…a great way to stay on top of the dynamic field of Opticianry and make some friends in the process.
…a great way to stay on top of the dynamic field of Opticianry and make some friends in the process.
I just joined the Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA). I recieved the standard welcome letter and 2 magazines. The magazines are called Eye Witness. It’s very good. It’s done every quarter so you only get 4 a year 
. You also get a directory of doctors and contact lens fitters. As I said, the magazine is great! One of the articles called “From a Grain of Sand! The Development of Silicone Hydrogels” by Vickie S. Portis offers a great review of the new silicone hydrogel contacts like Ciba Vision’s Focus Night & Day and O2Optix (lotrafilcon B), Vistakon’s Acuvue Advance (Galyfilcon A) and last, but not least, Bausch & Lomb Purevision (balafilcon A). A new one, not covered is Vistakon’s Acuvue Oasys. The article offers a nice comparison of Dk/t values and H2O for each of these lenses as well as some conventional lenses, for comparison (except the Oasys). Overall a very good article and am happy I joined especially if such articles are the rule rather than the exception.
Optician n. One who is extensively trained in the interpreting of ophthalmic prescriptions and applies that knowledge to obtain the optimum visual and safety performance for the patient in a pair of spectacles or contact lenses.
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November 9th, 2005 at 2:21 pm
Pleased to see you have joined. CLSA is a great organization and will prove beneficial to you.