BUILDING YOUR PRACTICE
WITH
GP AND CUSTOM SOFT
CONTACT LENSES
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In this issue we will feature our June webinar entitled: “Pediatric Specialty Contact Lens Applications” presented by GPLI Advisory Board member Heidi Miller OD, FAAO, FSLS. This webinar is archived on www.gpli.info under the “webinars” tab. She did an outstanding job of providing a clinical presentation on how you can successfully manage the pediatric patient with contact lenses, how to decide on the specific management option, and specific cases that highlight the different management options. The “Resource Spotlight” will highlight our 17 component “Building Your Practice with GP Bifocals & Multifocals” module. Our Advisory Board, consisting of many of the most respected specialty contact lens practitioners in the world, are also highlighted.
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EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT:
"Pediatric Specialty Contact Lens Applications"
Heidi Miller OD, FAAO, FSLS
Indications for Pediatric Contact Lenses:
• Aphakia (congenital cataract, trauma, micro-ophthalmia)
• High Myopia
• High Hyperopia
• Ocular Surface Disease
• Irregular Astigmatism
• Photophobia: Aniridia, iris coloboma, albinism, achromatopsia
• Amblyopia:
1) Opaque occlusive contact lens as alternative to patching
2) Over-plussing the non-amblyopic eye to cause significant blur
3) Anisometropia
4) Nystagmus
Benefits of Contact Lenses Versus Spectacles
• Field of View
• Decreased aberrations
• Prevent aniseikonia
• Increased magnification for myopes
• No induced prism
• No frames to maintain in place
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Contact Lens Corrective Options
• Soft Hydrogel
• Silicone Elastomer
• Prosthetic Contact Lenses
• Corneal GP:
1) Essentials for fitting GP lenses
2) The fitting process
Pediatric Aphakia
• Contact lenses versus IOLs
• Fitting Aphakia
• Correction after two years of age
• Insertion and removal training
• Follow-up visit schedule and procedures
Patient Cases
1) 6 month old Silsoft wearer
2) 9 month old prosthetic contact lens wearer
3) 7 month old with corneal transplant fit into corneal GP lens
4) 8 year old Stevens-Johnson patient fit into scleral lenses
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Resource Spotlight:
Building Your Practice with
GP Bifocals & Multifocals
This 17 component video-based module has resources for eye care professionals, staff, and patients. It is located on the home page under “Education” followed by “By Lens Type” and then “Presbyopia/Multifocals”. This includes the following:
• Presenting GP Presbyopic Options (video)
• Presenting Options Card for the ECP (pdf)
• Setting Patient Expectations (video)
• GP Presbyopic Lens Options (video series)
• Choosing the Right Patient; Choosing the Right Lens (video)
• GP Multifocal and Bifocal Fitting and Evaluation (video)
• Marketing Contact Lens Services to Your Presbyopic Patients (video)
• Professional Fee Calculator (pdf with instructions for using the calculator)
• Handling Patient Telephone Inquiries (video)
• Scripts to Answer Patient Questions (pdf)
• Presenting Options Card for Staff (pdf)
• Glossary of Terminology (pdf)
• GP Lens Application and Removal (video series)
• Patient Brochure (pdf)
• Patient Reading Card (can be ordered from site)
The Professional Fee Calculator and the GP Lens Application and Removal video can be used with any GP patient.
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GP Lens Institute Advisory Board
We are very proud of our Advisory Board, many of whom recently participated in one of 12 advisory zoom meetings held between June 10 – 23.
Those participating included: Roxanne Achong-Coan, Tiffany Andrzejewski, Tom Arnold, Dick Baker, Melissa Barnett, Ed Boshnick, Ray Brill, Steve Byrnes, Karen Carrasquillo, Carmen Castellano, Gloria Chiu, Brian Chou, Rob Davis, Daniel Deligio, Karen Deloss, Greg DeNaeyer, Tim Edrington, Rob Ensley, Daddi Fadel, Jennifer Fogt, Wendy Ford, Dan Fuller, John Gelles, Alan Glazier, Bob Grohe, Susan Gromacki, Cary Herzberg, Jason Jedlicka, Lynette Johns, Matt Kauffman, Beth Kinoshita, Elise Kramer, Mike Lipson, Derek Louie, Marsha Malooley, Bob Maynard, Brittney Mazza, Brooke Messer, Heidi Miller, Bruce Morgan, Clarke Newman, Craig Norman, Roxanna Potter, Tom Quinn, Renee Reeder, Susan Resnick, Buddy Russell, Pam Satjawatcharaphong, Louise Sclafani, Jack Schaeffer, David Seibel, Joe Shovlin, Brian Silverman, Jeff Sonsino, Long Tran, Eef van der Worp, Jeff Walline, Maria Walker, Bruce Williams, Stephanie Woo
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GP CONTACT LENS SPECIALIST
General GP Contact Lenses
Bifocal/Multifocal Contact Lenses
Contact Lenses for Irregular Corneas
Corneal Reshaping / Orthokeratology
Scleral Lens Designs
GP specialty information.
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2021 GPLI Monthly Webinar Series
July 20, 2021
Contact Lens Management of Keratoconus
Presented by
Stephanie L. Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS
8:00 PM Central
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Upcoming:
July 27: STUDENT WEBINAR: Dawn Lam, MS, OD, FAAO and Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO
Troubleshooting Corneal GP Lenses
August 17: Jeffrey J. Walline, OD, PhD, FAAO
Myopia Management Update
September 21: Renee Reeder OD, FAAO, FSLS: Custom Soft Lens Update for Healthy and Irregular Cornea Patients
October 19: Jason Jedlicka OD, FAAO, FSLS:
Software Applications for Specialty Lens Designs
November 16: Greg DeNaeyer OD, FAAO, FSLS: Beyond the Basics: Advanced scleral lens design
December 21: Maria K. Walker OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS: GP Material Update
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Orders shipped to the USA only - 200 of each complimentary including shipping
Educate
Yourself
Your Staff
Your Patients
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Edward S. Bennett, OD, MSEd, FAAO, FSLS
Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri St Louis College of Optometry
President and Executive Director
GP LENS INSTITUTE (GPLI)
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The Gas Permeable Lens Institute is dedicated to providing eyecare professionals with unbiased educational and practice-building resources highlighting GP and custom manufactured soft contact lenses.
Please support the educational opportunities provided by the GP Lens Institute. We will continue to support all ECPs, staff and your patients. Be kind, respectful and find happiness within yourself!!
ESB/pbw
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GP Lens Institute
(402) 465-4122
(800) 344-9060 (USA & Canada)
GP Lens Institute
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