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IACLE CALLS FOR their institution and the ways that will attend either Academy 2020
ENTRIES FOR 2020 they inspire their students to become Nashville (one award), or the
Association of Optometric Contact
future contact lens practitioners.
EDUCATOR OF THE Lens Educators (AOCLE) Annual
YEAR AND TRAVEL The IACLE Travel Awards enable Workshop (one award) in Fort
AWARDS IACLE Educator Members to attend Lauderdale, Florida (28-31 May),
international meetings and are or another major meeting to be

T he International Association sponsored by IACLE through the agreed by the IACLE Executive Board
generous support of all IACLE’s
of Contact Lens Educators
(IACLE) is offering six contact lens sponsors (Alcon, CooperVision, (one award). Academy attendance
is supported by AAO and AOCLE
educators from around the world Johnson & Johnson Vision, attendance by AOCLE.
a chance to become IACLE Contact Bausch + Lomb and Euclid).
Lens Educator of the Year and Entries must be submitted using
travel to the annual meeting of the This year there will be three the application forms at www.iacle.
th
American Academy of Optometry IACLE Travel Awards. Recipients org (Awards) by 28 February, 2020.
(AAO), Academy 2020 Nashville,
in Tennessee, USA (8-10 October). NEED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION
This title will be awarded to three BETWEEN PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS
individuals, one from each of IACLE’s
three global regions: 2020 IACLE R esearch published in the U.S. hearing any recommendations
Americas Contact Lens Educator Centers for Disease Control for lens wear and care. Overall,
of the Year; 2020 IACLE Asia Pacific (CDC) and Prevention Morbidity and 47.9 and 19.8 percent recalled
Contact Lens Educator of the Year Mortality Weekly Report, reveals that their provider recommended
and 2020 IACLE Europe/Africa – that around one-third of contact not sleeping in lenses and told
Middle East Contact Lens Educator lens wearers do not recall receiving them to avoid topping off their
of the Year. any recommendation for lens wear contact lens solution, respectively.
and care from providers – whereas In comparison, a majority of the
These awards recognise and most of the providers report sharing providers said that they always gave
reward achievements in contact lens recommendations always or most recommendations especially at
education and are sponsored by of the time. initial visits, regular checkups, and
CooperVision with support from the Nuadum M. Konne, M.P.H., visits related to complications. Nearly
Academy. Each winner will receive a from the CDC in Atlanta, and all recommendations were shared
bursary of up to US$3,000 towards colleagues conducted two surveys by providers more frequently at
the cost of attending Academy 2020 to examine contact lens education initial and complication-related visits
Nashville and permission to use about nine recommendations. than at regular checkups. At regular
the title 2020 IACLE Contact Lens The surveys included assessing checkups, eye care providers most
Educator of the Year for their region. contact lens wearer experiences often advocated complying
related to communication from with the recommended lens
The IACLE Contact Lens Educator replacement schedules, not sleeping
of the Year Awards are open to all eye care providers and as well as in lenses, and not topping off
IACLE members who have been provider-reported practices for solution (85, 79, and 64.4 percent of
communicating contact lens
paid-up members for at least 3 wear and care recommendations regular visits, respectively).
years. Members can either nominate to patients.
themselves, or be nominated “Improving communications
by another member, their IACLE Post the study, the research between providers and patients
regional/country coordinator team said that they found 32.9 could help contact lens wearers
or IACLE staff. Applicants must percent of contact lens wearers understand proper eye care,”
demonstrate use of IACLE resources, aged ≥18 years recalled never concluded the study team.
engagement with IACLE, impact on

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