This course will cover the impact of soft contact lens wear on ocular surface homeostasis as well as the effects of ocular surface disease on soft contact lens wear. Additionally, the course will review management strategies to improve soft contact lens comfort in light of the challenges they pose to ocular surface homeostasis.

Over 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Best contact lens lecture i have heard for a long time.

• Great overview of the causes and treatments of dry eyes and discomfort when using contacts.

• Appreciated cause, effect and possible solutions format of lecture.

• A lot of good information presented concisely, nice job.

• Very strong presentation, but speaker presented a TON of info!

• Great lecture and lecturer. His presentations are so easy to understand.

• I never cease to be amazed at how much more i can still learn even though i have been clinically active for 42 years.

• Outstanding presentation and information that can be used in clinic immediately.

• Just like Dr. Lappin, I live in a town east of Texas called El Paso, where the weather is dry, hot, windy and with cold winters. Almost all the patients we see in our clinic have diagnosis of dry eye. The contact lens wearers most of the time complain of discomfort due to dryness, poor hygiene, over wear or poor vision. I enjoyed learning plenty of new things about contacts lenses and DED from today’s presentation. I cannot wait to apply what I learned today in my job.

Speaker: Cory Lappin, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 90103-CL

Category: Contact Lenses

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Tarsus for providing an unrestricted educational grant to support this event.

Deciding when and how to diagnose glaucoma in a suspect or ocular hypertensive patient can be challenging. Multiple data points must be analyzed and often they point in different directions. This course will provide essential clinical tips for assessing: IOP, Corneal Thickness, Optic Disc, Visual Fields and OCT, that can guide clinicians to the best decision. Clinical case examples are utilized.

Over 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Dr. Chaglasian is an excellent speaker and the information was very useful.

• I love that he included some pitfalls of the device. I never thought the brightness of the device would be something that the manufacturer would tamper with since it’s been established as a gold standard already to test with the Humphrey.

• Informative and concise lecture — very helpful and thorough!

• Super helpful, loved the OCT reviews, thank you so much!

• I've heard Dr. Chaglasian at a live CE event in the past and I was so excited to see that he was presenting tonight. One of the top optometric educators in the entire country in my opinion.

• Dr. Chaglasian was SUPERB !

• Great presentation! Clear info and so practical for clinic.

• This was the best one hour CE for glaucoma this year.

• Always best to hear absolute experts with inside knowledge of the research.

Speaker: Michael Chaglasian, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 89943-GL

Category: Glaucoma

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This event is jointly hosted by Woo University and Visionary Medical Education, Inc.

Thank you to Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare for supporting this event with an unrestricted educational grant.

This course will cover an overview of the clinical overview of dry eye disease and the impact of preservatives on the ocular surface, the downsides of preservatives, and an update on novel formulations for dry eye disease treatment.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent lecture on DED!

• Thank you for the added info about makeup removers!

• Selina knows her stuff. Thank you!

• Loved this lecture! Dr. McGee is an amazing speaker and explains in a way that is easy to understand/easy to make changes in patient discussions.

• Dr. Mcgee is always so knowledgeable and presents such useful information.

• Excellent speaker and very informative lecture.

Speaker: Selina McGee, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 90361-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Bausch and Lomb for exhibiting at this event.

This rapid fire course will present both the common and not-so-common cases that are referred to a corneal practice. Clinical pearls will be discussed for each case presentation as well as the importance of communication among comanaging providers.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

Excellent lecture by both Doctors!

Well presented applicable information.

Excellent CE, great cases and loved the videos. Thanks!

Outstanding presentation.

Great lecture, really enjoy the fast pace and hitting multiple topics!

I am very impressed with new developments in Keratoconus.

Speakers: Walter Whitley, O.D. and Alison Mercer, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 85410-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Join Woo University and Visionary Medical Education for our third annual Dry Eye in the Desert hybrid event, filled with unique courses focused on the important topic of dry eye. An incredible panel of industry experts will educate eye care professionals to improve their clinical practices within the dry eye arena. In person attendees will have the opportunity to learn from industry sponsors during live presentations, skills transfers, and exhibit hall interactions.

Almost 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Dr. Woo and Woo U are forerunners in providing great up to date CE that is pertinent and practical to pt care. Thank you very much!!

• This was the best! Amazing doctors.

• This was such an informative event. All the speakers were outstanding!

• Woo U always has excellent webinars! Top rate speakers and topics.

• Great even. Liked that it was synchronous and on a weekend.

• Thank you for sharing all the new information.

• Affeldt was excellent. Learned so much from his lecture.

• Excellent speakers and very informative lectures!

