KeraSoft a 'Hot Topic' in Las Vegas

on 25 February 2010

Tags: KeraSoft, UltraVision, Global Specialty Lens Symposium

 

Irregular Cornea expert, Lynn White MSc FCOptom presented alongside Eef van der Worp BOptom PhD, Tim Koch FCLSA of Contamac and Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Meijome OD PhD of the University of Minho in Portugal, at the recent 2010 Global Specialty Lens Symposium, with ~400 practitioners present.

During Contamac's breakout session, Lynn described how specialty soft lenses have a prominent role to play in the ongoing management of patients.  Also during the presentation, 'Advantages of Fitting Irregular Corneas with High Water Content Soft Lens Materials', case studies showed how irregular cornea patients could be given an improved quality of life, even after surgery, with custom made soft lenses.

The emerging use of custom-made soft lenses for the correction of irregular corneas including keratoconus was a hot topic at the Las Vegas based GSLS.  Lynn White gave three presentations based around KeraSoft® IC and how the treatment and management of Keratoconus is evolving rapidly in the UK and the rest of the world.

Michigan based Art Optical, who completed an agreement in 2007 to license advanced lathe-cut soft lens technology for the USA from UltraVision, invited Lynn White to present 'The KeraSoft® IC Revolution: Experiences from the UK and Beyond' in their breakout session.

J Keith Lomas, CEO of UltraVision, and COO John Clamp, also attended the Symposium.  Keith Lomas commented, 'The interest shown in KeraSoft® IC was an excellent boost with delegates approaching us to express their enthusiasm in the much anticipated lens design.  The KeraSoft® design is inspiring practitioners across the globe to move irregular cornea patients out of GP lenses and into soft lenses which can provide up to 18 hours of comfortable wear time.'

With many years of experience in practice, Lynn White is passionate about the benefits of soft lenses when dealing with compromised corneas. Her philosophy of 'doing no harm' to the eye and providing patients with lenses that improve their quality of life beyond all previous expectations is her driving force and she articulated this clearly in her final presentation: 'The UK Experience in Custom-made Silicone Hydrogel lenses for the Irregular Cornea'.

For more information about the KeraSoft® Range of contact lenses for Irregular Corneas including Keratoconus, please visit: www.kerasoft.co.uk