GCOMM Conference
The fastest way to network and learn about myopia management, orthokeratology, and practice management.
Coming Together for a Cause.
The GCOMM Conference brings industry experts, doctors, and practice managers together for a cause: to halt the global myopia pandemic.
2019 Conference Completed.
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Exhibitors
Platinum Sponsor
Providing custom contact lenses, lens care products, and gas permeable lens materials for a wide range of patients with demanding visual needs.
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to delivering products, education and training for eye care professionals in the custom contact lens space. Through our Zenlens™ family of scleral lenses, Boston® Materials, and many other custom lens products, eye care professionals will have the support they need to meet the needs of their patients with challenging visual problems including keratoconus, post-refractive surgery, severe astigmatism, orthokeratology, presbyopia and ocular surface disease. Zenlens™ and Zen™RC scleral lenses can now be coated with Tangible® Hydra-PEG® technology and are also available in a multifocal design.
Platinum Sponsor
Medmont Pty Ltd is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of ophthalmic instruments for the worldwide eye care market.
THE VISION
Imagine a small workshop and a man with the foresight to create a company based on the delivery of a quality product at a reasonable cost. It sounded simple enough, but for an equipment developer and manufacturer to do this in Australia was generally seen as being impossible.
DECEMBER 1988
The first units of the M600 Automated Perimeter are delivered and prove to be an instant success on the Australian market. Ten months after the first local delivery of the M600, it would be sold in numerous countries throughout Europe, India, Asia-Pacific, North America and South America.
JANUARY 1998
Medmont introduces the E300 Corneal Topographer to the ophthalmic market and it quickly becomes known for its ease of use, large capture area and exceptional accuracy. It globally goes on to be considered the gold standard for fitting specialty contact lenses.
QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP
All Medmont products are designed, tested and manufactured in house. Like all things of quality they are envisioned by some of the world’s top engineers and hand assembled by Medmont’s skilled team of craftsmen, hence the commitment to quality and the undeniable accuracy of Medmont products.
Platinum Sponsor
CooperVision helps people see the world with a refreshing perspective. We are a global contact lens manufacturer dedicated to innovation & partnership. Visit Fight Myopia (English / French).
Paragon Vision Sciences, a member of the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Division, is dedicated to developing and providing eyecare practitioners and their teams treatment options that not only improve vision but enhance the quality of lives of patients worldwide.
Paragon Vision Sciences
Paragon Vision Sciences, a member of the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Division, is dedicated to developing and providing eyecare practitioners and their teams treatment options that not only improve vision but enhance the quality of lives of patients worldwide. This is achieved through Paragon’s commitment to education, training and patient satisfaction. A recent survey of Paragon patients reports that Paragon CRT® meets or exceeds patient expectations 92% of the time!
Paragon CRT® Contact Lenses were the first FDA-approved Ortho-K lenses for extended overnight wear. Since receiving approval, nearly 2 million CRT® contact lenses have been distributed in over 50 countries worldwide. Paragon’s outstanding record of safety and efficacy has contributed to many eye care professionals viewing Paragon CRT® as the preferred choice when it comes to treating and managing myopia.
Paragon’s offers certified practitioners a wide selection of contemporary marketing resources to drive awareness and interest in Paragon CRT®. Their recent, groundbreaking direct to consumer marketing campaigns will directly reach 1,000,000 new potential patients in the U.S. Is your practice prepared to benefit from the over one million consumers who will be introduced to the benefits CRT provides them in terms of vision and quality of life?
Paragon believes that working in partnership with eyecare professionals, we don’t just change vision, we change lives.
Hear what patients are saying about Paragon CRT®?
Eye care professionals describe the life-changing impact Paragon CRT® has on their patients.
Since its Foundation in 1986, BLANCHARD CONTACT LENS INC. has been supplying practitioners with unique soft and custom-made R.G.P. lenses. The lab quickly earned a reputation of excellence in both consultation for lens designs and quality workmanship.
