 2001... There has been a lot of talk about how some bacteria are becoming resistant to our strongest therapeutic agents. This is critical as we battle the ever more potent pathogens we see in infectious keratitis. Powerful Agents ...

Allergies or Atopic Dermatitis? Dermatitis can manifest as one or a multitude of ocular conditions. (Comanagement Q&A).
November 15, 2001... Q I have a patient with a mucopurulent conjunctivitis in her left eye with drying and cracking of the surrounding area. Is this atopic dermatitis? A Probably not, because this patient's condition is acute, says optometrist Paul Karpecki of...

Can Eye Injuries Lead to Tetanus? Tetanus shots aren't just for kids. Your injured patient may need a booster. (Cornea & Contact Lenses).
November 15, 2001... Q I just saw a patient with a significant abrasion and conjunctival laceration. It has been more than nine years since his last tetanus shot. Should I advise him to get a tetanus immunization? A Tetanus is not generally life-threatening in...

Patient's Vision Worsens in Weeks: How do you explain the poor acuity and fundus findings in this patient's right eye? (Retina Quiz).(central retinal vein occlusion)
November 15, 2001... A 68-year-old Hispanic female presented with a history of poor vision in her right eye for approximately six weeks. She waited to see if her vision would get better before coming in, but it seemed to worsen instead. She last saw her...

Mutation May Indicate Glaucoma: A simple DNA test may identify patients who are at risk for glaucoma. (Therapeutic Forum).
November 15, 2001... Glaucoma diagnosis and management continue to challenge most clinicians. It's especially difficult to diagnose glaucoma early in the disease. There's no way to identify in which patients the disease is likely to progress, and not all patients...

See It is 3-D. (Diagnostic Aids).(Heidelberg Engineering's HRT II)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Heidelberg Engineering's HRT II now features new imaging capabilities that will let you show your patients what their optic nerves look like in 3-D. You can use the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II) for glaucoma detection and...

Clean Those Lenses. (Diagnostic Aids).(Volk's new LensPen )(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Volk's new LensPen can clean any lens-coated surface that does not contact the eye. For example, you can use it to clean the lens surface on your BIO indirect or other condensing lenses. The LensPen lens cleaner offers a retractable brush...

All-Digital Devices. (Diagnostic Aids).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Ophthalmic Services offers two new products for optometrists. EVA is an electronic visual acuity system and FREDA is a frame-dispensing assistant. Both are all-digital products. EVA is a high-resolution, high-contrast computer monitor that...

Looking at Lenses. (Optical Equipment).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Tomey introduces its new TL-100 automated lensometer. The TL-100 offers automatic detection of progressive lenses, automatic hold and prism measurement. The instrument also reads RGP or orthokeratology contact lenses. The TL-100 features...

124 Varieties. (Optical Equipment).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Breitfeld & Schliekert now carries 124 varieties of screws--from self-tapping to self-locking with Tuflock, slotted to Phillips heads, German silver to stainless steel. Sizes range from 0.8mm to 1.7mm. Breitfeld & Schliekert also carries...

In-Office Lab Improvements. (Optical Equipment).(Santinelli International's SE-9090 edging system)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Santinelli International's new SE-9090 edging system now features automatic Crystal Cut edge polishing, automatic safety beveling (polished or frosted) and a large color display to help operators enter edging data. The SE-9090 uses...

Two in One. (Low Vision).(Advertising)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 15, 2001... Eschenbach has developed a product that your low vision patients can use as either a spotting telescope or a hand-held magnifier. They can use the Mobilux Far as a monocular telescope to spot an object at distance. Then, with the switch of a...

Hold the Body Paint. (Contact Lenses).(Cooper Vision's NFL Crazy Lenses)(Advertising)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 15, 2001... If you've watched professional football, you've seen the bare-chested fans who paint themselves from head to toe in their team colors. Now, these dedicated fans can also show their loyalty in their eyes--literally. CooperVision Inc. and...

Expanded Parameters. (Contact Lenses).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... CIBA Vision has expanded the parameters of its FreshLook ColorBlends honey and turquoise lenses to include powers ranging from +6.OOD to -8.00D in O.25D steps. With this expansion, all six shades of CIBA Vision FreshLook ColorBlends lenses...