• Great job to Woo University - A Great Event!!

• World class speakers!

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Course Title: Conquering Dry Eye with Cutting Edge Tech and Treatments

Speakers: Marc Bloomenstein, O.D. and Selina McGee, O.D.

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Time: 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

Course Title: Eye Candy: Elevating Beauty and Function with Ocular Aesthetics

Speakers: Selina McGee, O.D. and Cory Lappin, O.D.

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Time: 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

Course Title: Empowering Clinicians: Confidently Manage Neurotrophic Keratitis Case

Speaker: John Affeldt, M.D.

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Time: 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Course Title: A Deep Dive into Eyelid Health and Ocular Surface Wellness

Speakers: Cory Lappin, O.D. and Marc Bloomenstein, O.D.

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This event is approved for 4 hours of COPE-accredited CE.

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) is a minimally invasive refractive surgical procedure that has gained popularity in recent years. This course will provide an in-depth understanding of the SMILE procedure, its indications, contraindications, outcomes and alternative procedures. Upon completion of the course, participants will have a thorough understanding of the principles of SMILE surgery and will be able to apply this knowledge to the management of patients with refractive errors. Participants will also have the skills to perform a comprehensive refractive evaluation and to select the most appropriate surgical procedure for their patients.

Over 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I learned a great deal!!!

• I feel better able to answer my patient's questions about laser refractive surgery options.

• Great lecture. Happy to see some studies comparing certain dryness outcomes of both SMILE and LASIK.

• Great presentation. Fully explained SMILE so now fully understand all about it.

• Dr. Nguyen is intelligent and knowledgeable.

• Dr Nguyen was a very enjoyable presenter to listen to.

• Very good lecture and speaker. Would love to see more lectures from him in the future.

• Great introduction into SMILE for those who don't know much about it.

Speaker: Thanh Nguyen, OD

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 89988-PO

Category: Peri-Op Mngmt of Ophth Surgery

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss Refractive for exhibiting at this event.

In this entertaining 1 hour cope course we go back to basics- but in a new way. We will discuss how the foundations of dry eye management can be incorporated with case examples. discussing the common to the confounding. Topical therapies, nutritional therapies, Lid hygiene and at home maintenance procedures will be discussed.

Almost 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Thank you. This was a very practical and useful talk that I can use with my private practice.

• Fantastic lecture! Omega 3 always seemed questionable to me so this was extremely helpful clearing up the confusion! fantastic job!

• Information can be directly applied to dry eye patients in my practice. Great program!

• Really appreciated the omega 3 breakdown!

• This was one of the very best CE’s!! We need the foundations of the diseases that we treat! She was amazing!!

• Dr. Friedman is an excellent communicator. Enjoyed the presentation.

• Dr. Friedman is a fantastic lecturer and knows how to explain things in a way that makes it easy to retain

• Please please do more! AMAZING speaker and CE!

• The speaker was very informative and was able to explain a lot of things about the omega-3 vitamin

• Wonderful presentation very well organized and all helpful information for my dry eye patients. Look forward to hearing from this presenter again!

• Fantastic lecture, 100% usable material. I am one of the most advanced doctors who treat DED patients, and I learned new things from this lecture.

• One of the best lectures on Omega 3 I’ve heard!

• The information was presented in a way that made it very understandable. I am excited to use what I learned!

• My favorite Woo U lecture thus far!!!!!

• Dry eye has so many variables and this lecture hit on many of them!

• My confidence has improved after learning from Dr. Friedman. Her step by step approach to treating dry eye disease has eased some of my anxiety in dealing with patients.

• Eloquent Simplification of a complex ocular issue? Super well done, explained clearly!

Speaker: Dr. Kimberly Friedman

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 89570-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to B+L Miebo for exhibiting at this event.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Appreciate the expertise about pediatrics and vision screenings.

• One of the best presentations I have heard in quite a while. The presenters were excellent!

• Thank you for such a great CE on Keratoconus.

• Excellent speakers and very informative lecture.

• Very knowledgeable speakers and learned a lot.

Speakers: Megan Allen, O.D., and Ann Ostrovsky, M.D.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 91102-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is undergoing COPE approval for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to the International Keratoconus Academy (IKA), Oculus, and Epion for exhibiting at this event.

With the amount of current information available regarding dry eye disease, it can sometimes become overwhelming to assimilate it into clinical meaningful ways. This course will highlight clinically applicable diagnostic and treatment pearls to optimize the outcomes for your dry eye patients and introduce a process in the practice to efficiently manage this ubiquitous condition.

Over 1300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Unbelievable speaker. Best practical info ever.

