I'll be the first to admit that I didn't truly understand orthoK before I attended the excellent Vision By Design conference this year.  And I don't think I was the only doctor that thought the principle of orthoK was that  you use a contact lens to forcibly press and flatten the central cornea. If this is your working model of orthoK, it's time...

80-90% of school aged children in Asia are myopia -- creating an international epidemic of nearsightedness and a quest for a way to intervene via If you've been paying attention to the news, you've likely heard the words "myopia epidemic." Rates of near-sightedness have been skyrocketing, with over 1/3 of the US population suffering from this visual condition (a 66% increase in the...

"Florals? For Spring?  Groundbreaking."  Miranda Priestly may have said it best in The Devil Wears Prada, but the sentiment holds true for yet another spring season in 2015.  If you are thinking pastels and florals and pinks, you're in the right style-state of mind.  Eyewear is an extension of the designer's vision, and thus is also embracing pastels and pinks with a renewed...

Checking eye pressure has come a long way -- from the hand held Tonopen that allowed practitioners the ability to easily take checking eye pressure out of the exam chair (and even to screenings in nursing homes!) to the newer iCare tonometer with which doctors can obtain intraocular pressure readings without the need for numbing agents.  The newest player in the world of...

This one's a classic.  65 year old male with history of hypertension that has stopped his blood pressure medications recently in favor of diet and exercise.  He has not seen his primary care doctor for over a year. Sudden onset "spots in his right eye" was what led him to making the appointment. The above photograph reveals an obvious issue -- there's a...

We are just entering spring, but already the fashion world is looking ahead to the best looks from designers launching this fall as the runway shows for fall/winter 2015 come to a close.  Many of eyewear's most popular looks are sticking around; expect round frames and metals to continue to trend into next season.  Here's a review of the runways top glasses trends...

Clogged meibomian glands via Treating meibomian gland dysfunction has been an uphill battle for most doctors and their patients.  As the leading cause of Dry Eye Syndrome, meibomian glands that are blocked, congested, inflamed, or otherwise malfunctioning can result in symptoms ranging from redness, foreign body sensation, filmy vision, watering, dryness, and even itching (especially along the lash line).  Treatment options usually consist...