Name: Global Specialty Lens Symposium Virtual
Start: 09/06/2022 11:30 PM +00:00
End: 09/06/2023 04:30 PM +00:00

At Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision, we have a bold ambition: to change the trajectory of eye health worldwide. Serving more than 60 million patients across 103 countries through our operating companies, we deliver innovation that enables eye care professionals to create better outcomes for patients throughout their lives. Since debuting the world&rsquo;s first disposable soft contact lens in 1987, Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision has been helping patients see better through their ACUVUE&reg; Brand Contact Lenses portfolio and by offering products and technologies that address unmet needs including refractive error, cataracts and dry eye. Dual headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and Santa Ana, California, we work in collaboration to expand access to quality eye care, and we are committed to helping people see better, connect better and live better. Visit us at www.jjvision.com. Follow @JNJVision on Twitter and Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision on LinkedIn.
Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision is committed to changing the trajectory of the global myopia epidemic. We&rsquo;re leading with science and evidence, and through a new suite of myopia therapies and resources with the ACUVUE&reg; Abiliti&trade; myopia management portfolio. Visit seeyourabiliti.com to learn more!

Johnson & Johnson Vision

Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to delivering products, education and training for eye care professionals in the custom contact lens space. Through our Zenlens&reg; scleral lenses, Revive&trade; custom soft lens family, NovaKone&reg; custom soft lens for keratoconus, Boston&reg; materials, and many other custom lens products, eye care professionals will have the support they need to meet the needs of their patients with challenging vision problems.&nbsp;
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Bausch + Lomb

X-Cel Specialty Contacts is an Industry Leading Specialty Lens-focused company, globally serving eye care professionals with an unmatched level of customer care that is backed by a vast selection of specialty contact lenses.&nbsp;
In all aspects of being a trusted business partner, X-Cel Specialty Contacts is a name you can depend on. You can be rest assured we have a specialty contact lens for every patient in your practice. Our expansive portfolio of specialty contact lenses range from categories of sclerals and myopia management to custom soft and corneal gas permeable design options. The designs include the easy to fit Atlantis&trade; Scleral with multifocal and quadrant specific fitting options, the widest offering of Corneal GPs and Specialty Custom Soft designs which include the Flexlens ARC, a great custom soft option for irregular cornea patients that cannot wear scleral lenses, and &nbsp;XRP Toric, an extended range toric that ships in 5 days or it&rsquo;s free! New to X-Cel&rsquo;s myopia management category is the innovative REMLens&reg; for overnight orthokeratology. REMLens offers unique fitting simplicity and revolutionary adjustability, and was design specifically for ECP&rsquo;s that utilize orthokeratology for myopia management.
X-Cel&rsquo;s legacy of excellence does not end once your patients&rsquo; lenses are shipped to your office (or direct to your patient). To better serve the Eye Care Professionals in the optical industry, X-Cel offers personalized training for you and your staff, practice management tools, online ordering capabilities, hassle-free no return warranties (yes, paperless credits!), and an unmatched consultation and management team to guide you every step of the way.
To top it all off, X-Cel&rsquo;s specialty contact lenses typically ship within 24-to-48 hours and our NCLE certified fitting consultants (with a combined 250+ years of experience) and customer care representatives are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EST, giving busy Eye Care Practitioners like you the flexibility and time to speak with a representative in real time. Whether you are on the East coast or West coast, we want to make sure you have access to us. It&rsquo;s the least we can do to accommodate and respect practitioners&rsquo; busy schedules. Regardless if you have questions or need assistance designing a lens, an X-Cel representative will be there to service you.&nbsp;&nbsp;
At X-Cel, we truly believe the patient in your chair is our patient too. We take the same care in consultation, customer service, and manufacturing that our doctors do in patient evaluation, care, and fitting. Ultimately, everything we do reflects on the practitioner in the eyes of their patients. Their good vision and satisfaction is the Eye Care Practitioner&rsquo;s goal. The Eye Care Practitioner&rsquo;s complete satisfaction is our goal. Combine all of this, and you have an organization committed to the very best.&nbsp;&nbsp;

