Tag: Dr. Erin Rueff
How to Deal with Contact Lens Complications | Ocular Surface Optimization
How do you handle contact lens complications? In this podcast, four eyecare experts discuss optimizing the relationship between the contact lens and the ocular surface, vision, and more.
The Connection Between Vision and Comfort in Contact Lens
When a patient comes in and says that their eyes are uncomfortable at the end of the day with their contact lenses, we often think that must mean the lens is dry. But discomfort to a patient can be as driven by eye strain due to a vision clarity issue as it is by dryness or lens awareness. On this podcast episode, we discuss deciphering the patient contact lens experience with Dr. Erin Rueff, Chief of the Cornea and Contact Lens department at the Marshall B. Ketchum University Eye Center.Â
Defocus Media: Myth Busting Astigmatism Contact Lenses
the numbers show that there is a definite lag between the number of Americans that have astigmatism and those that wear astigmatism contact lenses. On average 45% of Americans have 0.75 DC or more, but toric contact lenses represent only 27% of soft contact lenses prescribed in the USA.