Saturday, May 5, 2012

SA1

New Technologies in Cataract Surgery

Marc Bloomenstein, OD

COPE #25122

The new premium lenses are creating additional options for cataract surgery patients. This course will include discussion on some of the new technologies available to the cataract surgeon and new surgery techniques.

SA2

Eye to Eye: Clinical Pearls

Ron Melton, OD, Randall Thomas, OD

COPE #29773-GO

The team will walk the attendee through a special series of topics which will include a discussion of numerous clinical cases as well as therapeutic updates to enhance patient care. These pearls are drawn from a combination of the peer-reviewed professional literature and seasoned with over 60 combined years of intensive patient care.

SA3

Managing Presbyopia and Astigmatism with Contact Lenses

Walter Choate, OD

COPE #25047-CL

With a rapidly growing presbyopic population, demand and opportunity has never been better for the contact lens market. Addressing the astigmatic portion of a patient’s prescription is essential for the best visual performance as well as long-term success with any form of contact lens. This course will present contact lens management options for these challenging patients to include monovision with toric contact lenses, RGP multifocals, toric multifocal hydrogels, and hybrid designs. Positioning of patients with each system and clinical pearls for achieving success will be presented. Practice management challenges will round out the discussion.

SA4

Clinical Grand Rounds

Ron Melton, OD, Randall Thomas, OD

COPE #28561-AS

This team-taught course will present numerous clinical cases seen in our practices. The differential diagnosis and medical management options of each case will be discussed in a clinical practical manner.

SA5

Corneal and Cosmetic Surgery Symposium

R. Wooldridge, J. Poll, A. Waite, M. Bloomenstein

COPE PENDING

In this symposium, several leading clinicians review some of the latest developments in corneal and cosmetic surgery. The course consists of several twenty-minute long talks by the participating panelists followed by a question and answer session in which the audience has the opportunity to present their questions to the panel of experts for their opinions.

Lunch on your own

SA6

Evaluation, Testing & Surgery of Eyelid, Orbit & Lacrimal System

Jed Poll, MD

COPE PENDING

An Optometric introduction to evaluating, testing, & surgical procedures of the eyelid, orbit, and lacrimal system.

SA7

Corneal Grand Rounds

Aaron Waite, MD

COPE PENDING

This lecture is a grand rounds style course that will cover various challenging corneal cases including ocular melanoma and refractive surgery complications. Diagnosis and management options will be discussed.

SA8

Cataract Update 2k10: A Guide to Phaco, IOLs & Co-Management

Jed Poll, MD

COPE #27334-PO

This course will cover the latest technology on Cataracts, IOL's, and provide the best approach to co-management.

SA9

New Advances in Corneal Surgery

Aaron Waite, MD

COPE PENDING

This course will review the latest techniques in corneal and anterior segment surgery including DSAEK, corneal transplantation, refractive surgery, corneal collagen crosslinking, and other procedures. Emphasis will be placed on who is an appropriate candidate for the various procedures, how the surgery is performed, post operative care, what the patient can expect before, during and after the procedure; as well as expectations and limitations for each condition and procedure.