• Dr Brujic is my absolute favorite speaker. He truly gives very practical information. Thank you for having him.

• Well structured and delivered presentation.

• Very helpful especially because I see so many patients with demodex and blepharitis and dry eye.

• Great as always.

• Great lecture. Covered everything and gave good info.

• Great tips for DES management.

• Great speaker! Haven’t attended a lecture by Dr. Brujic before but will definitely attend others in the future.

• Fantastic speaker. Well prepared and knows his stuff! Need more lectures from Mile. Explains topics so well.

• Very thorough and comprehensive overview of available treatments for dry with great examples , really enjoyed the lecture.

• Never heard of the proparacaine test, so I will try that next time with patients. Thank you for all the take home messages.

Speaker: Mile Brujic, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 89568-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Bausch and Lomb for exhibiting at this event.

The management of keratoconus is evolving rapidly, bringing new opportunities for eye care clinicians to improve outcomes even in patients with complex cases. At IKA 2024, renowned experts will share insights that will help community clinicians enhance their use of diagnostic tools and treatment strategies for patients across the spectrum of keratoconus severity. Register now and earn CE/CME credits during this live educational conference designed for all eye care professionals involved in keratoconus management.

Join Woo U and the International Keratoconus Academy for a 1 hour free CE event on the important topic of keratoconus. Dr. Harthan will also be reviewing the most recent publication regarding prevalence of keratoconus in pediatric populations.

Almost 1000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Best CE yet!

• Very eye opening!

• Would like to see more presentations by Dr. Harthan!

• I am a Keratoconus contacts fitter and this seminar was very helpful. Thank you.

• Great lecture Dr. Harthan, very informative and so great to hear from one of my favorite ICO professors!

• Great speaker. Can tell very passionate and knowledgeable about subject.

• Excellent talk. I learned a lot.

• Woo University CE continues to provide most updated and interesting info on various topics that are very relevant!

Speaker: Jennifer Harthan, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 90954-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to the International Keratoconus Academy (IKA), Oculus, and Epion for exhibiting at this event.

This presentation will begin with a brief review of ocular surface disease, including definition, risk factors, and how to identify/diagnose. Followed by background on blepharitis (demodex), chalazion, and hordeolum. Particular emphasis will be placed on both 1) modern in-office therapeutic options (i.e. MBE, Thermal Expression, IPL, Amniotic Membrane) as well as 2) updated pharmaceutical options (ie immunomodulators, recently FDA-approved ophthalmic therapies, and new drugs in the pipeline). We will also discuss managing blepharitis with glaucoma patients. If time allows, we will cover Grand Rounds and patient cases.

Almost 2000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Speakers are always incredible. Great info that we can implement in office.

• Very helpful information that I can implement immediately.

• Wonderful presentation, concise, organized, great speaker.

• I learned valuable information that I will be able to implement into patient care.

• Speaker kept the topic interesting especially from first hand knowledge.

• Short and sweet! Great presentation!

• This was a well constructed, paced and delivered presentation.

• Great lecture and speaker. Very engaging and keeps listening interesting.

Speaker: Vin Dang, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jen Stewart

COPE ID: 89009-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for providing an educational grant for this event.

This presentation will review refractive surgery techniques, the advantages and disadvantages of each modality, and possible complications of each type of procedure. There will be a particular focus on laser-based methods: PRK, LASIK, and SMILE.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great speaker on a very interesting topic. Thank you!

• Very good pacing on the presentation.

• By far one of the best lectures I have ever attended. Broke everything down so well.

• Thank you! I really wanted to learn about SMILE.

• The speaker was very good at explaining the differences between the procedures; and the pros and cons of each of them. I thought this CE would be boring but the speaker made this one of the best CEs so far!

• Excellent clinical applications discussed.

• Interesting. Helped understand differences between the 3 procedures.

Speaker: Leonid Zukin, MD

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 90250-PO

Category: Peri-Op Mngmt of Ophth Surgery

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss Refractive for exhibiting at this event.

This course will provide an overview of the various cosmetic and esthetic beauty trends seen today, from make-up ingredients to application to elective medical and non-medical procedures, societal and cultural challenges, and the impact these have on dry eye disease. Key tips will be provided to the primary care optometrists to help identify these multifactorial aesthetic risk factors and how to wholistically manage these dry eye patients.

Almost 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• If I can award 6 stars I would. Best talk ever. So practical.

• This was an interesting topic and the speaker did an excellent job presenting a complex topic.

• Amazing lecture. I learned a lot of new things that were never brought up by other dry eye lectures.

• The speaker was very knowledgeable and very easy to listen and learn from.

