Our understanding of dry eye has advanced tremendously over the last decade along with therapeutics and diagnostics available to manage the condition. Unfortunately, this has created confusion in the area of dry eye management. This course will peel the layers back on our current knowledge of dry eye and simplify a complicated disease.

Over 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent Speaker. Great details and easy to understand his approach.

• Awesome presenter. Great topic applicable to many people.

• Dr Brujic was a terrific and interesting speaker. Very enjoyable talk!

• I learned a lot! Even though I try very hard to stay up on this topic. Have lecture on LWE by him.

• very informative. Presenter did really good job at answering all questions.

• I was surprised at the number of tips I could take back to the office.

• I liked the clinically applicable webinar with enlightening pearls for examination and viable treatments.

• One of the best presentations that I have had in years.

Speaker: Dr. Mile Brujic

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 88224-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Thea Pharma for exhibiting at this event.

This course educates attendees on defining dry eye disease, methodology of quick and simple screening during routine examinations, initiating basic treatment protocol, and expands into specific diagnostic testing, treatments, and management of more complex cases. This course will also review different treatment options for the general optometrist.

Over 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Love the dry eye treatment plan.

• Dr. Fischer is an excellent speaker.

• Knowledgeable and confident speaker on a very important and common topic .

• I love learning about DES and the different ways to treat it and learning new techniques from different doctors to implement new skills at work and educate better the patients.

• Excellent ideas to treat dry eye. Very practical.

• Excellent presenter with great cost effective strategies.

• It was very thorough.

Speaker: Andrew Fischer, OD 

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 91745-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Viatris for exhibiting at this event.

Dry eye is a multifactorial disease with many different diagnostic tools and treatments available to the practitioner today. This lecture serves to outline the what, when, and how of choosing technology to help our patients who suffer from one of the most common ocular surface disorders-dry eye disease. Together, in this course we will explore why incorporating the mindset of uncovering dry eye patients in all our patient populations can lead to great outcomes no matter the specialty of the practice. Most importantly, we will discuss how to implement diagnostics, therapeutics, and how to implement what and when. Building a dry eye center has never been more exciting!

Over 800 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Nice to see the evolution of an idea of a practice and the implementation.

• Selina is amazing!!

• Great speaker!!! Heard her at Island Eyes and always use her information.

• Dr. McGee is an excellent educator/speaker.

• I like that she answered questions!

• Fantastic lecture! Ranks as top 2 or 3 I have watched.

• Great lecture to help strengthen my dry eye practice!

• I feel I learn an incredible amount from her. I agree that Q&A with her would be awesome.

• She was really honest lecturer about things do not always work and to keep trying stuff.

• Excellent speaker - always provides great, practical information.

Speaker: Selina McGee, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 88762-PM

Category: Practice Management

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

Thank you to Thea Pharma for exhibiting at this event.

Participants will have a comprehensive understanding of how aesthetics procedures and medications can be integrated into a DED clinic, providing a holistic approach to patient care. They will be equipped to offer innovative treatments that not only address eye health but also enhance the aesthetic well-being of their patients.

Almost 1000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Wow! This was maybe one of the best lectures I have heard. Talk about someone ahead of their times and who knows the nitty-gritty but is able to explain everything in a very digestible manner. Going to buy his book now!

• Good to get OMD experiences IPL/etc.

• Information given methodically.

• Info density and substance was here! Learned a ton! Thank you!

• Excellent info on Doxy, Narcam, and the book, diet, 90/10 rule.

• Excellent presentation with very interesting material! Thank you!

Speaker: Dr. Rolando Toyos

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 91687-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Avenova for exhibiting at this event.

Aesthetics in OD practices, like IPL for skin and dry eye, enhance patient care. Collagen peptides, an affordable supplement, boost connective tissues. Together, IPL and collagen improve skin health, showing internal health on the outside.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Very educational lecture on collagen.

• Very impressed with this speaker and topic.

• Very interesting, I think we as eye docs tend to be blind to our patients desire for beauty around the eye.

• We need more on this topic.

