6:45 - 7:45 AM
Food for Thought Breakfast Series
F1 - Realities of Contact Lens Care (OTHER)
Christopher Snyder, OD, MS
COPE # 19166-AS
Performance aspects of today’s good, safe, effective and market successful lens care products have experienced heightened attention and press of late. This evidence-based presentation considers lens care product attributes and performance profiles, highlighting disinfection performance and compatibility with lens and eye.
Sponsored by Bausch & Lomb

Food for Thought Breakfast Series
**COURSE CHANGE**
F2 - Give Your Astigmatic Patients Some Breathing Room
Harue Marsden, OD, MS, FAAO
Sponsored by CIBA Vision

Food for Thought Breakfast Series
F3 - Healthcare Trend Today and Tomorrow (No CE Credit)
Millicent Knight, OD
This course will examine the business of healthcare with emphasis on eye care. We will evaluate today’s economic and patient drivers to tomorrow’s practice, as well as focus on how contact lenses technology will impact your practices.
Sponsored by Vistakon

8:00 - 9:50 AM
100 - Efficient and Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Strabismus and Amblyopia (OTHER)
David Kirschen, OD, PhD, FAAO
COPE # 16915-FV
This course will present the most up to-date diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for the management of strabismic and amblyopic patients. The diagnostic portion will emphasize an effective and efficient examination routine requiring minimum time and need for expensive and specialized equipment. The therapy portion will emphasize an efficient application of passive and active therapeutic measures for both amblyopia and strabismus to maximize success and minimize the total treatment time.
Sponsored by VWI

101 - Update On Diabetes and ARMD (TPA)
Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO
COPE # 22028-PS
New treatments in the fight against macular degeneration and diabetes are currently under investigation. This course will highlight some of the new treatment modalities, as well as new theories in the prevention of ARMD. Among topics discussed are rheophoresis, lifestyle modification, and intravitreal steroid injections.

102 - Treating Corneal Infections From Start to Finish (TPA)
Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO
COPE # 20245-AS
In order to treat corneal infections effectively, there must be a comprehensive differential diagnosis and treatment plan. There are numerous challenges to reaching the therapeutic goal. This course covers corneal infections from start to finish.

10:00 - 10:50 AM
103 - Effects of Systemic Medications on Contact Lens Wear (TPA)
Julie Schornack, OD, MEd
COPE # 19130-PH
Many things may impact the success of contact lens wearers. In an effort to identify some common pharmaceutical saboteurs, this course will examine the most commonly prescribed systemic medications and highlight the impact they may have on successful contact lens wear.

104 - Contemporary Treatment Options for Dry and Wet AMD (TPA)
Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO
COPE # 18883-PS
This course reviews the latest treatment options for both wet and dry macular degeneration, with an emphasis on anti-VEGF therapy.

11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
105 - Fixation Disparity — A Useful Clinical Measurement in the Treatment of Binocular Vision Anomalies (OTHER)
David Kirschen, OD, PhD, FAAO
COPE # 16659-GO
Fixation disparity analysis has long been the diamond in the rough in optometry for treating patients with minimal binocular dysfunctions. Using very rapid techniques and readily available and inexpensive equipment, it is possible to diagnose and determine what therapy is best to alleviate the patient’s symptoms. Knowing how to perform a fixation disparity analysis and how to interpret the results are keys to enhancing patient care for these patients.
Sponsored by VWI

106 - Contact Lens Complications (TPA)
Julie Schornack, OD, MEd
A broad overview of complications that occur with soft lens designs will be covered. A focus on issues associated with silicone hydrogel contact lenses and the special challenges of continuous wear will be discussed. Emphasis on etiology, diagnosis and treatment strategies will be presented.

12:00 - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open

3:00 - 4:50 PM
107 - Specialty Contact Lenses in Today’s Practice (OTHER)
Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO
COPE # 19431-CL
This course will discuss the application of contact lenses for the treatment of pediatric, aphakia, anindia, strabismus, and systemic disease with ocular manifestations. Case reports will be presented.

108 - Understanding Neurological Diseases Including Multiple Sclerosis (TPA)
Madhu Agarwal, MD
COPE # 17604-PS
Take the fear out of caring for neurology patients by understanding the range of effects of diseases like multiple sclerosis and others.

5:00 - 5:50 PM
109 - Trends in Presbyopic Refractive Surgery (OTHER)
Jimmy Jackson, OD, MS, FAAO
COPE # 17680-RS
This course will review the evolution of the surgical treatment of presbyopia, provide statistical analysis of current treatment modalities, and discuss future options. Pros and cons of current technologies, patient selection and education will be reviewed.

110 - Topography: From Basics to Its Importance in Today’s Contact Lens Practice (OTHER)
Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO
COPE # 15348-CL
Participants will learn to select topography units/options best suited for their practice, how to appropriately document and bill for topography, and will learn about differential diagnosis and treatment options.

111 - Medical Coding and Reimbursement (PM)
Robert Rebello
COPE # 19261-PM
This seminar details how to properly code for medical exams. This includes differences between medical and vision plans, as well as how to bill properly for maximum reimbursement. This will be followed by course 207 for more detailed medical coding information.