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November 3, 2026
8:00PM - 10:00PM EST
AFOS Tuesday Talk
Eye Inspired Design
Join AFOS for a fantastic Tuesday Talk, featuring Dr. Erin Rueff. She will be presenting an hr AFOS educational course titled "Eye Inspired Designs". The course will explore the science behind ACUVUE® contact lens designs and how they work with the eye’s natural structures and functions. This course reviews tear-inspired moisture technology, lens edge design, UV blocking, and specialized designs for astigmatism and presbyopia, highlighting their roles in contact lens comfort, visual performance, and meeting individual patient needs.
Erin Rueff, OD, PhD, FAAO, Dipl AAO
Associate Director, North America Professional Education
Dr. Erin Rueff earned her Doctor of Optometry degree at the Ohio State University (OSU). She completed OSU's Cornea & Contact Lens Advanced Practice Fellowship and went on to serve as a clinical instructor at OSU while completing a PhD in Vision Science.
Her research focused on defining the relationship between visual disorders and contact lens discomfort. She continued her academic career at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B Ketchum University (MBKU) where she served as associate professor and chief of the cornea and contact lens department.
At MBKU she taught in the basic science and contact lens curriculums and specialized in contact lenses, specialty lens design, and dry eye in clinical care. In 2025, she joined Johnson & Johnson as Associate Director of Professional Education, North America.
