Business and Economics of Eye Care and Health
Date
Business and Economics of
Eye Care and Health
March 18, 2025
BEECH 2025, as the acronym suggests, focuses on the Business and Economics of Eye Care and Health. This conference is being designed as a fully virtual global gathering, taking place on March 18.
Thematic Highlights: The conference delves into crucial topics such as cost-effectiveness, public health models of AI screenings, accessible design, the global economic impact of vision loss, infectious diseases case studies, etc. It aims to provide a holistic view of the various economic and business-related aspects that drive policy and decisions in the eye care space.
Interactive Sessions: Attendees can look forward to a series of engaging talks, panels, and knowledge-sharing opportunities. We're also recording these sessions for post-event distribution.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with thought leaders, industry experts, and academics who are shaping the future of eye care and health economics.
Registration is free for our second BEECH convening!
For more information, contact K. Davina Frick or Anisha Paul.
Tentative Agenda
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 7-8 a.m. ET | Jayant Bhuvaraghan, CMO (Retd) Essilor Luxottica Kovin Naidoo, Essilor Luxottica Serge Resnikoff | Welcome and Introduction Panel |
| 8:15-8:45 a.m. ET | Van C. Lansingh, HelpMeSee/IMO | Patient safety in cataract surgery |
| 8:45-9:15 a.m. ET | Margaret Tharp, Johns Hopkins University | Cost-effectiveness of a community-based vision center in treating refractive error and cataracts in South India |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET | Alfred Sommer, Alan L. Robin, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute Megan Collins, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute | Reflections on economic analysis, funding challenges, and policy needs for global eye health |
| 10:45- 11:05 a.m. ET | Adam Boxer, Dot Glasses | TBD |
| 11:05 - 11:25 a.m. ET | Katherine Weise Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group | Framing the financials in pediatric eye care |
| 11:25 - 11:45 a.m. ET | Raja Narayanan L.V. Prasad Eye Institute | Self-selection versus lock-in pricing strategies for patients |
| 12-12:30 p.m. ET | Kristen Eckert, Independent consultant | Research Gaps in Economics in Eye Care and Health and Sources of Data Collection |
| 12:30-1 p.m. ET | Nathan Congdon, Queen's University Belfast Orbis International, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center | CRROP: Cultivating rice with refraction to optimize productivity, a proposed randomized trial in Malawi |
| 1:15-1:45 p.m. ET | Sean Smith, University of Chicago | Cost-effectiveness of oxygen blender therapy for prevention of retinopathy of prematurity in Uganda |
| 1:45-2:15 p.m. ET | Ashleigh Kernohan Newcastle University | Assessing public preferences for features of a teleophthalmology service |
| 2:30-3 p.m. ET | Priya Morjaria, Peek Vision | Transforming Eye Care: Innovation, Scale, and Sustainability |
| 3-3:30 p.m. ET | Tansanee Braithwaite | Estimating societal economic cost of vision impairment: insights from the National Eye Survey of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3:45-4:15 p.m. ET | K. Davina Frick Johns Hopkins University | FLAME trichiasis surgery cost-effectiveness analysis |
| 4:15-4:45 p.m. ET | Anika Kale Johns Hopkins University | Eyecare brought to the rural doorstep: Exploration of the Mobile Ophthalmic Units as an innovative solution to reducing avoidable blindness due to cataracts in underserved rural parts in Maharashtra, India |
| 5-5:20 p.m. ET | Bryce Everett Mettalytics Inc | The impact of refractive error correction on harvest productivity in the Guatemalan coffee sector |
| 5:20-5:40 p.m. ET | Jordan Kassalow, VisionSpring | TBD |
| 5:40-6 p.m. ET | Anisha Paul-Ledesma Johns Hopkins University | Circlage: Analyzing the costs and economic impacts of AI adjunct in learning |
| 6:15-7:15 p.m. ET | Jude Stern, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Brad Wong, Joshua Ehrlich Tasanee Braithwaite | Vision, Mental Health, and Economic Impact: Addressing caregiver burden and cost analysis gaps as well as the societal and economic cost of visual impairment in Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7:30-8 p.m. ET | Malvina Rekhraj, Khyber Alam Research Team University of Western Australia | Accessible Collaborative Community Eyecare Service (ACCES) |
| 8-8:30 p.m. ET | Jingyi Chen, Khyber Alam Research Team University of Western Australia | Economic evaluation of a collaborative telehealth model for eye care in western Australia |
| 8:45-9:15 p.m. ET | Rishika Kartik, Brown University | A clearer vision: Accessible solutions for diabetes management |
| 9:15-9:45 p.m. ET | J. Kevin White, Global Vision 2020 Gillian Cochrane, Collaborative Vision | The economics and efficacy of delivering eyeglasses |