• Thank you for the information on eye product ingredients!

• This was an excellent lecture. I haven’t written that many notes in a lecture in a long time, thank you so much.

• Dr. Echharam did an amazing job and made the hour fly by! Hoping she presents more in the future. She is an engaging speaker who keeps your attention.

Speaker: Dr. Roshni Echharam

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 90540-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

Thank you to Avenova for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Join Woo U and hear from a pharmacist and an optometrist for an overview of how opioids work, how to properly prescribe them, and why addiction and abuse is so common. Earn 3 hours of COPE approved pharmacology CE, at the low cost of $39! (All 3 hours will fulfill opioid CE requirements as well.)

Almost 300 attended our event and we received amazing feeback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Speaker is wonderful! So knowledgeable!

• Dr Offerdahl is an excellent lecturer and thank you Woo for providing quality CE opportunities.

• This was an amazing lecture and I learned so much !

• New information learned

• This was an excellent presentation!

• Thank you to both informative speakers for well presented courses.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Time: 8:00 AM - 8:50 aM Pacific Time

Title: How Opioids Work and Why We Get Addicted

Speaker: Tracy Offerdahl, PharmD

COPE ID: 89932-PH

Category: Pharmacology/Opioid

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:40 AM Pacific Time

Title: Pain Management in Optometric Practice in an Era of Opioid Abuse

Speaker: Blair Lonsberry, OD

COPE ID: 89812-PH

Category: Pharmacology/Opioid

This event is COPE approved for 3 hours of CE credit.

This course reviews advanced concepts in the latest breakthroughs in Pterygium Treatments for the primary eye care practitioner, including a revolutionary new treatment in FDA Clinical Trials, utilizing eyedrops instead of surgery.

Over 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Exceptional education of ptergyium  condition & treatment

• Thank you for an informative presentation on a subject I was totally unfamiliar with prior.

• Top notch seminar by an excellent  authority on the subject. Very impressive!

• Good lecture! Dr Wellish is a good corneal surgery specialist in Pterygium.

• Thank you for the excellent talk! Very excited about the prospect of these drops for patients.

• Very informative lecture which included valuable aspects of diagnosis, surgical procedures/treatment, differential diagnosis - valuable clinical knowledge.

• This was excellent!! An amazing new therapy for clinicians!

• I learned more about pterygium and treatment options in 50 minutes tonight than I learned in 4 years of optometry school and 36 years of practice.

• Enjoyed getting the updates after taking years off of comanaging these pts.

Speaker: Dr. Kent Wellish

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 89933-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Cloudbreak Pharma for providing an unrestricted educational grant.

Patients with higher order aberrations typically had few choices of lenses. Now, with new aberrometry technology available to provide precise, customized prescriptions and lens designs, these scleral lens patients can have a significant improvement in their vision and quality of life.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Refresher on optics - been a long time.

• Excellent information regarding how vision is corrected in each case. Would like to see more information on presbyopia related management.

• This is a complicated subject, but the speaker did an excellent job explaining it.

• Thank you for the refresher on aberrations!

• Great presentation , brilliant man.

• Dr. Yoon is very knowledgeable.

• Interesting research!

• Knowledgeable speaker with surprisingly easy to understand descriptions.

• Thank you for a very informative lecture!

Speaker: Dr. Geunyoung Yoon

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 90369-GO

Category: General Optometry

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Contact lens patients desire to remain in contact lenses for as long as possible. Issues such as discomfort, dryness, fluctuation vision, itchy eyes, and decreased wear time are all factors that cause contact lens patients to drop out or decrease wearing time. This course will focus on common issues that occur with contact lens patients and how to detect them. Common issues include dry eye, MGD, demodex, unstable tear film, and more. We will also discuss appropriate treatment options for each condition. Learn how to keep your contact lens patients comfortable and happy.

Over 1700 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Good suggestion to retain cl wearers and help comfort.

• Enjoyed tips on patient education regarding blepharitis!

• Good point about baby shampoo attacking lipid layer and the positive spin regarding overpopulation of Demodex “out of balance” etc. and the 4 pharmacies.

• Good topic and I like learning an new treatment for demodex.

• Great presentation with lots of practical tips to help patients.

• I really appreciate this talk!! I feel much more comfortable in talking about démodéx with my patients vs when the rep comes and tells me to use it but not with the same clinical experience & attention to patient care .

• Dr. Kramer is an excellent speaker. The topic was relevant to any practice, the handouts followed her lecture and she recapped her points. And she respected the time, thank you for a wonderful talk, Dr. Kramer and Woo U.

• Excellent presentation. I enjoyed the lecture, and the slides were very helpful. Well done, thank you.

