18 December 2024
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon have released new resources to support the use of the Dry Eye Wheel, a tool designed to help with the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease.
The new resources have been created to help eye care professionals use the Dry Eye Wheel and include explanatory videos by two leaders in the field.
The interactive Dry Eye Wheel was created by Professors Jennifer Craig, Lyndon Jones, and James Wolffsohn, for easy reference to the three pillars of dry eye treatment: mitigation, measurement, and management.
Companion webinars include all three professors discussing the three pillars and how to integrate the wheel into daily practice.
New videos on experiences of the tool have been created by Dr Sal Jivraj, an optometrist with the Calgary Dry Eye Clinic, and Fakhruddin Barodawala, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Optometry and Vision Sciences, SEGi University. Spanish closed captioning of the webinars has also been introduced.
Dr Sandra Block, president of the World Council of Optometry, said: “The addition of these tools to accompany the Dry Eye Wheel on the WCO website are a continuation of WCO and Alcon’s commitment to educating optometrists around the world about this issue, and how we can make a difference in the lives of millions.”
WCO and Alcon initially partnered to develop the education initiative to provide resources for practical management of dry eye.
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