Also Notable
- ABB Optical Group and EyecareLive have announced integrated ordering and fulfillment of optical products through ABB. Call (800) 852-8089 or contact your ABB account manager. To schedule a demo or request more information, visiteyecarelive.com/abb .
- AOA has announced it has redesigned its website, AOA.org. The new website features a Member Center, comprised of exclusive content, resources and education for O.D.s, optometry students and paraoptometrics, individually; a Healthy Eyes patient hub containing content and resources for the public; and an improved ‘Find a Doctor’ search functionality, the organization says.
- Alcon has announced broader U.S. availability of its MARLO digital platform, a contact lens-ordering platform, offered within the independent O.D. practice, that allows patients to have their lenses shipped to their home, while keeping the relationship and revenue with their existing eye doctor. Learn more at meetmarlo.com .
- Bausch + Lomb has launched the INFUSE silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lens, which features kalifilcon A and ProBalance Technology to help maintain ocular surface homeostasis. For more information on INFUSE contact lenses, visit bauschinfuse.com/ecp .
- Coburn has announced the release of the HPE-910 EXXPERT Express Lens Edger, which features seven-step bevel types, five edging styles, an upgraded roughing wheel, adaptive chuck, hydrophobic mode and can complete a job in 80 seconds. For more information, visit coburntechnologies.com , or call (800) COBURN-1.
- CooperVision’s Brilliant Futures Myopia Management Program, featuring MiSight 1 day contact lenses, is now accessible to the optometric academic community. Visit https://coopervision.com/practitioner/myopia-management .
- Johnson & Johnson Vision has announced tools and resources to enhance the contact lens experience, including Acuvue LensAssist, a virtual training platform that promotes hygienic contact lens use; Acuvue Eye Care Provider Locator, which allows patients to connect with eye care practitioners; Acuvue Digital Fit Calculator; and an enhanced Acuvue Rewards program.
- The Global Myopia Symposium (GMS), originally scheduled for Jan. 2021 in conjunction with the Global Specialty Contact Lens Symposium (GSLS), will now be held virtually Sept. 25 and Sept. 26, 2020. This inaugural meeting will offer opportunities for attendees to better understand the myopia epidemic and how to address it, provide eight hours of COPE-approved CE credits and will enable attendees to engage with companies providing related products and technology. For more information, visit gmsymposium.com . (GMS is operated by PentaVision Media, publisher of Optometric Management Magazine.)
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