• I loved today’s topic because I work in one of the hottest and dry areas of Texas and close to 95% of the patients we see in the clinic I work for have diagnosis of dry eye that end up with blepharitis, MGD or demodex. And now that we have Xdemvy available for the doctor to prescribe it has helped plenty of our patients. Overall I was very satisfied how Dr.Kramer presented the class along with all the helpful information provided especially when given alternatives for baby shampoo, tea tree oil, and warm compresses.
  

Speaker: Elise Kramer, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jen Stewart

COPE ID: 88978-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Tarsus for providing an unrestricted educational grant to support this event.

This course will review the differences between placido disc corneal topography, Scheimpflug and AS-OCT based corneal-scleral tomography, and Fourier projection based corneo-scleral profilometry, including their clinical indications, daily applications in an eye care clinic, basic interpretation principles, and relevant CPT codes for claim billing submission.   Corneal topography and similar ocular surface mapping and imaging devices play if pivotal role in daily management of patients of all ages and eye conditions, from childhood myopia management to severe corneal disease and ectasia.  Every optometrist should be familiar with when to utilize and how to interpret these invaluable clinical technologies. 

Over 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• DR. WOLF WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE!

• Info heavy, but very knowledgeable speaker & learned lots!

• Informative overview!

• Thanks so much, that was very informative!

• Wonderful CE. Keep them coming.

• Awesome presentation!

• Good lecture; very thorough.

• My favorite part of the presentation was at the end: the top 10 tips. Very useful info!

• So much good information!

• Thanks very much it's very helpful lecture .

Speaker: Aaron Wolf, OD

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 89274-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss for exhibiting at this event.

Providing low vision care in the private office requires delivering excellent care and financial viablity. We will cover the 12 step low vision evaluation as well as the types of low vision aids needed and wanted by patients to fulfill their needs.

Almost 700 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• He's pure gold. Just pure gold. I wish I had known him when I did more low vision work years ago.

• Dr. Shuldiner is a legend! Best low vision lecture I've ever attended.

• Very informative. I learned several good pearls that I will be able to implement in my practice.

• Absolutely FANTASTIC lecturer. Concise, knowledgeable, ethical, excellent slides.

• Excellent info and very much needed as MDs either don’t know about it or recommend it.

• The best Low Vision class I've come across!

• Excellent speaker! Even though I don’t provide low vision service in my practice, some of the info provided can definitely be incorporated into my exam. Ty!

• Great lecture. Some low vision techniques are helpful in primary care. I have loved low vision since school but have found it difficult to find a place for it in practice and patients who truly need help.

Speaker: Richard Shuldiner, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 89050-LV

Category: Low Vision/Visual Impairment & Rehabilitation

This event is COPE approved for 2 hours of CE credit.

Thank you to Eyecare Pro for sponsoring this event.

Simplified, great vision is a simultaneous processing of central fine detail (visual acuity) and peripheral stimuli (visual field). From screening to suprathreshold visual fields, eyecare providers can employ perimetry to detect and monitor defects caused by neurologic, retina, or glaucomatous disease. This lecture aims to answer the questions, why we use visual fields, when to perform a visual field, what types of visual fields are available, and how to interpret the findings. New technologies and platforms for perimetry will be discussed. Attendees should leave this course with a heightened confidence on ordering and interpreting visual fields.

Almost 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent topic and speaker- made everything so clear and understandable.

• Thank you for a very informative presentation that updated me to much newer methods of VF analysis. Well done!

• This was thus far the best review of visual fields that we have heard.

• I liked the cliff note version that I can reference quickly . We do not have Humphrey unfortunately . I like the what’s new section at the end . I like the binocular VVF testing .

• Perfect overview and refresher!

• Great lecture. Speaker was very clear and concise/straightforward.

• Wonderful back to basics then transitioning to new technology. Thank you.

• This course was excellent for me because as a technician I want to be able to not just guide the patient through the visual field but read and understand the analysis.

• Great review of basic concepts to in depth explanations/processes. Very helpful!

Speaker: Mitch Ibach, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 88977-GL

Category: Glaucoma

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss for exhibiting at this event.

This course will provide the participant with a full understanding of the etiology, predisposing factors, diagnosis and treatment options for various ocular surface diseases ranging from dry eye to lid disease. This is one of two lectures with the first focusing on improving contact lens wear success and minimizing chances of drop out due to ocular surface disease and lid disease.

Almost 1300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Remarkably informative speaker and program.

• Speaker is top notch as always. Always learn something with this Dr.

• Amazing. What a treat to attend an event by Dr Karpecki!

