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Become an Eye Care Professional Member of the GPLI!

What is the GPLI ECP Membership?

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 (January 1 – December 31).

Regular Member: $89/yr
Fellow in an Eye Care Organization or CLSA Member: $75/yr
AAOMC Member: $71/yr
Full-time Educators, Students, and Residents: Free*

*Students and Residents request membership HERE
*Educators request membership HERE

Eye Care Professional Member Benefits

Free Printed Materials (US only)
The GPLI has several printed resources pertaining to orthokeratology, multifocals, scleral lenses, GP lens care, myopia management, and GP clinical pearls. Members may order up to 500 of these at no charge each calendar year, shipped within the United States.

Archived Webinars
There are over 130 archived webinars from the experts in the field on all important topics pertaining to GP and custom soft lenses.

Coding and Billing Module
In this module, Dr. Clarke Newman includes updates on specialty contact lens coding and billing, reimbursement paradigms in myopia management, common codes, coding and billing FAQ, sample reimbursement letters, a brochure for third party providers, and common errors in billing and coding.

Staff Module
This comprehensive staff training resource includes videos on verification, office management, and pre-testing; over 25 staff-friendly webinars; a new contact lens essentials video series; and an guide on corneal and scleral GP, hybrid, and custom soft care and patient education.

Free Quarterly COPE Approved Webinars
The GPLI will continue with monthly webinars, and members can receive free COPE CE credits for four of our webinars each year.

“The Advisor” Bi-Monthly Member Educational Journal
Receive a special, themed online journal every other month, with a series of brief sourced clinical articles pertaining to the theme (i.e., scleral lenses, myopia management, etc.). Editor Dr. Roxanna Potter also provides a “hot topic” article each issue.

REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS: IKA Keratoconus Symposium and ICSC
Learn more about the symposia HERE and HERE. Members receive 50% off IKA and $50 off ICSC!

PARTNER MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS: Contact Lens Society of America (CLSA) and American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (AAOMC)
Learn about the CLSA HERE and the AAOMC HERE.

“GPLI Radio” Quarterly GPLI Podcast
GPLI Associate Director Dr. Tom Quinn and noted experts provide recent updates of GP and custom soft contact lenses.

Special Recognition on the GP Specialist Finder
Your listing on our finder will have a (GPLI ECP Member) tag next to your name. Sign up to be on the finder here!

There’s a GP Lens Patient in My Chair Module
This comprehensive module for the novice GP fitter provides a practical approach to guiding the GP patient journey from chairside evaluation to long-term success.

Access to the “GPLI Contact Lens Experts” Facebook and LinkedIn Groups
Discuss cases with GPLI Advisory Board members and other experts in the field.

Building Your Practice with GP Multifocals
This recently updated module has 17 separate resources for ECPs, staff, and patients, including narrated PowerPoints on lens selection, patient communication and fitting, videos, reading cards, and a fee calculator.

Access to a Library of Specialty Contact Lens Presentations
Access to the entire library of recorded presentations from the most recent GPLI Cornea and Contact Lens Residents Symposium on all clinical topics pertaining to GP and custom soft lenses as well as public speaking and writing for publication.

Member Directory
Available online, this directory includes your name, location, and a link to your practice or school.

Certificate of Membership and Window Decal (US only)
Proudly display your GPLI membership with a printed certificate, window decal, as well as a badge for your website.

Input on the Direction of the GPLI
Respond to surveys pertaining to future programs and resources for the GPLI.

Already a member? You can renew HERE.

Please note: This is an informal, non-voting membership, and members have no formal decision-making power by joining.