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Top 5 videos from Vision Expo West
A number of presenters at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas spent a few moments with Primary Care Optometry News reporters, summarizing presentations they made as part of the meeting’s continuing education program. Topics include contact lenses, eye wear and new anterior segment treatments.
Study shows benefits of AR coating
Janice McMahon, OD, of the Illinois College of Optometry, reported results of a study indicating that antireflective coating improved comfort, clarity and acuity.
Wearable technology requires custom lenses
Bob Main explained how Rochester Optical uses freeform design and digital surfacing to place a secondary optical center into lenses worn in heads-up displays to mitigate prism imbalance and other issues associated with looking at the display at unusual angles.
Rumpakis discusses financial impact of contact lens dropouts
Practice consultant John Rumpakis, OD, MBA, detailed the effect of contact lens dropout on a practice’s bottom line. The average practice has 34% of its total patients in contact lenses, he said, and 16% generally drop out due to discomfort, costing a practice $275 per year per patient, for a total of $47,000 per year.
Walline promotes fitting gas-permeables
Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, said in addition to treating irregular corneas, presbyopia and astigmatism, gas-permeable contact lenses have future utility in myopia control, scleral modalities and advanced optics that will allow us to see our phones or play video games through the lenses.
Schmidt presents novel anterior segment therapies
Eric Schmidt, OD, discussed the use of autologous serum, meibomian gland probes and corneal cross-linking.