• Fantastic webinar. Always enjoy a lecture from Dr Offerdahl. It's refreshing to hear a different perspective and I always enjoy her presentations!

• Lots of great information to use in my practice and personally, too.

• Loved this, thank you for informative, balanced presentation. Loved the science.

Speaker: Dr. Tracy Offerdahl

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 91970-GO

Category: General Optometry

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

Thank you to Pharmanex for exhibiting at this event.

This course will take the attendee through a variety of different glaucoma case presentations that the OD may encounter in clinical practice. Each case aims to challenge the attendee and create confidence in what options are available to diagnose, treat, and manage glaucoma patients. The attendee will leave this course with confidence to tackle any type of glaucoma patient that walks in the door.

Over 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback:

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• This was a very good presentation. Both the doctors were incredible. Excellent!

• Excellent, like seeing OD & OMD together.

• Always enjoy new studies summaries.

• Excellent glaucoma treatment perspective.

• I would LOOOVE to hear these two talk more about post-migs/Surgical management and complications to watch for.

• Excellent team presentation! Hope to see more from them.

• Both doctors were excellent!

• If I could rate it 10 stars, I certainly would. AWESOME!

• Great Lecture, some interesting new info as well.

• I appreciate the variety of speakers and thoughts about glaucoma.

• Both docs have excellent public speaking skills, very efficient.

• Would love to hear more lectures from todays two speakers!!

Speakers: Justin Schweitzer, O.D., John Berdahl M.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 91245-GL

Category: Glaucoma

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

Thank you to Visionary Medical Education for helping host this event.

Thank you to the following companies for providing an unrestricted educational grant for this event: Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare

Thank you to Reichert for exhibiting at this event.

This course will teach eyecare providers how to answer questions of patients with keratoconus. Often the patient’s concerns are different than those of the doctors. It’s important to understand the patient’s perspective when building patient-centric relationships.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I am a Keratoconus contact lens fitter OD and this was so informative. THANK YOU!

• I really liked the advanced format of discussion instead of old review of typical facts.

• Patients don't care about much we know, until they know how much we care.

• Most unique and fulfilling lecture I've ever attended on keratoconus!!

• Very good presentation about KCN. I admit I dont know alot about the disease but it has really opened my eyes to the condition.

• Excellent talking about relating to patients as people and not a diagnosis in the chair!

• Superb discussion incorporating varied viewpoints.

• Excellent presentation by 3 distinguished speakers.

Speakers: Christine Sindt, OD, Tiffany Andrzejewski, OD and Mitch Ibach, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jen Stewart

COPE ID: 89566-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

This event is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Glaukos.

Our course will outline the thorough diagnostic process to understand the root of dry eye disease, how to incorporate these new technologies into your clinic, and how to determine the most appropriate treatment plan for your dry eye patients. We will show you how you can take your dry eye and scleral lens practice to the next level by including ocular aesthetics and skin care.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Love the discussion on differences between rewetting drops and artificial tears.

• She was amazing! She puts a new spin on Dry Eye treatment.

• Dr. Pal is a wonderful speaker. Brilliant and informative.

• Great lecture with lots of insights that I can’t wait to share with my team!

• I learned new options in diagnosis and treatment of ded.

• Good recap of DED and blepharitis treatments.

Speaker: Shalu Pal, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: Pending

Category: Pending

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

Thank you to Viatris for exhibiting at this event.

This course will discuss communication strategies and techniques to improve effective communication with patients suffering from dry eye syndrome and blepharitis. The techniques are focusing on improving patient understanding of the disease, treatment adherence, and management of expectations.

Almost 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• What an amazing topic to discuss in a compassionate way. It’s great to hear CE revolving on how to be caring humans. We get focused on taking care of their physical health and less about how we can influence their mental health in such an impactful way.

• I liked “the help “phrases!

• Great reminders on how to treat patients and staff.

• Excellent presentation especially listening to our patients!!!

• Great communication advice (long forgotten information).

• Great speaker. I do feel I already attempt these strategies

• Please have this speaker back for more talks on communication!