• Stellar presentation!

• Excellent information, many new tactics I’m excited to try with patients.

• Dr. Karpecki is an amazing dry eye expert.

• Hearing Dr. Karpecki's lucid explanations is always a pleasure!

• Dr. Karpecki is an excellent teacher! I have attended several of his presentations and he has always been super!

• Dr Karpecki is the best speaker ever!!!! Very informative and extremely well presented.

• Excellent discussion with lots of info on the new treatments, thank you!

• Have Paul at least three times a year- he’s fabulous!

• Great breakdown of the management algorithm. Succinct and informative. Well-presented!

• Dr. Karpecki is absolutely one of the best speakers in optometry! I always learn so much from him!

• Karpecki as a speaker is always right! :)

• Dr. Karpecki was a great speaker and was able to break down dry eye disease in easily understandable terms in 1 hour. I learned so much and really appreciate this free CE. I am looking forward to implementing these treatments in office.

• Great speaker, not too slow or fast. Answers questions respectfully and fast.

• I loved that Dr. Karpecki made the survival guide streamlined. Excellent practical guide for the clinician! Looking forward to more CE from Dr. Karpecki.

Speaker: Paul Karpecki, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jen Stewart

COPE ID: 89164-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This activity is supported by Tarsus with an unrestricted educational grant.

Using advanced technology and algorithms to improve diagnostic accuracy and predict the course of advancing AMD – imaging features associated with progression – optical coherence tomography (OCT), artificial intelligence (AI), and more.

Over 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I appreciated the imaging studies, and the brief inclusion of alternate (probably older) modes.

• Dr. Dunbar did an excellent job on this presentation. I would bring him back for further presentations in the future.

• Thank you, great explanation on the complement and answer as to why the new treatments may take so long to work!

• Thanks for an excellent evening CE program!

• This was an excellent lecture and the Speaker too. I really liked this one. Thank you. 

• Very informative lecture on a the changing arena of identifying and treating GA. 

• Thank you Dr. Dunbar for this course, I work at a Cornea and Cataract Specialty clinic, and AMD is as far as advance cases that are seen before being referred to the retinal specialists for further treatment. I cannot recall a single if not very few GA cases in our clinic yet. But now I know what signs to look for possible GA detection.

Speaker: Mark Dunbar, OD

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 88931-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This activity is jointly provided by iVista Medical Education Inc and Woo University.

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant by Apellis.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Are you stuck at home with cold weather this January? Bundle up with your coffee, breakfast, and warmth of your own home and knock out 8 hours of oral pharmaceutical CE. By popular request, Woo U has organized a weekend long event dedication entirely to the topic of oral pharmaceuticals.

Almost 400 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Both Dr. Fanelli and Dr. Lonsberry were excellent in terms of normal clinical relevancy, things I’m likely to actually do in my office. I really appreciate this!

• Dr. Lonsberry is great!

• Excellent topic, excellent speakers. Very practical review + new info.. Thank you.

• I'd love more classes with Drs. Lonsberry and Lighthizer. They are so fantastic!

• Best CE on this topic I have ever been a part of! Thank you so much. Topic very clinically relevant.

• Best CE event and informative and relevant and easy to follow.

• Excellent. Dr.Nate one of the best I have heard in 33 years of cont ed.

• Very informative presentations. I wish all CEs were this organized, applicable and well presented.

• Very detailed presentation by both lecturers, great backup to yesterday's material.

• Wonderful!! Learned many pearls of wisdom.

• Great information! A lot has changed in standard of cars antibiotics since I graduated 20 years ago

• Again, another great presentation, both speakers knowledge, content. and demeanor were top shelf....

• The CE weekend was excellent! I learned so much! The interactive sessions were very much appreciated. Thank you Doctors Lonsberry and Lighthizer!!

Title: Simplifying Systemic Antibiotics
Speaker: Blair Lonsberry, O.D.
Course ID: 88612-PH
Category: Pharmacology (Oral Pharmaceuticals)
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Title: Oral Pharmaceuticals for Anterior Segment Disease
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Lighthizer
Course ID: 88611-PH
Category: Pharmacology (Oral Pharmaceuticals)
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This event is COPE approved for 4 hours of CE credit.

Are you stuck at home with cold weather this January? Bundle up with your coffee, breakfast, and warmth of your own home and knock out 8 hours of oral pharmaceutical CE. By popular request, Woo U has organized a weekend long event dedication entirely to the topic of oral pharmaceuticals.

Over 300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent speaker with useful information. Time and length was great to get lots of January hours

• Thank you for sharing and updating this much needed information.

