Monterey Symposium: Conference at a Glance

OD Program Grid (Course Listing only)

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Time

OD Sessions

6:45 - 7:45 AM

FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
F1 - Realities of Contact Lens Care (OTHER)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
**COURSE CHANGE**
F2 - Give Your Astigmatic Patients Some Breathing Room

FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
F3 - Healthcare Trend Today and Tomorrow (No CE Credit)

8:00 - 9:50 AM

100 - Efficient and Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Strabismus and Amblyopia (OTHER)

101 - Update on Diabetes and ARMD (TPA)

102 - Treating Corneal Infections From Start to Finish (TPA)

10:00 - 10:50 AM

103 - Effects of Systemic Medications on Contact Lens Wear (TPA)

104 - Contemporary Treatment Options for Dry and Wet AMD (TPA)

11:00 AM - 12:50 PM

105 - Fixation Disparity — A Useful Clinical Measurement in the Treatment of Binocular Vision Anomalies (OTHER)

106 - Contact Lens Complications (TPA)

12:00 - 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

3:00 - 4:50 PM

107 - Specialty Contact Lenses in Today’s Practice (OTHER)

108 - Understanding Neurological Diseases Including Multiple Sclerosis (TPA)

5:00 - 5:50 PM

109 - Trends in Presbyopic Refractive Surgery (OTHER)

110 - Topography: From Basics to Its Importance in Today’s Contact Lens Practice (OTHER)

111 - Medical Coding and Reimbursement (PM)

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Time

OD Sessions

6:45 - 7:45 AM

**COURSE CLOSED**
FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
F4 - Targeting Patient Types: How to Determine the Correct Contact Lens for Different Patient Needs (OTHER)

**COURSE CLOSED**
FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
F5 - Addressing Patient Demands with Contact Lens Technology (OTHER)

8:00 - 9:50 AM

200 - Neuro-Ophthalmology Basics (TPA)

201 - Optic Nerve and Nerve Fiber Evaluation (TPA)

**COURSE CLOSED**
202 - What You Haven’t Heard in Dry Eye Disease...Really! (TPA)

203 - Diabetes: Treatment and Management (TPA)

10:00 - 11:50 AM

204 - The Pharmacology of Glaucoma, Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (TPA)

205 - Prevention of Medical Errors (PM)

206 - Keratoconus: Diagnosis and Management (TPA)

207 - Coding and Medical Billing (PM)

12:00 - 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

3:00 - 3:50 PM

208 - Rigid Bifocal Contact Lens Fitting (OTHER)

209 - Posterior Segment Laser (TPA)

3:00 - 4:50 PM

210 - Innovations in Glaucoma Treatment — What’s New, What’s True (TPA)

211 - Use and Abuse of Steroids (TPA)

4:00 - 4:50 PM

212 - Refractive Surgery Update — Which Procedure for Which Patient? (OTHER)

213 - Infection Control for the Optometric Office (TPA)

5:00 - 5:50 PM

214 - The Future of Refractive Surgery: Is Co-management Part of It? (OTHER)

215 - Strategies for Minimizing Risk in Contact Lens Patients (TPA)

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Time

OD Sessions

6:45 - 7:45 AM

**COURSE CLOSED**
FOOD FOR THOUGHT BREAKFAST SERIES
F6 - Current Treatment and Management of Dry Eye and Dry AMD (TPA)

8:00 - 9:50 AM

300 - What’s the Solution? (OTHER)

301 - Eyelid Skin Cancer (TPA)

302 - The Must-Have Systemic Medications (TPA)

10:00 - 11:50 AM

303 - Complications in Glaucoma Management (TPA)

304 - Management of Ocular Pain and Inflammation (TPA)

305 - The Dry Eye Recipe Book: Clinical Applications of Consensus Panel Reports (TPA)

12:00 - 12:50 PM

306 - Rigid Toric Contact Lenses Made Easy (OTHER)

307 - Custom Cornea Wavefront Guided LASIK (OTHER)

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