Review of Optometry articles from October 2001

Review of Optometry archives from October 2001

Optometrists Answer the Call for Help.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... On September 12, Meriden, Conn., optometrist Craig Nielsen heard on the radio that there was a need for eye doctors in New York City to help remove debris from the eyes of rescuers. Dr. Nielsen, president of the Connecticut Optometric...

At Ground Zero: One O.D.'s Story.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... On the morning of September 11, the weather was about as perfect as it gets in New York City. The sun was shining with hardly a cloud in the brilliant blue sky. The air was warm a dry, with just a crisp hint of autumn. At 8:48 a.m.,...

Patients with epilepsy.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Patients with epilepsy who use the drug Topamax (topiramate) may experience drug-induced secondary angle closure glaucoma, says OrthoMcNeil, the drug's manufacturer. Symptoms of blurred vision and eye pain typically occur within the first...

InSite Vision.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... InSite Vision is launching the first genetic test for glaucoma. OcuGene screens for gene mutations associated with primary open angle glaucoma. The test requires no special equipment or training, InSite Vision says. The test kit includes a pair...

"Uncle" Frank Fontana.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... "Uncle" Frank Fontana, O.D., has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2001-2002, by the Alumni Association of the Illinois College of Optometry. The alumni association says Dr. Fontana distinguished himself by serving the college...

Optical Suppliers Volunteer Support.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... The disaster of September 11 brought an outpouring of support and contributions from the ophthalmic community. Here's a sampling: * Safilo USA donated 1,600 pairs of Carrera and Smith goggles and sport shields to the FBI and 750 pairs of...

Marchon Pulls Unfortunate Flexon Ad.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... On the morning of September 11, Marchon Eyewear moved quickly to cancel TV spots for its newly launched Flexon ad campaign. The company also began pulling print ads from consumer and trade magazines that had not yet gone to press. The print...

Eye Exams Are Up, Frame Sales Down.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Eye exams were up slightly in the first half of the year, reports VisionWatch, an on-going study that gathers responses from 72,000 consumers on eyewear and eye-care habits. The survey projects that 47.4 million people 18 and older had an eye...

Marchon Puts Conterfeiters on Notice.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Marchon Eyewear is prodding authorities to clamp down on knockoffs. So far, two Korean suppliers have been sentenced to prison, and counterfeiters in South Africa and China have been raided for fake frames. "We will continue to mount...

The Heartless Need Not Apply.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... The events of September 11 affected optometrists in unique ways- ways in which such events can only affect doctors. As your magazine, we have an obligation to chronicle that. But that's not the real story here. Yes, individual doctors...

Support Your Local Politico.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... For our lobbyists and political pals, Optometry Day is more than once a year. We have enough problems. We're busy explaining to Mr. Frappert why his right lens fell out as he was driving to the Big-A-Mart, where the guy who stocks bread...

Life is Always About Change.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Sometimes, though, it's not for the better. Whenever I travel--and I travel a lot--coming home is usually my favorite part of the journey. Approaching LaGuardia Airport from the south, we might pass to the left, sometimes to the right and,...

LETTERS.
October 15, 2001... Attorneys' Take on Glaucoma: Refer I thoroughly enjoyed the article "The Compliance Conundrum" (July 2001). It will be of great help in my practice. I would offer to add a little information that recently became available. A recent...

Dealing With The State Board.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Handle the situation with care and you can keep yourself out of hot water. One of the most frightening moments in your professional life can occur when you get a notice from the state board alleging regulatory wrongdoing on your part. It...

An O.D.'s Primer On Ultrasound.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... A-scans and B-scans are helpful comanagement tools. Here's how they work and how to use them. Ultrasonography is quite a helpful tool, especially for O.D.s who comanage cataract surgery. The two chief types of ophthalmic ultrasound are...

Wavefront Technology.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Topcon Medical Systems introduces the new KR-9000PW wavefront analyzer. This device incorporates an auto-refractor, auto-keratometer and computerized color corneal mapping system. The KR-9000PW provides sphere, cylinder and axis...

Versatile Vision Tester.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... The Optec 3500 vision tester by Stereo Optical Company obtains pre- and postsurgical information on refractive and cataract surgery patients. The Optec 3500 lets you test vision under both day and night conditions. A microprocessor...

Not Only in Europe.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Kay Pictures pediatric eye exam products are now available in the United States. The Kay Pictures near point and distance acuity tests use22 different images, such as an apple, fish, house, truck, clock and cup. Each image is identified by its...

More Powers To the Torics.
October 15, 2001... CIBA Vision expanded the parameters of its FreshLook Toric lens to include plus powers up to +4.OOD. The FreshLook Toric lens is now available in a spherical power range of +4.OOD to -6.OOD, and in cylinders of -O.75D, -1.25D and -1.75D...

Same-day Shipping.
October 15, 2001... Con-Cise Contact Lens Co. has an interactive Web site for ordering contact lenses and products. Orders for soft lenses received by 5 p.m. (PST Monday through Friday) will be shipped the same day. The site provides immediate inventory status and...

Display Collection with Variety.
October 15, 2001... Eye Designs' Classics is a collection of freestanding displays. Classics offers a variety of contemporary and traditional styles. Units are modular and feature molding on three sides.

