MYTH #7: Emetropes do not do well with multifocals.

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Our resident multifocal expert, Leslie Donahue (who co-invented the Balanced Progressive Technology design used in Proclear), tackles some questions about fitting multifocals. Did we leave your question off our list? Leave it in our comments section and Leslie will answer it! Log In or Register to read this post.

The Multifocal Mythbuster List continues… Log In or Register to read Myth #6.

Last year, CooperVision launched Focus on Presbyopia, an electronic newsletter dedicated to optimizing opportunities with multifocal contact lenses in your practice. Over the course of this past year, I had the pleasure to work closely with many talented multifocal experts who contributed to this newsletter.  Log In or Register to read my top 10 multifocal tips from past issues of Focus on Presbyopia.

MYTH #5: After the initial fit, if a patient presents with a distance VA problem, you should always adjust the power of the (D) lens.

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Over the course of the past six years, I have dedicated most of my time to promoting the use and fitting of multifocal contact lenses. A number of misperceptions continue to arise. There are 8 in particular that I’d like to address. Log In or Register to read the first four.

Hi, I’m Bill Shelly and I’ve been with CooperVision for 22 years. I’d like to share with you what I consider to be the top 5 reasons why I think you should fit your patients in CooperVision lenses… Log In or Register to read more!

At this time last year the economy was in crisis. Industries across the board, including the contact lens industry, were braced for a year of financial hardship. While many industries had significantly down years in 2009, the contact lens market grew by 2% to 4%, depending on which metric one chooses.

          The fact that growth could take place under very difficult economic circumstances demonstrates that the contact lens market, while certainly not recession-proof, is, to an extent, recession-resistant. We attribute this to the important role contact lenses play in people’s lives—a role people are not willing to give up, even when money is tight.

          Now, as we move into 2010, we expect to see more rapid growth, driven by daily disposable lenses, multifocal lenses, and newer materials. Log In or Register to continue reading the State of the Contact Lens Industry post.