Dr Manbir Nagra is an optometrist, educator, and researcher based in the UK. She is the immediate past-chair of the British & Irish University and College Contact Lens Educators (BUCCLE), and is also Certificate Programme Lead with the British Contact … Continue reading
In April 2021, the Contact Lens Evidence-base Academic Reports (CLEAR), an initiative led by the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA), were published in a special edition of Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. The 11 reports were coordinated by 10 committee … Continue reading
Sarah Guthrie is a senior research associate at the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), in the School of Optometry & Vision Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Presented at BCLA 2021, this conference highlight is adapted from … Continue reading
Each CLEAR paper tackles a separate area related to contact lens practice. The summary below brings together the key points across all of those reports to help inform evidence-based practice. This practical guide walks through the steps of a typical … Continue reading
Laura M Periman, MD completed her medical school, ophthalmology residency and Cornea/Refractive Surgery fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She is the Founder and Director of Dry Eye Services and Clinical Research and the Ocular Surface Disease … Continue reading
Katherine M. Mastrota is the Director of Optometry for the NY Hotel Trade Council Employee Benefit Funds. With a special interest in anterior segment/ocular surface disease, Dr. Mastrota has lectured and published on these and other topics. She contributes regularly … Continue reading
Summarising the ARVO 2020 presentation of Brian Pallwith co-authors, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Frank Yi, Charis Lau and Paul Gomes Ocular allergy is a pervasive condition reported in 20-40% of the US population, with a similar prevalence worldwide.1,2 A contact … Continue reading
Andrew D. Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS earned his OD, MS, and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University, and he is currently an Assistant Professor and Chief of the Myopia Control Clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. … Continue reading
Andrea Lasby, OD, FAAO, FSLS graduated with a Doctor of Optometry at the University of Waterloo in 2013. She completed a Cornea and Contact Lens Residency at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma College of Optometry, in 2014. Dr. Lasby currently practices … Continue reading