• Amazing motivational speaker . He gave such inspiring pointers.

• Refreshingly different CE & so helpful.

• Thanks for all the great tips Dr. Allen!

• Outstanding presentation; great information that can be utilized in clinic tomorrow.

Speaker: Joseph Allen, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jen Stewart

COPE ID: 91244-PM

Category: Practice Management

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 discuss how glaucoma treatments can cause ocular surface disease which decreases glaucoma compliance. Management strategies for both dry eye and glaucoma along with case presentations will be presented and reviewed.

Almost 1400 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent lecture, lots of great information.

• Wonderful presentation. Covered topic/s well with good basic notes provided.

• This was extremely good and useful!

• Excellent practical presentation. Very applicable to General Practice.

• Great lecture and speaker. Kept material relevant to clinical care.

• Excellent presentation addressing the almost inevitable dry eye issue with topical glaucoma treatment.

Speaker: Elizabeth Muckley, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 89830-GL

Category: Glaucoma

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

Thank you to Visionary Medical Education for helping host this event.

Thank you to the following companies for providing an unrestricted educational grant for this event: Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare.

This discussion addresses the knowledge gap in Neurotrophic Keratitis (NK), especially regarding the recognition of early causes and manifestations of NK. Case based diagnostic processes and treatment options will be a focus.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent speaker. Continue to present updated treatment options.

• Very interesting and I learned so much.

• Reinforces current practice.

• The speaker did a very good job speaking on a difficult subject. Well done!

• One of the best lectures I’ve attended- very informative! Thank you!

• Brilliant clinician. I found him very pleasant but just a bit monotone and droll as a speaker, despite the fact that he’s definitely brilliant.

• Great job communicating importance of testing further for NK.

• Dr. Lang is a very good and knowlegable speaker. He speaks clearly and at a good rate of speech for better understanding.

• Great job on explaining how to diagnose and manage neurotrophic keratitis. Super easy to follow along!

• Well presented with practical & varied ideas for practitioners to deal with NK.

Speaker: Dr. Jacob Lang

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 91118-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

This presentation will review management of refractive surgery complications, including corneal-based and lens-based procedures.

Over 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• This was so informative. Thank you.

• Extremely helpful and wish it was longer!!!

• Very simple and easy to understand presentation.

• Great breakdown and overview. Quality depth of CE.

• Thank you. This wassvery helpful as a reminder for someone who rarely sees these patients.

• Amazing lecture and detailed information. Thank you for the good photos. Great topic!

• Really liked this topic!

• Dr. Jee is a good speaker. Knowledgeable and informative.

Speaker: Kathleen Jee, MD

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

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

Location: Virtual

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 89989-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 provides eye care professionals with an understanding of the ovarian cancer patient’s journey from diagnosis through modern management, common ophthalmic side effects from targeted treatments, and best practices for collaborative management with oncology.

Almost 400 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Topic was addressed in an extremely thorough manner, however this patient population is near zero in my practice. I really enjoyed this lecture nonetheless. Presenters were amazing.

• Wonderful to see the MD/OD collaboration.

• Nice presentation - Uncommon topic!

• Wow! Way out of my comfort zone of previous knowledge. Thankyou.

• Both the CE and all the speakers were amazing, thank you so much!!

• Interesting material, I feel better informed on the subject.

• This was an interesting & unique topic to hear & learn about. I really enjoyed the collaboration of the 3 different specialists. Important for optometrists to be part of such management teams.

• One of the best and most informative CE ever! Thank you!!

• Outstanding presentation! Very informative to learn from both OD and MD in one webinar.

Speakers: Dr. Kamran Riaz, Dr. Cecelia Koetting, and Dr. Gottfried Konecny

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 91243-SD

Category: Systemic/Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Immunogen for providing this event with an unrestricted educational grant.

This course will lead colleagues on a guided tour of the current MIGS landscape. Detailed explanations of the strengths and limitations of the most common MIGS are accompanied by photos that represent the variety of clinical presentations. Post-operative management, including complications, will be reviewed and clear examples of appropriate EMR documentation will be provided.