A Toric That's Compatible. (Contact Lenses).(Advertising)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 15, 2001... Biocompatibles Eyecare has added Proclear Compatibles Toric to its Proclear family of soft contact lenses. With a back surface, prism ballast design, Proclear Compatibles Toric is available in a -1.25D cylinder or a -1.75D cylinder, with...

Opaque Expressions. (Contact Lenses).(CooperVision)
November 15, 2001... CooperVision expands its offering of specialty contact lenses with new Expressions opaque contact lenses. Colors are gray, green, blue, hazel and aqua. The lenses are available in a power range of +4.00D to -6.00D in 0.25D steps. ...

CIBA Picks up Distribution. (Contact Lenses).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 15, 2001... Choice A.B. aberration-blocking, soft contact lenses are now available exclusively from CIBA Vision, which recently acquired the exclusive license to market the lenses from Specialty Ultra Vision. Recommended for two-week replacement,...

Essilor's New PAL. (Ophthalmic Lenses).(Ovation 1.5 Index)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 15, 2001... Ovation 1.5 Index is the latest addition to Essilor's Ovation product line. This standard plastic progressive addition lens (PAL) features technology that matches wearers' needs by prescription to provide each patient with a custom fit. ...

New Lens in Trivex. (Ophthalmic Lenses).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Hoya Optical Laboratories' Phoenix lenses are now available in single vision and Hoya Wide progressive lenses. Phoenix is Hoya's proprietary version of PPG Industries' Trivex material. Hoya says the Phoenix lens is free of residual stress...

On the Web. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Invicta has launched a Web site for Solera lenses at www.soleralens.com. The Solera site uses the e-commerce capabilities of OpticalMall.com, a separate division of Invicta. When you click on a product on the Solera site, you go directly to...

Education, Lenses and CVS. (Marketing Materials).(Essilor of Ameri's Interview mid-distance lens)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Essilor of America has introduced new promotional materials for its Interview mid-distance lens. A new promotional aid and patient information sheet are now available to practitioners. The promotional aid gives you and your staff tips on...

Nautica Young Adult. (Frames).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... This new Marchon collection includes six styles--one male, two female and three unisex. Four are metal and two are zyl. Style N9002 is a unisex geometric metal with spring hinge and extended end piece. Colors include satin midnight blue, moss,...

Nina Ricci. (Frames).
November 15, 2001... L'Amy added three new frames for women to this collection. All feature metal drill-mounts. NR 2114 is a deep oval in size 52/17-135. Colors are silver with a light blue crystal end piece or shiny pale gold with a dark red crystal end...

Versailles. (Frames).
November 15, 2001... This new grouping from Viva International Group for Catherine Deneuve Lunettes includes four metal frames with spring hinges. Colors are blush, French lavender, red rose, earthy brown, taupe, silver and gold. CD 140 is a soft egg shape in...

Jerry Spring-er. (Frames).
November 15, 2001... This addition to ClearVision's Kenneth Cole line features an ultra-flexible, single-action spring temple. Jerry Springer is a rectangular wire rim frame. Colors include bronze matte, silver matte and sea grass. Sizes are 49/19-135 and...

Porsche. (Frames).
November 15, 2001... Rodenstock North America has launched its new Porsche Design collection, which includes nine ophthalmic frames. The frames cover a variety of fashions, from titanium drilled rimless models in aviator style (model 7003) to rectangular (model...

Meetings & Conferences.
November 15, 2001... November * 29-December 2. Vision Therapy 2, Phoenix. Sponsored by Baltimore Academy for Behavioral Optometry and Optometric Extension Program. CE hours: 28. Contact Theresa Krejci, 110 Old Padonia Road, Suite 300, Cockeysville, MD 21030;...

WWW.WISECONTACTUS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Developed and endorsed by leading eyecare professionals, The WISe-solutions program is unparalleled at helping you build your practice, retain patients and reactivate lost ones. The program -- free to all Wise customers -- includes unequaled...

WWW.NOVARTISOPHTHALMICS.COM/US. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Novartis Ophthalmics, a leading ophthalmic pharmaceuticals company, recently launched its redesigned Web site: www.novartisophthalmics.com/us. In addition to patient' consumer and managed care routes, ophthalmologists and other healthcare...

