Contact Lens

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...

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...

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...

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...

Options to treat this common contact lens issue: (1) advise pt to rub lenses back & front, 2x/day (2) change modality of lenses (from bi-weekly to monthly or vice versa) (3) change cleaning solution-- i.e. Refresh Pure Moist ->...