CooperVision Inc. is collaborating with the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) to raise awareness of the company’s Adopt-a-Patient program. The initiative gives optometry students across the United States an opportunity to develop clinical experience while helping people who need vision correction and care in communities near participating universities. The Adopt-a-Patient program, which started in 2007, allows primarily third- and fourth-year optometry students to gain clinical experience by examining and fitting eligible patients in CooperVision contact lenses and providing them with follow-up care. Patients receive a complimentary year’s supply of their prescribed lenses from CooperVision. Vision Service Plan subsidizes the cost of the exam.
AOSA will feature the program on its website, publish an article about it in its national magazine, Foresight, give the program presence on its Facebook page, and offer program administrative support.
Also: CooperVision has announced the availability of the current round of Science and Technology Awards, which are dedicated to improving the performance, enhancing the functionality, and/or broadening the use of contact lenses. To learn how to submit a research proposal, visit coopervision.com/research-awards.