Ophthalmic Lenses
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Blue Light Risk: Educate Patients on Protecting their Eye Health
By Mary E. Boname, OD, FAAOBlue light emitted from electronic devices is a potential hazard to your patients' eye health. Educate and...
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Profit with In-House Finishing
By Ken Krivacic, OD, MBAAn in-house finishing lab improves delivery time to patients and captures revenues that otherwise go out the door.
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Prescription Google Glass: Move Into the Future with Your Patients
By Matthew Alpert, ODGoogle Glass with prescription lenses gives ODs a chance to move into the cutting edge of technology with their...
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OD’s Device Advice: Help Patients Optimize Use of Electronic Devices
By Teresa Narayan, ODOD's can lead the discussion of how to optimize use of electronic devices by prescribing and selling eyewear and...
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Prescribing Transitions: Education Makes the Sale
By ROB EditorsTransitions lenses can improve patients' quality of vision and protect their eyes from the sun's harmful rays. Here's how the...
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Life in Color: Providing Lenses for Color Deficiency is a Valued Service
By Robert S. Christensen, ODPatients with deficient color vision now can be helped with specialty lenses. Here is how to make this...
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Be an Expert in Treating Computer Vision Syndrome
By Agnes Palys, OD, FAAOEstablish your expertise in guiding your patients through the new and evolving visual challenges--and corresponding visual fatigue-- presented...
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Free-Form Lenses: Address the Needs of Your Patient at Work and Play
By Brian Linde, ODEnhance the lives of your patients by prescribing free-form spectacle lenses that meet lifestyle needs ranging from computer work...
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In-House Lens Fabrication: Compete Successfully with Large Optical Retailers
Gordon G. Wong, ODAn in-house lens fabrication system enables the independent optometrist to compete with corporate eyecare retailers by offering parallel speed...
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Computer Eyewear: Provide Relief from Computer Vision Syndrome
By Teresa Narayan, ODOffering patients relief from computer vision syndrome is a premium service that reflects well on your practice. It also...
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One-Stop Shopping: When a Single Partner Can Provide Both Contacts and Spectacle Lenses
By Anastasios Fokas, OD, and Steve Rossi, Licensed Ophthalmic DispenserUsing a digital lab provided by the same company that manages your contact...
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The Problem with “20/Happy”
By Ally Stoeger, ODPatients deserve more than just adequate vision, or what is known as "20/happy." Provide each patient with the prescription...
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In-House Lens Fabrication: Your Practice Differentiator
Raymond J. Brill, OD, MBA, FAAO, FOAAAn in-house lens fabrication system produces fast, high-quality lenses for patients with minimum staff skill or...
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In-House Lens Fabrication = Fast, Cost-Efficient Service
By Kenneth M. Daniels, OD, FAAOAcquiring an in-house lens casting system that is easy to use and affordable can provide patients with...
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Personalized Lenses: Patients “See the Difference” with a New App
By Thomas Gosling, ODMatch your personalized lens education to your patients' expectations and needs. Doing so will remove cost concerns as an...
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Ask Patients Detailed Lifestyle Questions…Then Select Best Lens Options
By Stuart J. Thomas, OD, and Ellen Byrun-Goad, LDOYour success in providing patients with the ideal spectacle lenses—and second-pair sales--depends on your understanding...
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Prescribe Spectacle Lenses by Lifestyle
By Elaine Happ, ODMatch each patient’s eyewear recommendation to their individual needs. Then use new measuring technology to provide a higher level...
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Protect Patients from Eye Strain with Glare-Free Reading Eyewear
By Eric M. White, ODHelp patients to protect their eyes when reading in the sun and from computer strain. By prescribing anti-reflective...
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Personalized Lenses: A Measurement System Makes It Work
By Scot Morris, ODInstalling a measurement system is essential to making personalized ophthalmic lenses work in your practice. It greatly improves accuracy...
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Gain a Competitive Advantage: Multiple Ophthalmic Lens Edgers
By Oliver Lou, OD, Having multiple ophthalmic lens edgers in house gives you an "edge" over competing optical retailers. You capture major...
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Success with Personalized Lenses Requires Patient Education
By Rajeev Raghu, OD, FAAOOffering personalized lenses is a premium option that can set you apart from competing practices and online optical...
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Spotlight Personalized Lenses with a Lens Education Center
By Jeffrey Rohlf, LDOCreate a lens education center where you can walk patients through the personalized lens measurement process and demonstrate the...
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Offer Personalized Lenses as a Practice Differentiator
By Russ TolarReinforcing the message from doctor to optical staff--and involving the patient--improves the chances that the patient will end up with...
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Treat Computer Vision Syndrome with the Right Ophthalmic Lenses
By Nathan Bonilla-Warford, ODProviding ophthalmic lenses to patients challenged by computer vision syndrome will enhance the vision of patients while expanding the...
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Pediatric Lenses: Encourage Parents to Buy Best Possible Lenses for Children
By Katie WolfordBy prioritizing the health and comfort of children's eyes, your practice can work with parents to help them provide children...
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The Optometrist to Dispensary Hand-Off: An Open Dialogue Can Improve the Outcome
By Mark HintonReinforcing the message from doctor to optical staff--and involving the patient--improves the chances that the patient will end up with...
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Prescribing From the Chair
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDWhen optometrists treat an eye infection, they prescribe a pharmaceutical agent by brand name: “We are going to...
