GP Lens Institute
FIRST in EducationThe educational resource for specialty contact lenses.
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The GPLI Eye Care Professional Membership gives you access to premier resources to help you advance your specialty contact lens practice. Your membership also supports the ongoing efforts of the GP Lens Institute. Membership renews on a calendar year basis. This can also make a wonderful gift!
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We maintain a database of U.S. eye care professionals who prescribe and fit specialty contact lenses. This list is used daily by consumers visiting our patient education website. Need to refer a patient? Or check to see if you are listed? Click here to use the locator. Apply below to be added to our database.
Popular Resources
Order Printed Materials
Order literature for practitioners and staff as well as patients and consumers, such as brochures, reading cards, and guides.
Click 'n' Fit
Practice GP lens fitting and improve your skill at evaluating fluorescein patterns, all from the comfort of your computer.
Conversion Charts
Convert vertex and diopters to base curve radius with a quick look at these charts.
Coding and Billing Resources
Get valuable information from coding and billing expert Dr. Clarke Newman, including presentations, sample letters of medical necessity, and FAQ.
Contact Lens Clinical Pocket Guide
Concise clinical pearls pertaining to spherical GP, soft toric, GP back surface and bitoric, soft and GP multifocal, orthokeratology, keratoconus, and scleral lens designs.
Who We Serve
Students & Residents
We hold quarterly webinars that cater to students as well as provide resources such as lecture series, webinar archives, and informational literature.
Optometrists
We hold monthly webinars and quarterly COPE approved webinars that cater to eye care professionals and provide resources such as training materials and education on all types of specialty contact lenses.
Eye Care Professional Staff
We provide staff training materials, informational literature, laboratory resources, material lists, helpful links, and printed materials to elevate your contact lens practice.
Educators
We provide helpful resources an online curriculum for contact lens educators as well as quarterly webinars to share with your students. Educators get free GPLI ECP Membership.
Our Mission
The Gas Permeable (GP) Lens Institute is dedicated to providing the eye care community with unbiased education and practice-building resources to realize the full benefits and advantages of GP and custom soft contact lenses.
News
Dr. Ed Bennett to Retire as Executive Director of the GP Lens Institute
contributed by Tom Quinn, O.D. M.S., F.A.A.O., F.S.L.S. & adapted from the publication in Contact Lens Spectrum on 6/9/24 After nearly 36 years at the helm, Ed Bennett, O.D., M.S.Ed., F.A.A.O., F.S.L.S. will be retiring from serving as both Executive Director and...
GPLI ECP Membership Now Available!
The GPLI Eye Care Professional Membership gives you access to premier resources to help you advance your specialty contact lens practice. Your membership also supports the ongoing efforts of the GP Lens Institute.
Upcoming Events
June 18 – ECP Webinar
“Best Practices for Contact Lens Fitting for Keratoconus”
8:00 pm Central
presented by Dr. Maria Walker
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July 16 – ECP Webinar
“GP Spherical and Toric Fitting and Troubleshooting”
8:00 pm Central
presented by Dr. Ed Bennett
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July 18 – Student Webinar
“Growing Specialty Lens Practices with Multifocals”
8:00 pm Central
presented by Dr. Nick Gidosh
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August 20 – ECP COPE Accredited Webinar
“When Dry Eye and Specialty Contact Lenses Collide”
*COPE Accreditation Pending*
8:00 pm Central
presented by Dr. Roxanna Potter
Members: FREE | Non-Members: $15
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September 17 – ECP Webinar
“Scleral Lens Troubleshooting”
8:00 pm Central
presented by Dr. Madison Moss
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2024 Webinars
Our full 2024 webinar schedule is available!
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Bitoric / High Astigmatism
Includes lens calculators, the Mandell-Moore and Newman guides, FAQs on when and how to fits torics, and more.
Corneal Reshaping
A wealth of webinars on overnight ortho-k and myopia control!
Keratoconus / Post Surgical
Post-surgical FAQs and nine webinars dealing with irregular cornea.
Presbyopia / Multifocals
Includes the “Building Your Practice with GP Multifocals” guide, FAQ, grand rounds and 10+ archived webinars.
Scleral Lenses
20+ webinars, troubleshooting FAQ, help with insurance claims and sample patient education.
Soft Specialty Lenses
10 webinars on soft and hybrid specialty lenses.
Spherical GP Lenses
Includes the popular Click ‘n’ Fit interactive educational module, webinars, FAQ, troubleshooting, and more.
Rising Stars
AWARD CEREMONY
Congratulations 2024 award winners!
Awards were presented January 20, 2024 at the Rising Stars reception during the Global Specialty Lens Symposium at Horseshoe Bally’s Las Vegas. Click on each winner for more info about them, the award, and a video of the presentation.
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