Registration Hours
(All times listed in PT*)
Wednesday, January 17: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday, January 18: 6:30 am – 6:30 pm
Friday, January 19: 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 20: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
Agenda is subject to change.
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To discuss Ortho-k design and troubleshoot common complications
The concept that all forms of contact lens wear are intrinsically inflammatory is discussed in the context of specialty lens fitting.
In 2001, Professor Nathan Efron predicted the virtual demise of rigid (gas permeable) lenses over the next decade, whereby only about 1% of lenses fitted would be rigid lenses, and wrote their “obituary” in 2010. Indeed, rigid lens fitting in most countries has declined to less than 10% of all lens fits. The annual Contact Lens Spectrum International Contact Lens Prescribing Survey demonstrates that rigid lenses comprised about 10% of lens fittings overall from 2007-2017 although some countries reported much higher prescribing rates. However, there has been a resurgence of rigid lens fitting over the past three to four years (now at about 14% of overall lens fits in 2022 internationally) secondary to renewed interest in orthokeratology for controlling myopia progression, and advances in scleral and corneo-scleral lens options. Professor Bennett, Executive Director of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute, returns to debate Professor Efron once again on the benefits of gas permeable lenses in the contact lens practice and argues that they are not dead.
When spectacle correction is insufficient to achieve best corrected vision, contact lenses can optimize vision, contribute to accurate calculation and use of vision enhancing devices, and enhance cosmesis to achieve patients’ functional goals.
Exploration of clinical pearls to optimize care for keratoconus patients and practitioners. Emphasis on understanding the condition, reviewing essential equipment, conducting efficient exams, and offering appropriate treatment to control the disease and enhance vision.
This case driven course focuses on how to approach orthokeratology fitting
based on corneal topography and tomography. This will also include how to select appropriate
patients and approach troubleshooting common fitting adjustments using corneal mapping
technologies.
Skilled practitioners have mastered how to assess the fit of a scleral lens. But what about when a fit goes south? Join four residency-trained cornea and contact lens specialists, all who own their own specialty contact lens practice, for a two-part panel discussion on interesting and novel “in the trenches” techniques that have led to patient success.
This presentation will discuss the diverse applications of scleral lenses beyond vision correction, including piggyback scleral lenses, oblate designs for keratoconus, scleral lenses for ptosis, drug delivery, prism correction, low vision, and optic decentration for fitting.
Exploration of clinical pearls to optimize care for keratoconus patients and practitioners. Emphasis on understanding the condition, reviewing essential equipment, conducting efficient exams, and offering appropriate treatment to control the disease and enhance vision.
This case driven, -hour course focuses on how to approach orthokeratology fitting based on corneal topography and tomography. This will also include how to select appropriate patients and approach troubleshooting common fitting adjustments using corneal mapping technologies.
Skilled practitioners have mastered how to assess the fit of a scleral lens. But what about when a fit goes south? Join four residency-trained cornea and contact lens specialists, all who own their own specialty contact lens practice, for a two-part panel discussion on interesting and novel “in the trenches” techniques that have led to patient success.
Fitting scleral multifocal is often not on the top of everyone’s favorite to do list. Multifocal fitting of scleral lenses is often a challenge and working with scleral lenses can be intimidating. In this course we will review patient selection tips, communication strategies to improve success, multifocal lens designs, troubleshooting strategies and new technology. Customization of multifocal designs along with the use of technology will be reviewed. Decentering optics and applying HOA optics to lenses will also be covered. With all the new technology we have, fitting multifocal lenses just got a lot more interesting.
This course will discuss how optometrists and ophthalmologists can collaborate to manage patients with ocular diseases that require specialty contact lenses, the impact on the underlying condition, contact lens fitting approaches, and follow up care.