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The Future of Eye Care Series: Manipulating Light to Alleviate Migraine Symptoms with Derek Johnson

Episode Summary

In this episode of Future of Eye Care series, we discuss leveraging specialized ophthalmic lenses to alleviate the symptoms of migraines.

Episode Notes

The light sensitivity and photophobia associated with migraines can be debilitating for many of the patients who walk through our doors. In this episode, we sit down with Derek Johnson from Avulux to discuss the role Avulux's lenses play in alleviating the symptoms of migraines. 

Key Takeaways:

1. Avulux is a light filtration system that filters out specific wavelengths of light that have been shown to amplify the symptoms of migraine headaches including photophobia and light sensitivity.
2. The technology is based on two studies that showed that 480nm and 500 nm light triggers pain and photophobia in patients suffering from a migraine without impact to color perception.
3. More than 47 million individuals in the US suffer from migraine and 1 in 3 women are affected.
4. Migraine sufferers are both well connected and actively driven to find solutions for their symptoms, driving the opportunity this poses for optometric practices.
5. Success in prescribing these technologies to patients begins with connecting their individual experience with the problem to the solution you're prescribing. 

What Derek is reading: 

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

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