Introducing
The Scleral Lens Jumpstarter
Learn from the best on how to fit scleral lenses in your own practice!
Do you want to learn how to fit scleral lenses?
You’ve attended all of the lectures, taken copious notes, and read all of the articles. But you still haven’t pulled the trigger on fitting scleral lenses into your practice. Why? It comes down to feeling confident and learning how to integrate something new into your clinic.
The best lectures and the best publications can’t replace one thing: Live handling and evaluation of scleral lenses. To get comfortable with scleral lenses, you need practice and you need a good mentor. Many of the major optometry meetings have workshops, but those only last 1-2 hours, and the room is filled with many other attendees fighting for attention from the teacher. On top of that, 2 hours is simply not enough time to learn everything you need to know about scleral lenses.
In order to gain a good understanding of scleral lenses, you need a day long course. This will help improve your skills exponentially.
In this day long event, you can expect one-on-one attention from me or another scleral lens experts. We will review everything about scleral lenses A-Z, including plenty of time for practicing insertion, removal, and lens evaluation. I will personally hold your hand through the entire process to ensure you leave the event feeling confident and ready to integrate scleral lenses into practice immediately.
In order to keep the event highly effective and intimate, I am limiting it to only SIX attendees. This will allow for thoughtful discussion, and I will make sure to answer all of your questions. Don’t miss out on this once-per-year event! I am so excited to help you and teach you all of my secrets! - Dr. Stephanie Woo
I grew my scleral lens patients from 0 to over 1,000 in five years!
There are so many things I wish I had known before I started - tips and tricks and methods to fitting the lenses like a pro, but also how to properly schedule patients, how to properly bill patients, and so, so, much more. I am incredibly passionate about teaching others, and I am so excited to personally work with you to help you increase your confidence level with scleral lenses!
Over the 10 years, I have learned what works, and what doesn’t. I want to help you skip that 10 year learning process with my all day crash course.
Let me help you!
Join me for an all day event, where I will personally teach you how to fit and manage scleral lens patients successfully!
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Time: 8:00am PST - 5:00pm PST
Location: Contact Lens Institute of Nevada
Address: 9260 W. Sunset Rd., Suite 209, Las Vegas, NV 89148
Agenda:
8:00-8:30: Introductions
8:30-9:30 : Scleral Lens Foundations
Overview of what scleral lenses are, how they differ from corneal gas permeable lenses and hybrids, and list of pros and cons. Good and poor candidates are reviewed. Necessary equipment and supplies are discussed. Baseline measurements such as topography, profilometry, anterior segment photos, and specular microscopy is reviewed.
9:30-10:15: Scleral Lens Fitting Basics
Basic fitting is reviewed (insertion, removal, evaluation with slit lamp and OCT)
Photos/Videos of poor fits and troubleshooting discussed
Case reports presented
Questions and Answers
10:15-10:30: Break
10:30-12:00: Live fitting
A patient is fit with a scleral lens and practitioners will have the ability to practice insertion, removal, and evaluation with slit lamp and OCT.
All practitioners will have the chance to practice all techniques on a live patient
Live fitting will include common issues such as: not enough clearance, too much clearance, edge lift, edge compression, as well as an ideal fit.
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:00-1:45: Handling Tips and Tricks
Review of necessary insertion/removal/lens care
Items to include in scleral lens kit
Review filling solutions and appropriate care systems and eye drops
Review common errors
Discuss common complications and questions to ask during follow ups
1:45-2:45: Patient Education
Discussion of how to convert existing patients
How to present scleral lenses as an option
Important forms to create and items that must be included
Review sample forms and discuss critical items
Patient expectations and follow up schedule
2:45-3:00: Break
3:00-4:00: Live fitting
A patient is fit with a scleral lens and practitioners will have the ability to practice insertion, removal, and evaluation with slit lamp and OCT.
All practitioners will have the chance to practice all techniques on a live patient
Live fitting will include common issues such as: not enough clearance, too much clearance, edge lift, edge compression, as well as an ideal fit.
4:00-4:40: Common Troubleshooting
Review common issues during scleral lens fitting
Explain the three most common problems that occur during scleral lens follow ups
Address issues and provide solutions
Explain less common scleral lens problems and how to solve them
4:40-5:00: Questions and Answers
Discussion of Tips and Tricks and Clinical Pearls
Answer final questions
Explain best practices to start integrating scleral lenses right away!
5:00: Closing Comments
