I need some hlep detecteing an empty row

HTML Code:
Dim row As DataRow
        row = CType(Form1.DataGridView1.SelectedRows(0).DataBoundItem, DataRowView).Row
My error here is Option Strict On disallows late binding
HTML Code:
If CStr(row("Comp Address").IsNullOrEmpty) Then
            compaddress.Text = " None Available"
        End If
        compaddress.Text = CStr(row("Comp Address"))