New Wave of Clip-Ons.
October 15, 2001... From now on, when Nautica adds a new clip-on to its line, the lenses will be polarized. The first wave of polarized clip-ons includes three male and two unisex styles. Three of the styles are all metal with bowed temples, and two feature...

555nm Photochromic.
October 15, 2001... Serengeti Eyewear has introduced a new gray/green lens, called the 555nm Lens. At 555 nanometers, the transmission of yellow and green light at the center of the visible color spectrum is maximized, the company says. The lens also features...

POP for SunSensors.
October 15, 2001... New point-of-purchase (POP) materials for Corning SunSensors plastic photochromic lenses includes a dispensing mat, counter display with photochromic lens simulator and patient brochures, product samples and a ceiling mobile.

Nike Tailwind.
October 15, 2001... This addition to Marchon's Nike Eyewear sport sun collection features Nike's Max Lens technology and occipital wrap fit. The temples angle inward to hug the occipital bone behind the ears. The Tailwind has a rubber nose bridge. The 8-base...

Giorgio Armani 2516.
October 15, 2001... This "wrap" from Luxottica is designed for men and women. It features snap-on magnetic lenses. Two interchangeable lenses come with each frame. Lens comb nations include: blue and gray/green, violet and brown, green and gray/green, and yellow...

Trendsetters in Safety.
October 15, 2001... Trendsetters is the new collection of five safety eyewear frames from Titmus Optical. They are: * TR301S is a stainless steel, modified rectangle with a single bridge and contour, spring-hinge temples. It is available in colors gray/brown...

Brooks Brothers 252.
October 15, 2001... This unisex Luxottica frame is a metal, modified rectangle with spring hinges. It is available in colors satin natural, satin brown, dark steel, satin cranberry, satin navy and satin lavender. Sizes are 48/19-135 and 50/19-135.

Downtown Guy.
October 15, 2001... ClearVision Optical adds this polished plastic frame to its Kenneth Cole New York collection. The softened rectangular eye shape and uniform temple design aims to complement long faces with squared jaw lines. Colors are double laminates in...

Kenneth Cole Suns.
October 15, 2001... De Ja View Sun, Street Wrap Sun and Pierce Bronzen Sun are ClearVision Optical's latest additions to the Kenneth Cole sun collection. Pierce Bronzen is a flat rectangular men's frame. Sizes are 49/20-135 and 51/20-140. Colors include black...

Keratoconus: Polish Your Skills.
October 15, 2001... Your choice of lens design and fitting skills can provide these hard-to-fit patients with usable vision. Our goal with keratoconus patients is to provide them with the best possible acuity for as long as possible before resorting to a...

Go Into the O.R., Come Out With a Loyal Patient.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... After follow-up, LASIK patients may fall off the radar. These O.D.s retain theirs by joining them in the surgical suite. Ken was a nervous wreck. He sat in the waiting room of the laser surgery center, where he worked as a computer...

Soften the Blow Of LASIK Realities.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Communication is key to managing patients who need glasses post-op. What do you say to a patient who just spent thousands of dollars on refractive surgery but still needs to wear glasses? Despite optometry's push for better, more thorough...

Turn Around These LASIK Letdowns.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Here are some of the problems that may occur and how you can manage them. For most carefully chosen patients, LASIK continues to improve their quality of life significantly. However, the popular media that once portrayed LASIK as a...

When an Injection is the Best Medicine.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... The indications for using injectable medications in optometric practice. While we can manage most primary eye-care visits with topical medications, there are times when topicals simply are not enough. Oral medications often pick up where...

Hypotony Maculopathy Secondary to Overfiltering Bleb.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... This patient's failure to follow up leads to decreasing vision in left eye. A 64-year-old white male with a history of open angle glaucoma and trabeculectomy presented complaining of decreasing vision in his left eye. Medical history...

Taking the Ouch Out of ALT.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Patients with elevated IOPs now have a less painful option for reduction. Q What is selective laser trabeculoplasty and how is it performed? A Selective laser trabeculoplasty, or SLT, is the newest alternative to traditional argon...

Eye Problems and Eating Disorders.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Ocular symptoms of anorexia nervosa can be among the first to manifest. Q I have a patient with anorexia nervosa who exhibits punctate keratopathy. Is there any connection? A Yes. A study conducted in 1990 at Tufts New England Medical...

Two Hemorrhages, Only One Cause?(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Is this patient's second disc hemorrhage also related to normotensive glaucoma? An 86-year-old white female presented as a new patient in May 2001. Her glasses were broken, and she needed a new pair. Otherwise, her only complaints were...

Film Appears As Patient Reads.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... How is an unusual lesion related to this 68-year-old's sudden blurred vision? A 68-year-old white male presented with a two-day history of blurred vision O.S. He first noticed what seemed like a film over the eye the previous morning as he...

The Next Step for Corneal Erosions.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... Here's your defense when abrasions won't heal. Recurrent corneal erosions can be a real challenge for the clinician. Most corneal abrasions heal well without further recurrence, but a few result in recurrent erosions. The sudden onset...

What's Causing Inward Eye Turn?(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... History A 34-year-old black female presented to the emergency service complaining of double vision of one day's duration. She also complained of blurred vision O.U. and a frontal headache. Her ocular history was remarkable for a...