Thursday, April 22, 2010

TH1

New IOL Technology

Jeff Austin, OD

COPE Pending

With many new IOLs available, how do I advise my patients on the best options for them? Which patient will do well with a multifocal or toric IOL and which patient should avoid them? This course will discuss the latest IOL technology, including multifocal, accommodating, and toric IOLs. Each IOL has different characteristics and side effects. Learn how to prepare your patients for lens selection and help them to get the best surgical results. You will also learn better how to provide the optimum post-operative care and counseling that premium IOL patients require.

TH2

The Finer Points: Capture the Art of Anterior Segment Photography

Reed Gibb, OD

COPE PENDING

Photo documentation is sometimes critical in patient care. Overcome the frustrating aspects of slit lamp photography. This course will explain and demonstrate how manipulating aperture, shutter speed, and illumination can affect your outcomes. Live video feed and power point presentation will be utilized.

TH3

A Nutritional Approach to Treating Dry Eyes

Jeff Anshel, OD

COPE #27255-AS

Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) affects millions of Americans and with the aging of the population, it is increasing in prevalence. This course will review the theories of the causes of dry eyes and discuss some of the more conventional treatments, as well as some newer nutritional treatments that might resolve this condition. This course will emphasize the science behind the nutritional approach to treating dry eyes.

TH4

Custom Soft Lenses for Custom Corneas

Dave Kading, OD

COPE #25798-CL

Traditional Soft Lenses have failed with regards to patients with irregular corneal conditions. For years patients with RGP intolerance have suffered with uncomfortable lens wear in order to gain vision clarity that they desire. Now there are soft lenses that allow practitioners to custom fit designs to meet almost all corneal irregularities. This course discusses the shortfalls that contact lenses have had in the past, reviews the conditions that need to be met, and how soft lenses meet these needs.

TH5

The Foggy Window: Corneal Dystrophies and Degenerations

Louise Scalfani, OD

COPE #21977-AS

A journey through the various layers of the cornea shows us the normal versus diseased tissue. Classic examples and unknown entities will be explored with standard and devel- oping treatments.

TH6

Smart Medicine for Your Eyes: The Role of Nutrition in the Primary Care Practice

Jeff Anshel, OD

COPE #18868-SD

Recent studies show that over 158 million consumers use nutritional supplements. We must not overlook this major trend in our society. This is a course on the latest research into the nutritional effects of foods and supplements on the most common chronic eye diseases. This course will review the role of nutraceuticals in the care and prevention of many of the eye conditions that present to your office on a daily basis.

TH7

New and Innovative Uses for Contact Lenses

Dave Kading, OD

COPE #25877-CL

New and Innovative Uses for Contact Lenses is a progressive lecture that touches on the latest trends in the contact lens industry. The topics of the course include: aberration controlled contact lenses, sports contact lenses, keratoconus contact lens options, scleral shells, large diameter contact lenses, modern methods of piggybacking, hybrid contact lenses, orthokeratology and corneal reshaping, presbyopic lens optios, and silicone hydrogels place in the contact lens world.

Lunch in Exhibit Hall

TH8

Nutritional Genomics: Genes, Nutrition and Chronic Eye Disease

Jeff Anshel, OD

COPE #19528-SD

This presentation will provide an integrated overview of the cutting-edge field of nutritional genomics. We will discuss the fundamental principles and scientific methodologies that serve as the foundation for nutritional genomics and explore important recent advances in the treatment of chronic eye disease.

TH9

Contact Lens Management for the Pediatric Patient

Louise Sclafani, OD

COPE #26098-CL

This course is designed to improve the comfort zone for practitioners who are involved in the treatment of children. A video will give tips for handling these youngsters in contact lenses.

TH10

Emerging Trends in Contact Lenses and Research News for Use in Practice

Jenny Smythe, OD

COPE #27223-CL

A review of the literature and research in contact lens and the applications for clinical practice.

TH11

Updates on Keratoconus: Detection, Management and CL Fitting Strategies

Dave Kading, OD

COPE #24703-CL

This course reviews research on the Etiology, Incidence, and onset of Keratoconus. New technology that improves the detection and treatment are reviewed. Additionally, new contact lens designs and fitting strategies are highlighted.

TH12

Guess What I Saw Today: Grand Rounds for the Optometrist

Louise Sclafani, OD

COPE #26106-SD

Cases will be presented in a grand rounds manner with audience participation determining management. Classic and unusual conditions will be discussed in detail from diagnosis to treatment. Actual cases will be analyzed and updated. Anterior and posterior segments with systemic disease are utilized.

TH13

Computer Vision Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment

Jeff Anshel, OD

COPE #23093-PM

Up to 88% of computer users complain of eyestrain as the number one complaint. This course is designed to offer the latest information on how to assess the visual needs of your computer using patients.

TH14

Big Lenses for Big Problems: The Use of Large Diameter Contact Lenses

Dave Kading, OD

COPE #24180-CL

Today, there are many “large” lens options to be able to offer patients who have keratoconus or some other irregular astigmatism and are unable to adequately wear a smaller diameter GP or Hydrogel lens. This course will provide participants with these options and describe how they work and when they’re indicated.

TH15

Corneal Complications of Contact Lens Wear: How to Avoid Them, How to Treat Them

Jenny Smythe, OD, & Louise Sclafani, OD

COPE PENDING

Interactive discussion highlighting common contact lens related complications. A review of subjective complaints, objective findings and assessment stategies including differential diagnosis, as well as contemporary management and treatment plans.

TH16

Getting Up Close and Personal: Evaluating Presbyopia and Current Contact Lens Technology

Dave Kading, OD

COPE #20627-CL

This course examines the current need for presbyopic vision correction related to contact lens use. Various types of contact lenses are discussed including monovision, soft multifocal, gas permeable, and corneal reshaping.