Korb Associates

Korb Associates, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is a small company with 5 employees. Korb Associates is a healthcare provider specializing in optometric and optical services, focusing on dry eye care and complex contact lens fittings for patients in the Greater Boston area. They offer a range of services including dry eye treatments such as the DET™ test, LipiFlow thermal pulsation, LipiView, Dynamic Meibomian Imaging, LipiScan, and the Meibomian Gland Evaluator. Korb Associates also specializes in contact lens design and fitting, including the EyePrint Pro system. The company has a history of innovation in the optometric field. Their research has led to the development of several groundbreaking inventions, including the DET™ test for dry eye, LipiFlow thermal pulsation for dry eye, LipiView for tear film lipid layer thickness measurement, Dynamic Meibomian Imaging, LipiScan to evaluate the structure of oil glands, and the Meibomian Gland Evaluator for quantitative evaluation of meibomian gland function. Korb Associates' research also resulted in the commercialization of Soothe XP™ (Bausch and Lomb) and Systane Balance™ (Alcon), lipid-based solutions for evaporative dry eye. Additionally, they pioneered the design of the first membrane soft contact lens, which has influenced the design of contemporary soft lenses. Their expertise extends to rigid gas-permeable contact lenses and fitting strategies for specific conditions like keratoconus and irregular corneas. For more information about Korb Associates and their services, you can visit their website at korbassociates.com.