It may just be that I’m growing older, but it seems as if the pace of technology-driven change in eyecare continues to accelerate. Over a 30-year span, I have observed transitions in cataract surgery, from intracapsular to extracapsular, to phacoemulsification to small incision surgery, and, most recently, to femtosecond-laser assisted cataract removal.

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For more than a decade I have prescribed Xalatan® (latanoprost ophthalmic solution) and other prostaglandin analogs on a regular basis. Thanks to their efficacy and lack of significant side effects, these drugs have made caring for glaucoma patients a rewarding experience. They are a far cry from the antihypertensive agents I started out with, like [...]

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In the public mind, few things symbolize “eye doctor” like the phoropter. This remarkable device has had an amazingly long run in use—if the phoropter I trained on decades ago were in my office right now, I could and would use it as-is. But if I reflect on what I do each day, I find [...]

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In our world, the amazing becomes mundane almost overnight. Think of cell phones. In just a few years, these have gone from the realm of science fiction to become an integral part of the fabric of our lives. What did we do without them? A year or two from now we’ll wonder how we could [...]

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