Thank you for tuning in for our first episode of VisionTECH. Through this podcast, we hope to bring you the latest developments in eye care technology and break down why they matter to you and the care you deliver to your patients.

 

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Dr. John Gelles, OD. Dr. Gelles is the director of the specialty contact lens division at the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute-Hersh Vision Group and the CLEI Center for Keratoconus in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is also the Chief Emerging Technology Officer for EyeCareLive and PeerMed, ocular telemedicine platforms designed for ECPs and by ECPs.

He is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry and is an adjunct clinical professor for State University of New York College of Optometry and New England College of Optometry. Additionally, he is an optometric consultant and serves on the executive board of the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals and the advisory board of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute. He is a Fellow in the International Academy of Orthokeratology, the Contact Lens Society of America, and the Scleral Lens Education Society.  His clinical work is dedicated exclusively to specialty contact lenses and surgical co-management for corneal disease, ocular surface disease, and post-surgical corneal conditions and he is a sub-investigator for multiple keratoconus specific clinical trials.

Dr. Gelles can be reached at:

[email protected] or [email protected]

To follow Dr. Gelles’ current projects visit:

eyecarelive.com and havenmedical.net

 

Disclosures

Dr. John Gelles:

Commercial interest

What was Received

For What Role

Avedro

Honoraria

Consultant

Avellino Labs

Honoraria

Research Consultant

BioTissue

Honoraria

Ad Board/Consultant

BostonSight

Devices

Consultant

Blanchard Lab

Honoraria

Ad Board/Speaker/Consultant

Bausch + Lomb

Honoraria

Speaker

Contamac

Honoraria

Consultant

EyecareLive

Founder stock

Co-Founder

EyePhotoDoc

Devices

Consultant

Formulens

Honoraria

Consultant

Google

Honoraria

Consultant

Synergeyes

Honoraria

Speaker/Consultant

Visionary Optics

Honoraria

Speaker

 

Fayiz Mahgoub: None