Blanchard Contact Lenses has pioneered the minimalist approach to scleral lens design and fitting with the Onefit™ Scleral Lens Platform – delivering optimal oxygenation for long-term corneal health with minimal lens mass and tear lens thickness.
Hydrating comfort, crisp, clear visual acuity and superior lens stability make Onefit™ ideal for active individuals and dissatisfied soft toric lens wearers. The Onefit Scleral Lens is unique and specifically designed for corneas with a normal prolate profile, with or without astigmatism, post graft corneas, as well as irregular corneas including nipple, oval, or fruste keratoconus cases. In addition, we have the Asian design of Onefit, Onefit A, which precisely addresses the physiological nuances of the Asian eye and Onefit Sym-Toric, which is an advanced front toric design for astigmatic patients.
Platinum Sponsor
Clinical & Refractive Optometry (CRO) is a unique Journal providing articles on a wide range of clinical and scientific topics. Each article is presented as COPE-approved courses for online certification.
CRO is published bi-monthly. Readers can link from the online journal to the CRO Online Education site to complete a post-course test for a 1-hour COPE approved credit.
From the CRO Online Education site, users can peruse the catalog of courses, view the course, take the post-course test and get graded immediately. Upon successful test completion the COPE Certificate will be available immediately in your personal dashboard.
Courses may be purchases singly, as a Learning Package and/or as a Pre-purchased package or as an Annual Premium Subscriber. Single 1-hour CE Credit course pricing starts at $17.00 per course. Savings are available with the purchase of a PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION, course packages and/or pre-paid course packages.
An Annual Premium Subscription is your best value! Immediately upon subscribing you will have free access to six issues (i.e. One-Year) – the current issue and 5 remaining issues over the 12 month period. All CRO courses – a minimum of 24 courses – are available to Premium Subscribers at no additional cost.
In addition, Premium Subscription members receive a standing 35% discount to all other courses in the course catalog/archives.
Why wait for the end-of-cycle crunch to get your CE credits. Incorporate CRO into your professional development plan to learn and earn credits when and where you want to.
For more information visit: www.crojournal.com
Clinical & Refractive Optometry and CRO Online are Divisions of VuePoint IDS Inc. A private media and marketing services company servicing the needs of the eye care and eyewear professional communities. Other services include: Optik Magazine (www.optiknow.ca), Canadian EyeCare Business Review (www.eyecarebusiness.ca) and Eyeployment.com (www.eyeployment.com)
Gold Sponsor
Shape the Future of Vision with Euclid Emerald. Now you have the option to proactively manage myopia, to treat it using today’s most innovative form of overnight orthokeratology called Euclid Emerald. This advanced treatment is safe, effective, FDA-approved and proven on over 2 million eyes around the world.
We’ve harnessed the power of geometry to shape today’s most advanced orthokeratology lens design for myopia management. We call it Euclid Emerald. It’s orthokeratology elevated. The smart, modern way to offer Ortho-K.
1. Dual Alignment Curves gently align the peripheral cornea, offering better centration for a closer, comfortable fit
2. MyoKTM Lens Design creates desirable peripheral myopia defocus by ensuring plus power as close to the pupil as possible
3. Empirical and Intuitive Design offers control over the size of the treatment zone
Unlike other options such as atropine or soft multifocal contact lenses, Euclid Emerald Treatment helps manage myopia without the use of daytime glasses or sacrificing a child’s visual acuity during the day.
Gold Sponsor
For more than 30 years GP Specialists has been committed to being the preferred manufacture of quality lenses to the eye care professional.
Our Company
GP Specialists has been serving the independent eyecare practitioner for over 30 years. It has always been our goal to provide the highest quality products with the best customer service available. Our complete line of Ortho-k, scleral, multifocal and specialty soft contact lenses offer a unique compliment for practitioners looking to set themselves apart.
Our Customer Service Team
We take great pride in our customer service and consulting team. With a continued commitment to quality customer service, we value and respect each and every one of our customers and provide quality, professional, and timely service. Our consulting team has more than 30 years of experience in fitting all types of situations and are always just a phone call away.