WWW.1CONTACTS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... This online service for practitioners helps patients return to you for replacement contact lenses with 24-hour online ordering that you control and 1Contacts.com manages. You set the price of the lenses, the prescription expiration and the...

WWW.BRIOTUSA.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Briot USA's new Web site showcases our complete line of lens finishing equipment, including the popular Accura all-in-one edger. The site is loaded with helpful product information and practical guidelines for evaluating the benefits of...

WWW.EYEDESIGNS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Eye Designs, the leaders in custom ophthalmic interiors, introduces its newest Web site: www.eyedesigns.com. The site features a photo tour of actual offices, photos of opticals featuring our numerous furniture collections, an online...

WWW.HEINE.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Our newly revised Web site offers customers a complete online resource for information on the entire line of Heine Ophthalmic equipment. Additions to the www.heine.com include a user-friendly navigation interface, a complete and organized...

WWW.MEDINOTES.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... MediNotes Corporation designs and markets innovative software for medical practices. * Charting Plus is the most effective and affordable Electronic Medical Record available. Users can quickly and accurately document patient information...

WWW.SIGNETARMORLITE.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Signet Armorlite holds exclusive distributorships for KODAK lenses worldwide and for 3M optical supply products in the United States. On our Web site you'll find technical information for all of SA's lenses. Consumers can locate eyecare...

WWW.UNILENS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... The Unilens Web site (www.unilens.com) provides a comprehensive review of our diverse portfolio of specialty contact lenses. * A Company Overview * New Products and Technology * Soft Multifocal Lenses * RGP Multifocal Products...

WWW.CON-CISE.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... For more than a year, Con-Cise Contact Lens Co. has provided its customers with an informative, interactive Web site for ordering contact lenses and products. Orders for soft contact lenses received by 5 p.m. (PST, Monday through Friday) are...

WWW.LASIKINSTITUTE.ORG. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... The LASIK Institute is the definitive source in LASIK education. Founded as a resource for refractive physicians, the LASIK Institute features the free definitive patient Internet portal, lasikinstitute.org. Now I Spanish! Offering in-depth...

WWW.FCI-OPHTHALMICS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Visit the FCI Ophthalmics Web site to see our complete selection of: * Punctum plugs. * Lacrimal intubation systems, both bicanicular and monocanicular, including Mini Monoka, Ritleng and Crawford Systems. * The new bioceramic...

WWW.VEATCHINSTRUMENTS.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Veatch Ophthalmic Instruments, a leading supplier of capital equipment, supplies and service since 1988, invites you to shop at its redesigned e-commerce site. Some features: * Supplies Online - Order bulbs, batteries and those hard-to-find...

WWW.SOLA.COM & WWW.ENIGMAEYEWEAR.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Discover sola.com for product information, free online continuing education and eyecare information. Explore enigmaeyewear.com to learn about the latest innovation in lens technology.

WWW.STEREOOPTICAL.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Stereo Optical Company is the leading manufacturer of vision-testing equipment since 1949. We strive to deliver products that exceed our customers' expectations, offering equipment to rapidly, accurately and economically test vision. Stereo...

WWW.VOLK.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... The Volk Web site @ www.volk.com is one of the most comprehensive and searchable Web sites for the eyecare professional. Now you can buy our products online at our volkStore. Our Web site offers warranty registration, as well as information and...

WWW.SUPPLEYE.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Suppleye.com is a powerful Internet-based purchasing and inventory management system designed exclusively for ophthalmic ASCs. The system integrates barcode technology to automate IOL reordering and reporting processes, and it simplifies the...

WWW.KEELERUSA.COM. (Web Showcase).
November 15, 2001... Keeler, the world leader in optometric and ophthalmic products, now has a world-leading Web site to match. Come visit us to view more than 100 products, from diagnostic to surgical. Special features allow you to request a quotation on-line,...

What Accounts for Eye's White, Frothy Appearance? (Diagnostic Quiz).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... Andrew S. Gurwood History A 57-year-old black male presented for a routine eye examination with a chief complaint of blurred vision at near. His ocular and systemic histories were otherwise noncontributory. Diagnostic Data ...