BCLA webinar on topography
Bianca Schut
An upcoming British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) webinar will address corneal topography in contact lens practice.
Open to BCLA members as well as non-members, the session, to be held from 7pm on Tuesday 30 September, will offer practical and visually supported examples of how to use corneal topography in everyday practice. Attendees be taken from simple spherical eyes to complex lens fittings on various irregular corneal shapes.
The session will be delivered by Bianca Schut, a lecturer in optics and contact lenses at Deltion College in Zwolle, Netherlands, who said: “This webinar will help delegates gain an insight into how topographic data can be directly applied to select the right contact lens, from simple spherical eyes to complex, irregular corneal shapes.
“Attendees will learn how indices and topographic patterns help predict lens performance, visual outcomes, and optimise lens fittings and discover that the topographer is not only valuable during the initial fitting, but also for follow-up, troubleshooting, and patient education.”
The webinar, which is lecture only and not CPD-accredited, will also look at the use of topographic data for more accurate management of patient expectations, and reducing the risk of discomfort or misfits.
Bianca Schut graduated as an optometrist from the Hogeschool in Utrecht in 2014. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Contact Lens Committee of the Dutch Association of Optometrists and organises lecture evenings and congresses for the ANVC.