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The Battle to Protect Contact Lens Wearers and Prescribers
Contact lenses are medical devices that require a prescription from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist, and many companies attempt to surpass this safety protocol in order to generate a higher profit from consumers. However, some...
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How To Fit Contact Lenses: An OptometryStudents.com Video
Fitting contact lenses can be a nerve-racking experience for students first learning! Our OptometryStudents.com team works to help you prepare for some of the many tough moments you may have in clinic, whether it be your first pediatric...
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How to Rapidly Determine a Contact Lens Prescription
During my contact lens rotation, I learned a neat trick to quickly estimate a contact lens prescription that requires vertexing. This method works great in a clinical/practical setting when you don’t have a calculator and you need to...
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Keratometry Troubleshooting
The average corneal steepness is about 43.00 Diopters to 44.00 Diopters. If the mires are not clear and regular, ask the patient to blink five or six times because an evaporating tear film can affect your readings. Also direct the patient...
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Tip for Removing RGPs
If you are having difficulty removing a rigid gas permeable contact lens from a patient, first ensure that you have good lid control and technique. If you cannot seem to control both of the lid margins to push out the rigid gas permeable...