• spectacular for learning and or reviewing. this was so valuable

• Will definitely use what I learned in my practice habits.

• Dr. Fanelli provided very practical information for the general primary care practitioner, for conditions I would feel comfortable treating. While interesting to see some advanced cases, I did not find Dr. Thimmons' information useful other than to confirm almost all cases were those that I would not treat; I did not think the second lecture was as practical as first lecture.

• Thank you for this update. Great information and protocols.

• Great speaker! This was my first experience with online CE at home and I feel like I paid more attention because I was comfortable in home and not in a freezing dark auditorium!

• Absolutely clinically applicable. Great refresher.

• Both speakers were obviously well educated and tenured, though the first presentation was at least 80% reading off of slides whereas the second was better at presenting a slide and telling a story about the patient's case and the clinical pearls to learn from it. I much prefer the latter presentation style as anyone can read a slide deck of bullet points. Despite this difference in presentation styles, I learned a lot from today and appreciate Woo University hosting this CE event.

• This was the best pharm CE I have attended and have completed many of these type of CEs. The speakers were excellent and gave so much excellent pearls.

Title: Oral Medications: A Useful Clinical Guide
Speaker: Dr. James Fanelli
Course ID: 88613-PH
Category: Pharmacology (Oral Pharmaceuticals)
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Title: Top Ten Drugs: What’s in Your Cabinet
Speaker: Dr. Jim Thimons
Course ID: 88932-PH
Category: Pharmacology (Oral Pharmaceuticals)
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This event is COPE approved for 4 hours of CE credit.

Optometric physicians often serve as the primary point of detection of geographic atrophy (GA) which is the defining lesion of atrophic AMD. Multimodal imaging is essential to detect, monitor, and quantify GA lesions. This course will explore early high-risk OCT biomarkers that predict or predispose to future GA development as well as OCT and fundus autofluorescence features that predict expansion. Emerging complement inhibitor therapies will be introduced.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Dr. Majcher is a beacon for the Optometry profession and posterior segment pathology. A delightful lecture!

• Excellent information on interpretation of OCT images.

• Very good information. I feel more confident knowing when to send out or to hold back and monitor very closely. Thank you!

• Good explanation of diagnostic test results .

• Excellent, very informative talk explained very simply and clearly.

• One of the best Presentations I have seen in years!

• Helped me with my OCT fundus exams!

• Excellent webinar! Never disappointed in Woo U!

• Dr. Marcher was able to simplify the subject and present it in a very understandable way. Great lecture!

• The way she presented the lecture was systematic and professional, Really I did understand the topic like never before.

• Very good direction on how to proceed. Also gave me ideas how our Electronics records should be organized for AMD. Currently electronic records are totally disorganized for AMD.

• Never heard of this speaker before but will look for her again. Very good, compact, informative!

• Amazing presentation, a ton of info in a short time, Dr Majcher is extremely knowledgeable in this area.

• Great lecture, very informative and I learned a lot about how to better interpret my oct images.

Speaker: Carolyn Majcher, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 88930-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss Imaging for exhibiting at this event.

Although dry eye can be a debilitating condition for some, it can be virtually asymptomatic for others. Additionally, there are several conditions that can mimic dry eye. This course will discuss those conditions that need to be ruled out before starting a dry eye treatment regimen for patients complaining of dry eye symptoms.

Almost 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feeback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Fantastic high quality speaker and topic. Thank you Woo U!

• Excellent instructor! Dr. Brujic is a fantastic lecturer. I learned a great deal and did not feel like I was being marketed to.

• Thank you for sharing so much new information for me and do keeping my interest the entire presentation.

• Mile is the best!

• New information appreciated!

• Great presentation. Reminded me to slow down and consider other conditions besides dry eyes.

• This was such a good topic and practical for current patient care.

• Whats better than very satified. Superb.

• Great practical pearls. Loved it, thank you.

• Amazing informative lecture! Enjoyed hearing about new technologies, liked the clinical tips and cases. Very helpful info provided. Would listen to him again!

• A-MAZ-ING. thank you!

• Excellent presentation, extremely informative, very clinical useful, outstanding speaker.

• Great presentation, very interesting topic, Dr. B very easy to listen and understand.

• Great material and presented in a very understandable manner.

Speaker: Dr. Mile Brujic

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time

Location: Virtual

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 88868-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This activity is supported by Tarsus with an unrestricted educational grant.

This course will address anomalies of the vitreoretinal interface including normal posterior vitreous detachment, vitreomacular traction, and macular hole. The use of Optical Coherence Tomography in the evaluation of these entities will be discussed.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Honestly didn't think I'd enjoy this lecture but was impressed with the thorough review and deep dive into this topic as well as surgical videos which really deepen my understanding!

