Real Life Orthokeratology
Sunday, December 5, 2021
4 hours of live COPE approved CE
Location: Online via Zoom
Time: 8:00 am PST - 1:00 pm PST
Cost: FREE
Agenda
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
800AM - 8:50AM: Dr. Nick Despotidis — “Successfully Integrating Myopia Management Into Practice”
Dr. Despotidis’ course handout
9:00AM - 9:50AM: Randy Kojima — “Orthokeratology – Understanding The Journey”
10:00AM - 10:50AM: “Virtual Exhibit Hall”
11:00AM - 11:50AM: Dr. Jeff Walline — “Fitting Children in Contact Lenses”
12:00PM - 1:00PM: Dr. Thanh Mai — “How to Communicate Myopia Management so Parents Understand”
All courses are COPE approved for live continuing education.
Thank you to Johnson and Johnson for supporting this event with an unrestricted educational grant.
Sponsors for Real Life Orthokeratology
PLATINUM
Medmont
Medmont’s E300 Topographer has been the choice for numerous unsponsored peer review studies around the globe, in addition, it is the preferred topographer in most major global educational teaching facilities. Medmont is proud to introduce the next generation corneal topographer that leverages the excellence of the E300 technology and first-in-class accuracy.
The medmont meridia™ continues “THE STANDARD” in proven topography performance by offering NEW multi-modal images and applications, such as, dry eye and simulated contact lens fitting, high resolution anterior color video and images and patient reports – providing a complete clear picture in one platform. Know more. Know now. www.medmont.com
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Art Optical
As the nation’s most experienced specialty contact lens lab, Art Optical has a category leading lens for virtually every patient! For Myopia Management, consider MOONLENS® our overnight ortho-K system with customization features to help you manage myopia for a broader range of patients - from children to adults. Easy online calculator, no expensive fitting set required, 120 day no-worry warranty, and ready to ship within 24-hours of order. All attendees who complete MOONLENS certification (https://www.brainshark.com/1/player/en/bausch?pi=zIez18IOtjzVkDjz0&r3f1=&fb=0) before December 12 will get a Free Fit Voucher valued at $250! Move up to modern myopia management with MOONLENS today! See our full product portfolio @ artoptical.com.
Chat room link - https://tlk.io/artoptical
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CooperVision Specialty EyeCare
CooperVision Specialty EyeCare represents the combined leadership, expertise and heritage of the world's leading specialty vision companies which includes Blanchard, GP Specialists, No.7 Contacts, Paragon, Procornea, and Soflex.
This highly experienced and dedicated team provides eye care professionals worldwide with unique access to an unmatched portfolio of industry-leading contact lens designs for the treatment of myopia, irregular cornea, and presbyopia.
As leaders in myopia management, their lens design options ensure that practitioners have the right lens to meet both their requirements and the unique needs of their patients. Their myopia management portfolio encompasses Paragon CRT®, iSee®, GOV and Orthotool.
Chat room link - https://tlk.io/coopervision
Show Specials - Get certified for Paragon CRT and your FIRST PAIR of lenses is FREE!
Speak to a Sales Team member or call 1-800-528-8279 and give promo code Z1ST_FIT.
X-cel contacts
X-Cel is an Industry Leading Specialty Lens-focused company, globally serving eye care professionals with an unmatched level of customer care that is backed by a vast selection of specialty contact lenses; including the recently launched REMLens®, a highly adjustable, yet easy-to-fit overnight orthokeratology design, as a solution for the management of myopia. REMLens® is designed to yield a Rapid Eye Molding™ effect for patients with myopic refractive errors. In addition, X-Cel offers the Atlantis™ Scleral with multifocal and quadrant specific fitting options, and the widest offering of Corneal GPs and Specialty Custom Soft designs.
Chat room link - https://tlk.io/x-celcontacts
Show Specials - BOGO SPECIAL OFFER Certification is required to fit REMLens®. Purchase your first pair of REMLens® by December 31, 2021 and receive your second pair at no charge*!
*This special offer is available only to attendees of "Real Life Orthokeratology". PROMO CODE: WUOK.