X-Cel Specialty Contacts

For over 30 years, Contamac has manufactured contact and intraocular lens materials, and has been a leading innovator of specialist polymers and biocompatible materials for medical applications. Our 35,000sq ft (3,250m2) headquarters in Saffron Walden, England &ndash; just outside the university city of Cambridge &ndash; features an ISO7 (Class 10,000) clean room and state-of-the-art manufacturing, research and laboratory facilities. They allow us to produce bespoke ocular formulations to clients&rsquo; own specifications and to collaborate with the wider scientific community to create new biocompatible materials and applications. Our aim is to improve the well-being of millions of people worldwide, using technical innovation and cutting-edge manufacturing to turn vision into reality.
Our flagship line of Optimum&reg; GP materials feature a wide range of oxygen permeabilities and excellent wettability to suit a variety of indications and contact lens modalities. Our newest addition, Optimum Infinite&reg; is a material with a unique combination of oxygen permeability and flexural modulus. Optimum Infinite has a hyper oxygen permeability value of 180Dk and a high flexural modulus of 1341MPa, defying the high-Dk-low-flexural modulus convention. This breakthrough was motivated by the requirements raised for a dedicated scleral material at several laboratory panel and Key Opinion Leader meetings. Optimum Infinite is FDA cleared for a broad range of indications and its excellent surface wettability can be further enhanced through the use of Tangible Hydra-PEG coating.
Additionally, we offer practitioners and patients products that are complimentary to contact lens wear and eyecare. HyClear&trade;, with a broad-spectrum of antimicrobial activity from the pure hypochlorous acid .01%, is a non-cytotoxic, comfortable, non-irritating solution for daily eyelid hygiene. HyClear is an exclusive brand for Optometrists and Ophthalmologists for sale directly to their patients.
Nutrifill&reg; Scleral, Hybrid, and Gas Permeable (GP) Lens Insertion Solution is a preservative-free lens insertion solution specifically designed for scleral lens wearers. Along with 5 natural electrolytes, Nutrifill has a pH (7.4) and osmolality (300) to simulate the natural tear. Nutrifill is available for patients to purchase online at nutrifill.com or for practitioners to sell in their office.
Visit contamac.com/products for more information.

Contamac

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists (Essilor CCLS) is comprised of a passionate team sharing an expertise in specialty vision care. Offering a wide product portfolio including spherical, multifocal, scleral, surgical GP contact lenses and more with an unmatched, unlimited warranty, friendly consultation, and educational resources, it is no wonder why so many practitioners choose Essilor CCLS. Learn more at <a href="https://essilorcontacts.com//">essilorcontacts.com</a> or call 800.366.3933.&nbsp;

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists

Headquartered in Rochester, NY, USA, Acuity Polymers is a rapidly growing company focused on the innovation of contact lens materials for specialty vision products around the globe.&nbsp;
Dedicated to research, development, and manufacturing of the best in class material solutions, the company is the first to create an Ultra Dk* GP material, Acuity 200, the only specialty contact lens material with a Dk* of 200 in the world. Acuity Polymers has been recognized by many eye care professionals as the choice provider of advanced GP lens materials for optimal protection of ocular health and superior vision to their patients. For more information, please visit acuitypolymers.com or contact the company directly at info@acuitypolymers.com.

Acuity Polymers

Asia Optometric Congress (AOC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 in Malaysia, duly registered with the Registrar of Society in Singapore. It aims to promote the optometric profession in Asia. It expanded to ASEAN countries in 2014 when the bi-annual optometric conference was held in Singapore. It expanded again in Nov 2016 to Asian countries/territories when the conference was held in Manila, Philippines.
Learn more about AOC <a href="https://asiaoptometriccongress.com/">here</a>.

Asia Optometric Congress

As a membership organization, the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) provides a wide range of benefits to help members at all stages of their educational and professional careers access to high-quality resources. We provide members with a continual stream of relevant information and the opportunity to communicate with others involved with contact lenses, whatever their role.
Find out more about the BCLA <a href="https://www.bcla.org.uk/">here</a>.

British Contact Lens Association

El Grupo Control de Miop&iacute;a Latam was created with the purpose of providing information and training to patients and professionals in Latin America. El Grupo Control de Miop&iacute;a Latam focuses on effective methods for myopia control and vision care through technological solutions driven by education and science.

Grupo Manejo de la Miopía LATAM

Brought to you by PentaVision and Contact Lens Spectrum magazine, the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) is the leading global contact lens conference with delegates attending from over 80 countries. With a virtual component in the summer and an in-person meeting in winter, this renowned symposium focuses on the successful management of ocular conditions using today's specialty contact lenses through expert panel discussions, breakout lecture sessions and clinical workshops. Join us again virtually June 15-17, 2023 or sooner in Las Vegas January 18-21, 2023.&nbsp;

Global Specialty Lens Symposium

Contact Lens Spectrum&reg; is the most respected source for clinical contact lens information for optometrists, opticians, and ophthalmologists. Each month, it offers timely editorial on fitting, overcoming complications, utilizing new technologies, gaining patient compliance, and more &mdash; written by contact lens practitioners for contact lens practitioners. In addition, Spectrum shares valuable information via a weekly e-newsletter, Contact Lenses Today.

