Educational Resources from Sponsors

Many of our sponsors offer educational resources and training tools to support our member institutions. Please review the offerings below and reach out to the listed contact for more information.
ABB

ABB CONCISE

The company provides a range of educational tools and training opportunities for eye care professionals. These include HVID rulers, Wratten filters, and blue penlights, as well as live and virtual education for practitioners and staff, covering topics from basic to advanced levels, including dry eye management. Additional offerings include scleral boot camps, wetlabs conducted either live or virtually, virtual fitting sessions, private instruction, recorded and live webinars, and live chat support.

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Art Optical

ART OPTICAL

Our website offers a wide range of resources, including calculators, troubleshooting guides, case studies, scientific papers and posters, interactive tools, and multimedia presentations covering our lens designs as well as general contact lens and industry information. We also provide in-person and virtual workshops focused on specialty lenses such as scleral, orthokeratology, irregular cornea, keratoconus, presbyopia, and specialty soft lenses, with timing and content tailored to specific needs. In addition, Lunch and Learn sessions and webinars complement these workshops, allowing us to provide education while discussing key topics. Study lenses, student lenses, and fitting sets are also available at discounted prices depending on the request and timing.

Art Cares Patient Assistance Program here.

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Contamac

CONTAMAC

  • fi check HVID rulers and Wratten filters
  • fi check Mini packs (5-10ml ampoules each) of Nutrifill (scleral, hybrid, and GP lens insertion solution) for students to use in wet labs/scleral fitting instruction (full sized cartons are also available)
  • fi check Printed copies of “The Clinical Guide for Scleral Lens Success” by Melissa Barnett and Daddi Fadel
  • fi check Printed copies of “The Clinical Guide for Scleral Lens Success” by Melissa Barnett and Daddi Fadel

INFORMATION

For contact lens clinics, a limited number of complimentary mini packs of Nutrifill are available for patient samples, we just request that the clinic registers for an account with complete contact/shipping details.

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Euclid Visionary Optics

EUCLID

  • fi check Sponsorship of Ortho-K live fitting workshops
  • fi check Sponsorship/Lunch & Learn presentation to Contact Lens Clubs/Societies
  • fi check Complimentary student Ortho-K lenses
  • fi check MyEuclid online ordering portal (handout attached)

INFORMATION

In-person/virtual ortho-k and scleral workshops, Medmont free software upgrade (for qualifying instruments)

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Johnson and Johnson

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Click on the following link to view resources: https://www.jnjvisionpro.com/

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Nidek

NIDEK

Our Clinical and sales team will be available virtually to help educators and students to better understand our equipment for their classes, white papers, and any other needs they might have.

Nidek will bring demo equipment to your school to use for a 1-2 month period to ensure your students and staff have access to the newest technology: Full onsite training will be provided when we bring the equipment in.

AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT

  • fi check Meridia Pro Topographer
  • fi check Meridia Classic Topographer
  • fi check AL-Scan Optical Biometer
  • fi check CEM-530 Specular Microscope
  • fi check YC200S Plus
  • fi check US-4000/500 A-Scan, B-Scan, Pachymetry

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TruForm

TRUFORM

  • fi check Fitting Sets (Scleral/Toric/Multifocal/KCN) for clinic and lab
  • fi check Workshop lenses for students/patients

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Valley Contax

VALLEY CONTAX

A team of Regional Education Consultants and technical specialists provides training and fitting support, along with customized courses and hands-on workshops tailored to each school. Additional resources include free fitting sets, Wratten filters, Custom Stable tools, virtual or onsite lectures, manufacturing tours, and a student portal with educational materials. Students also benefit from giveaways, complimentary lenses for educational use, and access to the Blink Collective podcast for optometry news.

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Euclid Visionary Optics

VISIONARY OPTICS

  • fi check Sponsorship of scleral lens live fitting workshops depending on availability
  • fi check Sponsorship/Lunch & Learn presentation to Contact Lens Clubs/Societies (live or zoom)
  • fi check Scleral 1:1 (Learning with Lynette) sessions with priority given to residents (handout attached)
  • fi check In-person/virtual ortho-k and scleral workshops
  • fi check Medmont free software upgrade (for qualifying instruments)

INFORMATION

In-person/virtual ortho-k and scleral workshops, Medmont free software upgrade (for qualifying instruments)

CONTACT INFORMATION

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