• The videos of the macular surgery were spectacular. This was a fascinating presentation.

• Very helpful for determining when to refer or not.

• Dr. Rodman is fantastic! Such a cogent presentation!

• Excellent speaker. Invite her to speak routinely. Visual images, anatomy of the retina, OCT introduced at the appropriate part of the lecture. I am looking forward to the next time she is invited to speak again.

• Excellent presentation with very good slides and videos.

• I loved the examples and explanations of degenerative vs tractional holes.

• The speaker was very engaging and material was very informative.

• Very timely and important information.

• A very detailed and comprehensive discussion.

• The Best Vitreous Lecture Ever!

• Excellent explications, great speaker and interesting subject.

• Dr. Rodman is a passionate and talented educator, I am grateful for her lessons at WooU and on OCT Connect facebook group.

• This was the best CE yet! She was amazing at explaining things in detail and in an applicable way.

Speaker: Dr. Julie Rodman

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 88617-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This activity is jointly provided by iVista Medical Educational Inc and Woo University.

Thank you to Topcon and Apellis for supporting this event with unrestricted educational grants.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Dr. Julie Rodman’s Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

Honorarium/Consulting

Visionix, iCare, Apellis, Iveric Bio, LKC Technologies

Dr. Jen Stewart’s Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

KOL/Speaker

Coopervision, Macuhealth, Zyloware

Amniotic membranes have been used for decades in modern medicine for countless areas within the human body. Come discover the power of amniotic membranes, and how they can help treat a variety of ocular surface conditions. Good and poor candidates for this device are discussed. Insertion and removal of both dehydrated and wet amniotic membranes is reviewed. Tips and troubleshooting on amniotic membrane use is discussed. Billing and coding of the device is outlined. Several case reports are presented showing the healing power of amniotic membranes.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Informative lecture and thanks for talking about how to code. Thank you!

• I would leave 10 stars but not possible.

• OMG excellent tutorial on amniotic membrane!

• Nice to see THE Dr. Woo.

• Dr. Woo is so smart and explains so clear to the audience.

• Great lecture - I loved the fact she broke down this topic into simple terms.

• Dr. Woo is an amazing speaker! She takes complex topics and breaks them down to an easy to understand manner.

• Dr Woo was very direct and clinically knowledgeable, thank you!

• OMGOSH! This was THE best talk I’ve heard at Woo U. I’m a fan of Woo U and Dr. Woo. Amazing speaker. Amazing lecture. Interesting topic!!

• Thank you for being candid and pleasant and a good speaking style.

Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Woo

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 88260-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

Thank you to Avenova for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This course will teach about considerations for common disease states, how to modify lenses to alleviate issues, how to best communicate with your lab consultant, how to establish baselines, review lens options and optical options. Whether you are new to scleral lenses or just looking to sharpen your troubleshooting skills, this one’s for you!

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Fabulous hour. Thanks. Their interaction really helps.

• Thank you for the interesting discussions and troubleshooting of problems with scleral lenses.

• Thank you for lots of good new information for me about fitting special eyes.

• This was a great follow-up to the "starter" presentation a few days ago. Loved the "nuts and bolts" observations and solutions that were discussed.

• Loved this duo. Very dynamic and interesting to listen to.

• Answered all my questions!

• Great talk and helped me understand some of the challenges I am having with scleral lens fitting.

• Given me more confidence in troubleshooting.

Speakers: John Gelles, OD and Caitlin Morrison, OD

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 87470-CL

Category: Contact Lenses

Thanks you to Bausch and Lomb for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Scleral contact lenses can be life changing for patients but many practitioners view them as too challenging or are intimidated by the fitting process. This course will cover beginning fitting principles including a review of lens designs, patient selection, initial diagnostic fitting principles and basic troubleshooting of scleral lenses.

Almost 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I like events such as this scleral lenses seminar as I want to start fitting sclerals. Please do more events which help with the basics in getting started with sclerals/myopia management.

• Great review of Scleral lenses.

• Like the suggestions of the solutions.

• Very personable and clear education.

• Woo U always provides 5 star speakers and CE.

• I’m learning sclerals better now.

• Good topic and knowledgeable speaker!

• This was kept simple yet interesting.

• Excellent beginner info scleral lenses.

• Helpful step-by-step guidance for fitting lenses.

• I would consider myself a beginner scleral lens. Dr. Hornberger answered some questions I had and did a great review of scleral lens fitting.

Speaker: Samantha Hornberger, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 82165-CL

Category: Contact Lenses

Thank you to Contamac for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.