Contact Lens Spectrum

Optometric Management is dedicated to helping optometrists improve their practice through relevant, actionable, and practical columns and features that enhance patient outcomes and bolster the bottom line. Optometric Management is the leading how-to guide for optometrists interested in growing their practice, improving their standard of care, and achieving financial and professional success.

Optometric Management

Scleral lenses have a wide range of applications, from visual rehabilitation to treatment of severe ocular surface disease. This international panel will discuss their unique experiences and viewpoints on incorporating scleral lenses into their practices. They will describe challenges with lens handling, scleral lens shape, empirical lens fitting, and long-term management, among other topics.
Moderators: Nick Howard, FBDO (Hons); Lynette K. Johns, OD
<ul>
<li>Indications of Scleral Lenses - Shreeti Lakhani BSc (Hons) MCOptom</li>
<li>Topic: Scleral Lens Shape and the Future of Lens Design - Patrick Caroline</li>
<li>Use of Technology, Old and New, for Enhanced Scleral Lens Fitting - Sophie Taylor-West</li>
<li>Long Term Scleral Lens Management - Karen DeLoss, OD</li>
</ul>
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Lynette K. Johns, OD

Karen DeLoss, OD

Patrick Caroline

Sophie Taylor-West

Shreeti Lakhani BSc (Hons) MCOptom

Nick Howard, FBDO (Hons)

GSLS-BCLA Session: Scleral Lens Super: Handling, Fitting and Shaping

Jason Nichols, OD, Ph.D.

Eef Van Der Worp, BOptom, Ph.D.

Edgar Dávila-García, OD

Richard Wu, OD

Joserine Samson-Brogan, OD

Elise Kramer, OD

Charlie L. Ho, OD

Ricardo Pintor, OD

Leonardo Orjuela Mariño, OD

Ariolfo Vazquez, OD

Monica Jong, Ph.D., BOptom

Chandra Mickles, OD, MS

Brooke Messer, OD

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Sessions

Speakers19 Speakers

Patrick Caroline

Karen DeLoss, OD

Lynette K. Johns, OD

Jason Nichols, OD, Ph.D.

Eef Van Der Worp, BOptom, Ph.D.

Edgar Dávila-García, OD

Richard Wu, OD

Joserine Samson-Brogan, OD

Elise Kramer, OD

Charlie L. Ho, OD

Ricardo Pintor, OD

Leonardo Orjuela Mariño, OD

Ariolfo Vazquez, OD

Monica Jong, Ph.D., BOptom

Chandra Mickles, OD, MS

Sophie Taylor-West

Nick Howard, FBDO (Hons)

Shreeti Lakhani BSc (Hons) MCOptom

Brooke Messer, OD

Supporters12 Supporters

Johnson & Johnson Vision

Bausch + Lomb

X-Cel Specialty Contacts

Contamac

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists

Acuity Polymers

Asia Optometric Congress

British Contact Lens Association

Grupo Manejo de la Miopía LATAM

Global Specialty Lens Symposium

Contact Lens Spectrum

Optometric Management

Sessions

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Patrick Caroline

Karen DeLoss, OD

Lynette K. Johns, OD

Jason Nichols, OD, Ph.D.

Eef Van Der Worp, BOptom, Ph.D.

Edgar Dávila-García, OD

Richard Wu, OD

Joserine Samson-Brogan, OD

Elise Kramer, OD

Charlie L. Ho, OD

Ricardo Pintor, OD

Leonardo Orjuela Mariño, OD

Ariolfo Vazquez, OD

Monica Jong, Ph.D., BOptom

Chandra Mickles, OD, MS

Sophie Taylor-West

Nick Howard, FBDO (Hons)

Shreeti Lakhani BSc (Hons) MCOptom

Brooke Messer, OD

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Johnson & Johnson Vision

Bausch + Lomb

X-Cel Specialty Contacts

Contamac

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists

Acuity Polymers

Asia Optometric Congress

British Contact Lens Association

Grupo Manejo de la Miopía LATAM

Global Specialty Lens Symposium

Contact Lens Spectrum

Optometric Management

Speakers19 Speakers

Supporters12 Supporters