Almost 1400 attended our event and we received good feedback!

• Very informative comprehensive lecture.

• This was a fascinating talk. Thank you very much.

• Awesome lecture by Dr. Cothran! I would love to hear her do other lectures.

• Great speaker with useful info.

• Too fast and too much material

• Very knowledgeable presenter, I appreciated the case reports, great presentation. Speaker spoke a little quickly.

• Excellent! I learned so much.

• Dr. Cothran is an excellent speaker! Thank you.

• Great MIGS lecture, very informative but concise.

• Dr. Nora rocks glaucoma!

Speaker: Nora Lee Cothran, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 90102-GL

Category: Glaucoma

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

Thank you to Visionary Medical Education for helping host this event.

Thank you to the following companies for providing an unrestricted educational grant for this event: Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare.

This course will provide an overview of Age-Related Macular Degeneration including epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors. A detailed analysis of the various stages of AMD (early, progression, advanced) will be introduced and illustrated via case examples. An in-depth look at biomarkers for geography atrophy (GA) will be reviewed. The advanced stages of the disease will be emphasized highlighting the use of multimodal imaging including OCT, Fundus Autofluorescence, Color Fundus Photography and Near-Infrared Imaging. A series of images with polling questions (Is This GA?) will keep you engaged and feeling confident diagnosing and managing macular degeneration patients in your clinic. New treatment and management options for Geographic Atrophy will be discussed.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Learned so much about GA!

• The speaker was clear in her presentation. I thought she did a very good job.

• Dr Rodman is an excellent lecturer. Simplifying a difficult subject. Making it easier for us to understand and retain the info. She should definitely come back again!

• Please keep Dr Rodman on your panel of speakers.

• Perhaps the best online lecture I've ever watched!

• AMAZING PRESENTER!

• This was a very helpful ce. I really enjoyed it

• Love Dr. Rodman! Such an engaging speaker who can break complex things up into simple concepts easily to understand.

• Love the speaker. Would be great to have her back in the future for more OCT-related lectures

• So important to have this information!

• Excellent course! The comparison of different images really helps. Images were very helpful

• Excellent presentation with useful take home information to implement in practice.

• Thank you, Dr. Rodman - AGAIN. Please come back again!!!

• Fantastic speaker-the best. Made things so much easier to understand. I missed her first lecture but plan to go back and listen to that lecture.

• Dr. Rodman is an excellent speaker. Very intelligent and knowledgeable.

• Very well done, spot on, well documented, learned a lot!

Speaker: Dr. Julie Rodman

Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Woo

COPE ID: 91117-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Astellas Pharma for exhibiting at this event.

This course will cover an overview of the anatomy, pathophysiology, and impact of untreated presbyopia on quality of life, discuss traditional treatments for presbyopia, and go over emerging therapies for the management of presbyopia.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent presentation by an excellent presenter!

• Great to hear about new drops and what is on the horizon.

• Best Woo lecture for me.

• Great topic we do not hear enough about.

• Excellent presentation ( content and presentation style)

• Thank you so much for the excellent printed handout notes. A real help!!

• Very nice presentation, easy to listen to, great take away pearls...

Speaker: Mile Brujic, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 91186-GO

Category: General Optometry

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

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

The use of laser energy to treat open angle glaucoma has been used by optometric physicians in certain states for over a decade now. This interactive presentation will review and update these ophthalmic laser procedures. Indications, contraindications, risks, benefits, potential complications, pre- and post-operative management, and procedural techniques will be discussed regarding ALT and SLT.

Over 1500 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymus survey:

• Great lecture in modern care.

• Great program. Cleaned up several questions I've had on this. Thank you for covering this stuff for ancient ODs, like myself, who finished optometry school 20 years ago.

• Dr. Lighthizer is an awesome speaker.

• ALWAYS love lectures by Nate!!

• Thank you! Enjoyed very much!

• Awesome lecture that made me more confident in referring for SLT .

• Best ce topic and lecturer by far!

• This speaker is wonderful. Please have him speak more often.

• Made me think differently about laser, thanks!

