Justina R. Assaad, OD, FAAO

A variety of approaches were used to teach new patients how to handle soft contact lenses, although most instructors dispensed lenses after watching patients succeed three times, according to survey data in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

Self-administered, remote virtual reality visual field testing can reliably monitor ocular disease in individuals with stable visual field defects, according to research published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

The risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis increases threefold with reusable contact lens wear compared with daily disposable lens wear, highlighting the importance of safe use guidelines, according to research in Ophthalmology.

The combination of intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression could be “safe and useful” for improving signs of dry eye disease in those with moderate to severe symptoms, according to a study in PLoS ONE.