Product: "Remarkable Resilience: Eye Care Insights for a Challenging Economy," an on-demand version of the latest See Tomorrow online learning event.
Top Line: The 60-minute webinar from the Contact Lens Institute (CLI) centers on new research that uncovered U.S. consumer beliefs and behaviors about eyecare choices, discretionary spending, and contact lens habits as financial pressures. Content is designed to benefit a broad range of eyecare professionals, including practicing optometrists and ophthalmologists, opticians and technicians, executive and administrative staff, retailers, educators, and students.
Close Up: The webinar is hosted by CLI board member Charissa Lee, OD. Event panelists—all 2022 CLI Visionaries—include Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD, of Bright Eyes Family Vision Care in Tampa, Fla.; Melanie Denton Dombrowski, OD, of Salisbury Eyecare & Eyewear in Salisbury, N.C.; Chris Lievens, OD, of the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis; and Caitlin J. Morrison, OD, of In Focus: Specialty Contact Lens & Vision Solutions, Scottsdale, Ariz. A comprehensive 12-page report that underpins the event can be downloaded. The latest work polled 2,439 U.S. adults ages 18 and older from August 9-17, 2022, with 251 active contact lens wearers answering a series of detailed questions.
Vital Stats: The webinar is available at no charge and can be accessed from the CLI YouTube channel.