Our Manufacturing Staff
Thanks to our knowledgeable and experienced manufacturing staff, we are able to provide a more consistent, reproducable, and higher quality lens. In addition, we guarantee the quality of our products and offer warranties that are unique to the industry standard. It is our philosophy that a good lens only comes from a well maintained, state of the art lab–and we thank our great team for making this possible.
Gold Sponsor
ZEISS is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of spectacle lenses, and is committed to delivering maximum precision and comfort.
ZEISS designs and produces lenses, instruments and measurement systems, as well as retail concepts and technology services that continue to raise the bar in vision care.
Our goal is to make our customers more successful in providing the best products, innovative solutions and a global business support with personalized service. As the world’s leading manufacturer of precision optics, we combine technical expertise and innovative ideas into exceptional visual experiences – designed for your success.
Gold Sponsor
Essilor is the world leader for corrective lenses. The group is present in more than 100 countries. For 170 years the Essilor Group has put its expertise at the service of good vision in designing, manufacturing and distributing ophthalmic lenses and equipment for eye care professionals.
The Essilor Group puts its expertise at the service of good vision in designing, manufacturing, and distributing quality products and services through innovative business models. Today we provide solutions to correct and protect the visual health of the 7.4 billion people in the world.
Essilor designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of lenses to improve and protect eyesight. Its mission is improving lives by improving sight. To fulfill this mission, Essilor allocates more than $211 million to research and innovation every year in a commitment to continuously bring new, more effective products to eyes all around the world.
The success of the group, which is present in more than 100 countries, is the result of a strategy that has been driven by innovation for nearly 170 years.
Silver Sponsor
Contamac is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of contact (CL) and intraocular (IOL) lens materials, and a leading innovator in the development of specialist polymers and biocompatible materials for medical applications. We don’t make contact lenses – our clients do, from our materials.
Silver Sponsor
I-MED Pharma looks forward to working with you to offer “Best in Class” solutions to better diagnose and manage dry eye disease. Our experienced and professional sales team can help you integrate a dry eye protocol into your practice. Our products are sold directly to eye care professionals and a network of distributors exclusively.
Silver Sponsor
A solutions focused provider of Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Products to the Ophthalmic community. Labtician has evolved from being a manufacturer of quality ophthalmic products for the global market to also being a specialized commercialization partner for the Canadian ophthalmic market.
Silver Sponsor
ALCON® is dedicated to improving contact lens technology and preserving eyesight. ALCON® has the largest selection of contact lenses: choose from FreshLook ColorBlends, Air Optix Night & Day Aqua, Focus Dailies 90 pack, and so much more.
Silver Sponsor
OrthoTool software enables optometrists to quickly design custom orthokeratology contact lenses for even complex cases. OrthoTool simplifies your workflow, saves you time, and helps you and your patients visualize complex lens designs.
Silver Sponsor
Topcon Canada offers an extensive portfolio of ophthalmic technologies which provides workflow solutions to best meet your specific practice needs. You will diagnose better and more completely, treat your patients with optimal outcomes, work with greater efficiency and flexibility and grow your practice and service offerings.
Other Sponsor
Cardinal Contact Lens Inc. has been serving the Contact Lens Industry with innovative lens designs and the very best in manufacturing equipment. As a Manufacture of custom fitted contact lens in a variety RGP lens designs we work with eyecare professionals to produce prescription eyecare products that will improve the quality of life for the patient. Cardinal is the Eastern Canadian Distributor of the Medmont E300 Corneal Topographer and FreshKon Cosmetic Contact Lens
Other Sponsor
Precision Technology Services in Vancouver, B.C. and its partner lab, Cardinal Contact Lens in Cambridge, Ontario are developers, manufacturers and distributors of specialty contact lenses across Canada. The labs also distribute a wide range of products that support GP and custom soft lens practice such as corneal topography, solutions and dry eye products to name only a few.
Other Sponsor
RatingProtect helps optometrists improve their online reviews and ratings by increasing 5-star reviews from their patients without new software or training. Visit the website to view your practice’s free rating report.