Nominations Now Open for Inaugural Contact Lens Institute Tradition Awards

(PRESS RELEASE) WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nominations for the inaugural Contact Lens Institute™ (CLI) Tradition Awards are actually being accepted by way of November 30. This system honors eye care professionals who foster a optimistic contact lens tradition, exemplifying behaviors and actions mirrored in CLI’s new The Tradition Calculation: Knowledge-Backed Behaviors for Contact Lens Success report to reinforce affected person experiences and enterprise success.

Any member of the U.S. eye care group—whether or not a observe, crew, institutional clinic, or particular person—who prescribes or helps tender contact lens prescribing is eligible for consideration. Self-nominations are allowed and inspired. Full nomination info is out there at contactlensinstitute.org/awards.

“Contact lens sufferers persistently describe the a number of imaginative and prescient, way of life, and confidence-boosting features of wear and tear, and quite a few practices have realized the numerous lifetime worth of this inhabitants. Whereas previous CLI analysis has proven that many eye care suppliers are lacking the chance to speak about contact lens choices with 2/3rds of sufferers, 44% of glasses solely wearers are open to contemplating contact lenses. A contact lens-affirming tradition helps be sure that these conversations are taking place repeatedly,” mentioned Stan Rogaski, govt director of the Contact Lens Institute. “Our new Tradition Awards are designed to find excellent contact lens prescribing practices, then encourage others to undertake the identical.”

Nominators merely want to supply a concise response (750 phrases or much less in complete) that addresses at the least two of the next questions:

• How has the nominee enhanced affected person outcomes utilizing tender contact lenses?
• What initiatives, processes, or initiatives has the nominee put into place of their observe that enhances a optimistic tradition for recommending tender contact lenses and affected person put on?
• How does the nominee have interaction observe employees to take an lively advocacy function for wholesome, pleased tender contact lens put on?
• Are you able to describe a specific nominee-patient interplay that exemplifies how tender contact lenses have modified or improved a affected person’s life, and which can encourage colleagues?

To enhance possibilities of being acknowledged, nominators ought to reference confirmed elements recognized in The Tradition Calculation report, particularly: using new/superior tender contact lenses, providing coaching/training/mentorship, encouraging contact lens advocacy, reinforcing skilled and private prescribing advantages, and/or monitoring tender contact lens enterprise outcomes.

Nominations should embrace the title/location/observe title/contact info of the candidate, in addition to the title/affiliation/contact info for the nominator. They have to be emailed no later than November 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET to cli@contactlensinstitute.org. The submission will be written inside the physique of the e-mail or connected as a Phrase or PDF doc. Questions could also be despatched to the identical deal with.

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Choice might be on the sole discretion of the CLI Board of Administrators. Honorees might be introduced by the Contact Lens Institute in December 2023, with ongoing recognition into the next 12 months.

The Contact Lens Institute advances the most recent improvements in secure and efficient contact lens and lens care services and products that present distinctive advantages to sufferers whereas satisfying the evolving wants of eye care professionals. CLI undertakes actions that correctly assess, improve, promote and stability contact lens and lens care business welfare and development, together with the secure use of merchandise within the market. Its members embrace Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, CooperVision, and Johnson & Johnson Imaginative and prescient. For extra info, go to contactlensinstitute.org.