Morgan-Sarver Symposium

Aaron Bronner, OD

Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute

6:00 – 6:50 PM PT
The OD’s Guide to Corneal Transplants
Get your DSAEKs, DMEKs, DALKs and PKs in order. The alphabet soup of transplant names, vague terminology and stakes involved with managing corneal transplants as an Optometrist are inherently confusing when you seldom encounter these. This hour long course will provide Optometrists a clear method of understanding the corneal transplants we may encounter, as well as the relative strengths, limitations and complications of each.

7:00 – 7:50 PM PT
New and Noteworthy Topics in Anterior Segment Disease
This course will review therapies that are recently available, still in development or underutilized in the management of Anterior Segment Disease. Areas of discussion will include brand new treatment avenues that will create a paradigm shift in how you manage anterior segment disease.

Jennifer Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS

Illinois Eye Institute

8:00 – 8:50 AM PT
When to Apply Therapeutic Contact Lens Options
This one-hour course reviews therapeutic contact lens options and when to utilize their application for patients with a variety of ocular conditions. Complications and troubleshooting tips will be reviewed. