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Advocacy Efforts Continue as Contact Lens Rule Remains Under Review

CooperVision, as well as the AOA, the Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety and other groups continue to remind ECPs to speak out against proposed changes to the Contact Lens Rule. The proposed changes to the rule remain under review and open to public comment.

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All Eyes Deserve clariti®: Choosing the right entry point to the daily disposable modality

Daily disposable contact lenses continue to drive growth and significantly outpace other lens modalities in today’s contact lens market. Practitioners who seek to grow their contact lens business should therefore be looking to the 1-day modality to maximize that growth.

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The VOSH Mission Statement

The dedicated people of Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) have made it their mission to bring much-needed eye care to the under-served people of the world. They share that mission with several student chapters at schools and colleges of optometry throughout the country.

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clariti® 1 day contact lenses: A Fit for All Ages

We asked a few clariti® 1 day fitters for their thoughts and insights on the clariti® 1 day family of lenses for successfully fitting patients of all ages. Here’s what they had to say.

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clariti® 1 day contact lenses | Tap Into Industry Growth | CooperVision

CooperVision’s clariti® 1 day contact lens family helps ECPs offer solutions for patients across all categories – sphere, toric and multifocal – while delivering the healthier lens-wearing experience of a silicone hydrogel material at a comparable price.

Best Practices’ Blount County Eye Center makes headlines with “Eye Love” Program

2017 Best Practices Honoree Will Tantum, OD of Blount County Eye Care, made headlines recently for giving back through his practice’s Eye Love Program.

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Congress Returns to Work: Make Your Voice Heard

On September 5th, both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate returned to session.  With the Contact Lens Rule under review and an ongoing public comment process since 2016, a final ruling on its proposed changes is expected soon.

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CooperVision’s Adopt-a-Patient® Program helps students fit patients in need

CooperVision’s Adopt-a-Patient® Program provides optometry students an opportunity for a “hands on” fitting experience that would otherwise have been prevented by a patient’s lack of financial resources.Optometry students are encouraged to “adopt” a deserving patient from their community into the program, fit them with CooperVision soft contact lenses, and provide appropriate follow-up care during their clinical contact lens rotation.

The 2017 American Optometric Contact Lens Educator's Meeting sponsored by CooperVision was held in St. Louis, MO at the UMSL College of Optometry campus in January.
CooperVision Sponsors Annual AOCLE Meeting

The 2017 American Optometric Contact Lens Educator's Meeting sponsored by CooperVision was held in St. Louis, MO at the UMSL College of Optometry campus in January. The annual meeting's focus was on “Scleral Contact Lenses: The Good, The Bad and The Technology.

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CooperVision Sponsors Residency Forum at 2017 Optometry Meeting

For the fifth consecutive year, CooperVision sponsored the AOA CLCS Residency Forum at Optometry’s Meeting in June.  The annual forum, held this year in Washington, DC, provides an opportunity for incoming and outgoing contact lens residents nationwide to come together for a day of education and networking in an informal setting.

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