It's funny how you never really know what these big conventions will bring. It's been all about Dry Eye and the ocular surface thus far. Today's breakfast with some of the executives at Bausch & Lomb sets up to be more of the same. In fact, Drs. Schlegel, Kaye and I buitl Skyvision around the dry eye patient.
I'm hoping to learn more about Wavefront contact lenses and spectacle lenses today. The technology just seems like such a slam dunk. Imagine, you're a young Tennis player and we can make you see BETTER than 20/20 with super-contacts. And then if we add the power of RevitalVision to the mix? Watch out.
Dr. White
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Great Day In Boston
What a great day! I had a chance to spend time with senior execs from Allergan, Inspire, Bausch & Lomb, RevitalVision, and Eyemaginations. There is some seriously cool stuff just about to pop all over the eye care world. It's a great time to be an opthalmologist.
Skyvision Centers has a subsidary that is called the Skyvision Business Lab. In the Business Lab we take a very good product and try to make it better. It looks like we're going to have a couple of very interesting projects presented to us over the next couple of days.
Eye care is going to be in the center of every "bullseye" for healthcare because of our aging populaition. I'm happy to report that the eyecare world is healthy, ready to take on the challenge of our aging populoation.
Dr. White
Skyvision Centers has a subsidary that is called the Skyvision Business Lab. In the Business Lab we take a very good product and try to make it better. It looks like we're going to have a couple of very interesting projects presented to us over the next couple of days.
Eye care is going to be in the center of every "bullseye" for healthcare because of our aging populaition. I'm happy to report that the eyecare world is healthy, ready to take on the challenge of our aging populoation.
Dr. White
The Convention Begins
Sunny Satruday morning here in Boston! The Convention Center is 3 minutes from my hotel, the Seaport. Thanks again to my friend Brendan Sheil from RevitalVision for introducing me to his travel agent!
I've got a busy day ahead of me. It's always a little nervewracking getting to a new Convention Center and signing in. Where is the front door? Did I remember my ID? Funny, I've been doing this for the better part of 20 years and there are still little butterflies as I walk over for day one. Thankfully I discovered that the location of my Sunday speaking engagement is right across the street from my hotel. Whew!
Ok...load up the iPod...pack the MiFi...where's that camera?
Dr. White
I've got a busy day ahead of me. It's always a little nervewracking getting to a new Convention Center and signing in. Where is the front door? Did I remember my ID? Funny, I've been doing this for the better part of 20 years and there are still little butterflies as I walk over for day one. Thankfully I discovered that the location of my Sunday speaking engagement is right across the street from my hotel. Whew!
Ok...load up the iPod...pack the MiFi...where's that camera?
Dr. White
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Connected Ophthalmologist
We are the original gadget guys, ophthalmologists. Really. We were the first doctors to use microscopes to operate on our patients. We were the first to use lasers in both the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. We've got all KINDS of cool gear that we use in the office every minute of every day. I can hardly wait to see what kind of new stuff is available at ACSRS.
Not only do we love gadgets in our work world but we tend to be real freaks when it comes to gadgets in our everyday world, too. Heck, one of the requirements I had for accepting a job was a practice provided hand-held cell phone...in 1990! In general eye doctors must have it, and we must have it yesterday. Which is why I'm still laughing at the contents of my carry-on. You see, a significant percentage of opthalmologists are split personalities--we have to have that gadget now, but we can't stand the thought of getting another one if it means parting with one we just bought.
Here's what's in my bag for my trip to Boston: a cell phone with a QWERTY keyboard (to text with my kids), a digital camera (to take photos for Facebook), the netbook I'm typing on, a mobile WiFi hotspot (so I can type on my netbook), and an iPod Touch (when the net book is too big). Whew! Nuts, huh? Wouldn't it be great if I could just carry one, single gadget to do all of those things? Right...iPhone! Duh, I knew that.
But then I'd have to leave the Verizon network, and I just got this new phone, and that MiFi thingy is really cool, and...
Not only do we love gadgets in our work world but we tend to be real freaks when it comes to gadgets in our everyday world, too. Heck, one of the requirements I had for accepting a job was a practice provided hand-held cell phone...in 1990! In general eye doctors must have it, and we must have it yesterday. Which is why I'm still laughing at the contents of my carry-on. You see, a significant percentage of opthalmologists are split personalities--we have to have that gadget now, but we can't stand the thought of getting another one if it means parting with one we just bought.
Here's what's in my bag for my trip to Boston: a cell phone with a QWERTY keyboard (to text with my kids), a digital camera (to take photos for Facebook), the netbook I'm typing on, a mobile WiFi hotspot (so I can type on my netbook), and an iPod Touch (when the net book is too big). Whew! Nuts, huh? Wouldn't it be great if I could just carry one, single gadget to do all of those things? Right...iPhone! Duh, I knew that.
But then I'd have to leave the Verizon network, and I just got this new phone, and that MiFi thingy is really cool, and...
Off to Beantown!
