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complications and situations that can arise in a
contact lens practice and their management.
The importance of research in any field
cannot be emphasised enough. Mossab Omair,
head of the optometry department at AMU,
walked the students through working on
research, the various terminologies, the dos
and don’ts and publishing research papers.
Oral research presentations were made by Sana
Parveen on the relation of scleral contact lens
wearers and IOP, and by Afreen on contact lens
disposing habits in Indian CL wearers, followed
PUSHPENDRA SINGH FROM BAUSCH AND LOMB by discussions on the subjects.
DURING A HANDS ON SESSION
Recent advancements in myopia control and
led by Nilesh Thite, executive manager for orthokeratology presented by Lakshmi Shinde
educational programs IACLE. It was rounded led to many questions.
off by a discussion and interaction between the Nilesh Thite, the B&L team and students
moderators and delegates.
from the host institute highlighted the
Pushpendra Singh from B&L spoke about the importance of daily disposables and multi-
latest innovations and advancements in the soft focals in day-to-day lifestyles through interactive
contact lens industry. The next topic centred on role plays. Mr Thite, as the host of the session,
multifocal CLs which was explained by Mr Thite, interacted with the delegates with questions
while Dr Khurana discussed the therapeutic and clinical situations. It was highly popular and
applications of CLs. Dr Sanjay Chanda, director a fun learning experience.
of educational programmes at CLGEI, addressed
Hands-on sessions conducted by the B&L
and CLGEI teams demonstrated the fitting
CL FITTING of soft CLs fitting: insertion, removal, fitting
DEMONSTRATION
assessment, and care and maintenance.
Mr Omair explained RGP lenses and their
applications; Suraj Chaurasiya, head of the
contact lens department, CLGEI, delineated
scleral CL fitting, which was followed by a live
demonstration of RGP and scleral CLs.
A panel discussion with the above experts
on CL care and experiences saw active
participation by the delegates. This was
ROLE PLAY hosted by Khemraj Nackwal, senior manager –
professional services, B&L, and moderated by
Govind Tripathi, also from the company.
The students and faculty members received
mementos and certificates. The session
concluded on a very positive note with the vote
of thanks rendered by Dr. Ashi Khurana.
A majority of the participants are looking
forward to participating in more such fun
learning events.
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