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Patient and
Practice Benefits
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2003 Editorial Calendar
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N
EWS
S
PECTRUM
One of the most-read departments in Contact Lens Spectrum, News Spectrum includes industry briefs on the events of the contact lens world
as well as the general ophthalmic industry, and stories on mergers, FDA approvals and ophthalmic association news.
E
DITOR
'
S
P
ERSPECTIVE
With on-target insights and a wry sense of humor, Contact Lens Spectrum editor Joseph Barr, O.D., MS, challenges his fellow clinicians as
well as the entire industry to tackle the issues affecting contact lens practice.
P
RESCRIBING FOR
P
RESBYOPIA
N. Rex Ghormley, O.D., M.S., and Craig Norman, FCLSA, offer insights into the rapidly growing population of presbyopes. From fitting
techniques to new design commentary, this column keeps all practitioners up to date on options for presbyopes.
P
RESCRIBING FOR
A
STIGMATISM
With advancing technology and new lens designs, more and more astigmats can achieve crisp vision with contact lenses. Peter Bergenske,
O.D., and Tom Quinn, O.D., M.S., share clinical expertise on prescribing toric lenses for this under-served population.
GP I
NSIGHTS
Edward Bennett, O.D., MSEd and Loretta Szczotka, O.D., M.S., keep gas permeable lenses featured prominently on the practitioner's menu.
In addition to discussing important data revealed in clinical studies, they offer practical tips for patient management, lens modification and
recognizing when a GP lens is the best choice.
O
RTHOKERATOLOGY TODAY
Marjorie Rah, O.D., M.S., Ph.D., and John Mark Jackson, O.D., M.S., review the latest clinical studies and research on orthokeratology
and contact lens corneal reshaping.
D
ISCOVERING
D
RY
E
YE
Dry eye, a common obstacle to contact lens success, remains an enigma to most practitioners. Prominent dry eye researchers and practitioners
Barbara Caffery, O.D., M.S., and Kelly Kinney Nichols, O.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., reveal the latest observations about this condition.
S
TAFFING
S
OLUTIONS
Mary Jameson, BHS, Opt T, R, COA, NCLC, Jane Beeman, COT, FCLSA, help contact lens practitioners and their team provide the best contact
lens care to patients.
C
ONTACT
L
ENS
C
ARE
Jennifer Smythe, O.D., FAAO, and Susan Gromacki, O.D., FAAO, report on the ramifications of contact lens solutions and lens care, including
solution-lens interactions.
T
HERAPEUTIC
T
OPICS
Julie Schornack, O.D., provides a monthly look at various medications that affect patients' ocular and contact lens health.
T
REATMENT
P
LAN
As more and more practitioners move into the primary eye care field, interest in treating disease is increasing. Bill Miller, O.D., and Leo Semes,
O.D., provide clear, concise information on the latest therapeutic drugs, often using actual case histories to illustrate their topics.
C
ONTACT
L
ENS
E
CONOMICS
Gary Gerber, O.D., and Walter West, O.D., provide tips on keeping contact lenses a profit base within the practice. With refractive surgery and
lower profit margins on materials slowly eroding the contact lens financial base, Drs. Gerber and West will help practitioners keep their contact
lens business on track.
P
RODUCT
S
PECTRUM
Readers rely on this department to find out what's new in contact lenses and lens care systems, instruments, equipment, product literature and
educational programs.
C
ONTACT
L
ENS
C
ASE
R
EPORTS
Patrick Caroline, F.A.A.O., and Mark André, F.A.A.O., present a new case every month -- some rare, some commonplace, all intriguing --
complete with patient history, entering signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and outcome.
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Other Feature Topics:
· Refractive Surgery and Contact Lens Practice
· Contact Lens Prescription and Cosmetic Lens
Regulatory Update
· Who Owns Contact Lens Patents and How
They are Changing Your Contact Lens Practice
· Leading Edge Contact Lens Instrumentation,
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