I'm off to Boston for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) Convention. this on is dedicated solely to the kind of surgeries that I do, surgeries on the front part of the eye. We will learn about new techniques for cataract surgery. Companies in our field will present new products that we can use to give our patients better vision.
Laser surgeons will also be able to see and hear the results of the latest advances in LASIK and other laser refractive procedures. There are several new laser programs and a couple of new ways to make LASIK flaps. I'm going to be picking the brains of some of the smartest LASIK surgeons on the planet including Steve Schallhorn (who developed the Navy's laser program) and Steve Coleman (one of the LASIK pioneers). Can't wait!
I'll keep everyone up to date about my trip and all of the new stuff sure to be announced right here on the Skyvision blog!
Dr. White
Laser surgeons will also be able to see and hear the results of the latest advances in LASIK and other laser refractive procedures. There are several new laser programs and a couple of new ways to make LASIK flaps. I'm going to be picking the brains of some of the smartest LASIK surgeons on the planet including Steve Schallhorn (who developed the Navy's laser program) and Steve Coleman (one of the LASIK pioneers). Can't wait!
I'll keep everyone up to date about my trip and all of the new stuff sure to be announced right here on the Skyvision blog!
Dr. White
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Skyvision Now Offers RevitalVision!
THE WORLD’S ONLY PROVEN, NON-SURGICAL THERAPY TO IMPROVE VISION
Have you undergone cataract surgery, LASIK surgery or would simply like to reduce your dependency on reading glasses? RevitalVision may be right for you.
Train Your Brain to See Better
RevitalVision is designed to improve the communication between your eyes and your brain to help you see better. The program uses neural training to improve your vision. Just like learning to walk, riding a bicycle and learning to swim have long lasting effects, so does RevitalVision
.
About the program:
ß 20 training sessions completed at home on a computer
ß Each training session takes 20 minutes on average
ß Customized to your pace and visual ability
ß Professionally monitored by your
RevitalVision™ Personal Vision Specialist
Effectiveness
More than 3,000 customers and clinical trial participants that completed the program experienced improved eyesight and quality of life. Most customers notice results in as little as 10 sessions. Based on science created by Nobel Prize Winners, RevitalVision is supported by more than two decades of scientific and clinical research.
On average, vision improves by two lines on an eye chart after completing RevitalVision. Benefits include:
ß Reading smaller print on a newspaper, menu, or computer screen
ß Reading better in low light conditions
ß Seeing objects better at night
ß Reducing or eliminating the need for reading glasses.
Safety
Extensively tested by reputable eye doctors and eye institutes in the U.S. and across the globe prior to being released for commercial use, the program is 100% natural and improves vision with:
ß No additional surgery
ß No glasses
ß No drugs
ß No known risks, side effects or complications
There's lots more information to come. All of the Skyvision doctors and staff are using the RevitalVision program. We'll report our results RIGHT HERE!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Have you undergone cataract surgery, LASIK surgery or would simply like to reduce your dependency on reading glasses? RevitalVision may be right for you.
Train Your Brain to See Better
RevitalVision is designed to improve the communication between your eyes and your brain to help you see better. The program uses neural training to improve your vision. Just like learning to walk, riding a bicycle and learning to swim have long lasting effects, so does RevitalVision
.
About the program:
ß 20 training sessions completed at home on a computer
ß Each training session takes 20 minutes on average
ß Customized to your pace and visual ability
ß Professionally monitored by your
RevitalVision™ Personal Vision Specialist
Effectiveness
More than 3,000 customers and clinical trial participants that completed the program experienced improved eyesight and quality of life. Most customers notice results in as little as 10 sessions. Based on science created by Nobel Prize Winners, RevitalVision is supported by more than two decades of scientific and clinical research.
On average, vision improves by two lines on an eye chart after completing RevitalVision. Benefits include:
ß Reading smaller print on a newspaper, menu, or computer screen
ß Reading better in low light conditions
ß Seeing objects better at night
ß Reducing or eliminating the need for reading glasses.
Safety
Extensively tested by reputable eye doctors and eye institutes in the U.S. and across the globe prior to being released for commercial use, the program is 100% natural and improves vision with:
ß No additional surgery
ß No glasses
ß No drugs
ß No known risks, side effects or complications
There's lots more information to come. All of the Skyvision doctors and staff are using the RevitalVision program. We'll report our results RIGHT HERE!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Off to Hartford
For more than 3 years the doctors at Skyvision Centers have been providing consulting and speaking services to various companies in eye care. Dr. White in particular spends a couple of days a month traveling and speaking on some of the topics in which Skyvision is a leader in the field. Tonight he will be in Hartford, CT to speak to a group of doctors about treating Dry Eye the Skyvision way.
Since there are so many members of the extended White family living in New England this trip will also give Dr. White a chance to check out first hand all of the weather that has been dumping on his relatives. Rumor has it that he has packed a wetsuit and flippers in his suitcase!
Since there are so many members of the extended White family living in New England this trip will also give Dr. White a chance to check out first hand all of the weather that has been dumping on his relatives. Rumor has it that he has packed a wetsuit and flippers in his suitcase!
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