Speaker: Nathan Lighthizer, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 89954-LP

Category: Laser Procedures

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

Thank you to Visionary Medical Education for helping host this event.

Thank you to the following companies for providing an unrestricted educational grant for this event: Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare

Thank you to Lumenis for exhibiting at this event.

With the emergence of new treatment options to slow progression of geographic atrophy (GA) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it is critical that optometrists in all practice settings have an appropriate level of understanding of this devastating disease. This course will review the natural history of GA, multi-modal imaging techniques, and strategies to manage and co-manage these patients.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Enjoyed listening to all 3 Docs, excellent CE. Thanks!!!

• Loved today's talk/CE!

• Excellent education. I learned so much.

• Thank you for this great CE . I especially like that you gave examples of how to speak and explain the condition to patients if they need to be referred.

• Great speakers and very informative lecture .

• Very good and extremely helpful. Thank you.

Speakers: Dr. Cecelia Koetting, Dr. Damon Dierker, & Dr. Elise Kramer

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

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

Location: Virtual

Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Woo

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 90921-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

Thank you to Astellas for exhibiting at this event.

This one-hour course will review the etiology and pathophysiology of neurotrophic keratitis. The presentation will review common symptoms, signs, differentials and management options for neurotrophic keratitis. Emphasis will be made on in-office diagnostic testing and the latest management strategies. Case examples will be presented to enhance the learning experience. 

Almost 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Staging of treatment was done well.

• Excellent NK info.

• The speaker did an excellent job on this presentation!

• Dr. Barnett is a great speaker! I learned a lot during her seminar and look forward to hearing her speak in the future.

• I so enjoy this speaker. Please have her back!

• New information to me! Very interesting lecture.

• Great cases, very helpful!

• Good lecture on a topic that we don’t get to hear very often.

• Enjoyed the different case studies to show how neurotrophic keratitis can stem from different sources.

• Very informative talk to assist in diagnosing and treating NK more effectively.

• Excellent course material and great presentation.

• Very organized in presenting points for learning.

Speaker: Melissa Barnett, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 89811-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

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

This 1-hour course presents several new diagnostic and management concepts for open angle glaucoma. On the diagnosis side, the importance of macular imaging (OCT) in early glaucoma and its impact on our understanding of the central visual field is presented, as is a brief introduction to headset perimetry. On the treatment side, newest medications, drug delivery systems, and important new concepts in SLT are presented, followed by a brief review of MIGS.

Over 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• We have the Ivue OCT but havent used it enough for GLC screening. Going to give it a try.

• Liked the macular 10-2 HVF testing.

• Going to do some more Mac OCTs, thank you!

• So much clinical relevancy, such useful information, and wonderful lecture!! Thank you!

• Great teacher for a confusing topic.

• Thank you Dr. Marrelli. You are a great speaker and very knowledgeable in glaucoma.

• Great speaker! I liked the focus on perimetry evaluation and new medications.

• I enjoyed learning about how the macOCT is useful for glaucoma management.

• Dr M is always fantastic. The new SLT from Bellingham will be a game changer.

• Outstanding speaker. Please bring Dr. Marrelli back again!

• Excellent speaker. And happy to another smart articulate woman speaker!

• Great coverage on all important topics relation to glaucoma!

• I liked this. Sometimes it’s very basic, but she gave great background knowledge and good updates and tips.

• One of the top lecturers, high quality and info. thank you!

• Dr. Marelli did a terrific job presenting in a clear and concise, clinically applicable manner.

• This lecture provided a valuable expansion of the emerging perspective of glaucoma as a macular disease, as well as one of the optic nerve.

• Excellent lecture. A number of salient points useful on a daily basis. Gives your mind alternative .

• Thank you Dr. Marrelli. You made glaucoma mx more interesting.

Speaker: Danica Marrelli, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 89944-GL

Category: Glaucoma

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

Thank you to Visionary Medical Education for helping host this event.

Thank you to the following companies for providing an unrestricted educational grant for this event: Alcon, Glaukos, Reichert, Théa Pharma, and Topcon Healthcare.