SAN RAMON, CALIF- CooperVision and its Specialty Eye Care Unit, committed to the advancing new technologies that improve how eye care professionals (ECPs) deliver clinical care. CooperVision is set to present a comprehensive portfolio of products, services and resources at the 2022 Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS). The company’s latest contact lens innovations and evidence-based research in myopia control, myopia management and irregular cornea will be discussed in several professional educational sessions. The annual event takes place in Las Vegas from January 19-22.

“CooperVision is dedicated to creating greater access to life-changing eye care technologies that address even the toughest vision challenges,” said J.C. Aragón, President, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare. “Our unmatched portfolio of innovative lens designs for myopia management, irregular cornea, and presbyopia management, empowers eye care professionals to differentiate themselves while positively impacting the lives of their patients.”

Innovations in Myopia Management and Myopia Control

CooperVision with its extensive portfolio of leading contact lenses at GSLS, will be emphasizing on the exponential growth in attention surrounding myopia progression in children. MiSight^® 1 day for myopia control*, and Paragon^® CRT and iSee^® ortho-k lenses for myopia management, are the subjects that would be discussed where the attendees would get a chance to learn more.

The company will also share the recently announced seven-year results from its international MiSight*1-day clinical study. Mean axial elongation showed no evidence of rebound, meaning that myopia control treatment gains were retained after treatment was ceased over a 12-month period.^†1,2 With these results, ECPs can more confidently prescribe MiSight^® 1 day contact lenses for age-appropriate* patients with myopia.

On Thursday, January 20, and Friday, January 21, CooperVision will lead multiple discussions surrounding myopia management, including:

• Act Today, Change Tomorrow: MiSight^® 1 day Certification Lunch & Learn

Thursday, Jan. 20 | 12 – 1:30 p.m. PT

Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, CooperVision and Debbie Jones, BSc, FAAO, Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE)

• Perspectives on Myopia Management Treatment Options | A Dialogue with your Colleagues  

Thursday, Jan. 20 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT

Moderator: Lyndon Jones, PhD, DSc, FCOptom, FAAO, Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE). Panelists: Andrew Neukirch, OD, Carillon Vision Care, and Christopher Gee, OD, Iron Horse Optometric Group.

• Improve your Ortho-K Fitting Game | Rapid Fire Case Series with Dr. Maria Liu

Friday, Jan. 21 | 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. PT

Maria Liu, OD, FAAO, PhD, UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Leah Johnson, OD, FAAO, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare 

Growing Momentum for New Optimized Pupil Optics (OPO)

On Friday, January 21, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare will lead a breakout session on its new Optimized Pupil Optics (OPO) for its Onefit™ Med and Onefit™ MED+ scleral contact lenses, led by Justine Siergey, OD, FSLS, Manager of Professional Affairs, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare, and M.C. Blanchard, Global Lead, Irregular Cornea. Evan Kauffman, OD of UVA Health will share his experiences with the recently-launched design, which is being rapidly adopted by scleral-fitting practices across the U.S. and worldwide.

The innovative lens design—which is supported by a user-friendly online fitting tool—enables ECPs to reposition the multifocal optics to align with the visual axis to achieve superior results and subjective vision for patients with presbyopia.

OPO lenses incorporate several markings, including a six o’clock dot indication to help patients orient the lens correctly on their eye, a circle of eight small dots at 6 mm to indicate the new center of the optics for pupil centration, plus toric hash marks notating the flat meridian as seen in other Onefit™ MED toric haptic designs. 

For additional information about the company’s products, please visit CooperVision.com and CooperVisionSpecialtyEyeCare.com.