Treehouse Eyes
The mission of Treehouse Eyes is to give children better vision for life. As the first and only health care business dedicated exclusively to treating myopic children, Treehouse Eyes’ doctors have helped thousands of children have better vision and reduce their risks of serious eye diseases associated with myopia. Treehouse Eyes providers have the latest equipment and clinical training to diagnose myopia and recommend a customized treatment plan for each child to get the best results. Treehouse Eyes currently has 50 locations in 18 states, making Treehouse Eyes the largest myopia management provider in the country.
Chat room link - https://tlk.io/treehouseeyes
Show Specials - Get your complimentary myopia management market analysis and practice assessment. Offer open to the first 15 practices to respond by Jan 15, 2022.
Contact: Jamie on jamie.cassidy@treehouseeyes.com or 914-282-1783
SILVER
Euclid
For over 20 years, Euclid has refined the art and science of myopia management through advanced Ortho-K lens designs. Today, Euclid Ortho-K is proven on over two million eyes around the world. Each lens is specifically designed for the individual patient’s eyes and yields an 87% first fit success*. No trial set required.
Chat room link - https://tlk.io/euclid
Show Specials - Get certified by December 31, 2021 and your first pair of lenses is on us!
To get started, simply get certified on our website. When placing your first order, make sure to mention promo code RLWooU21 to take advantage of this limited time offer!
WAVE Contact Lens System
WAVE Contact Lens System is a sophisticated and robust custom contact lens software platform for designing and fitting Scleral, Ortho-K and GP contact lenses.
GPLI
The GP Lens Institute (GPLI) is the educational division of the Contact Lens Manufacturers Association. The GPLI has hundreds of online archived webinars, calculators, and other innovative educational programs and resources to help with the GP and custom soft contact lens correction of the spherical, astigmatic, presbyopic, keratoconic, post-surgical, and myopia management patient.
Speakers
Dr. Stephanie Woo
Dr. Stephanie Woo is a graduate of the Southern California College of Optometry. She completed a cornea and contact lens residency at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Dr. Woo is the owner of the Contact Lens Institute of Nevada, a clinic dedicated entirely to specialty contact lenses. Dr. Woo is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. Recently, she founded Woo University, an optometric education company. Dr. Woo enjoys lecturing on the topics of scleral contact lenses and anterior segment eye disease. Dr. Woo is the founder of Woo University.
Dr. Nick Despotidis
Nick Despotidis practices in Hamilton,NJ with Barry Tannen, Ivan Lee, and Noah Tannen. Together, they have one of the largest practices in the country specializing in myopia management.
Nick is the lead author of two books, “My Children are Nearsighted Too” and “A Parent’s Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision”. His workshop Super Charge Your Practice is the most sought-after practice management course offered at the Vision by Design symposium. His TEDxtalk “A Childhood Disease Worth Preventing” educates parents on the growing number of children effected by myopia and possible treatments available to them.
Randy Kojima
Randy Kojima is the Clinical Research and Development Director for Precision Technology based in Vancouver, Canada. He also serves as Research Scientist and Clinical Instructor at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon. Additionally, he is a clinical advisor to Medmont Instruments in Melbourne, Australia.
Randy has published numerous articles and submitted posters on various contact lens related topics as well as been a contributing author in a number of text book chapters. He lectures globally and enjoys sharing insights, methods and research with eye care colleagues from around the world.
Randy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, the British Contact Lens Association, the Scleral Lens Education Society and the International Academy of Orthokeratology.
Dr. Jeff Walline
Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD is the Associate Dean for Research at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry, and he received his Master’s and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies, and he is the Study Chair of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study, a National Eye Institute-sponsored randomized clinical trial to investigate the myopia control effects of soft multifocal contact lenses.
Dr. Thanh Mai
Co-founder of Insight Vision Center Optometry - one of the world's greatest optometric practices. He is also the Director of Myopia Services for Treehouse Eyes and a Vision Source Administrator.
Dr. Mai graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry. He built a specialty lens practice from scratch. His son is currently under myopia management services and is lucky he is not destined to the greater than 26mm eyeballs like his myopic daddy.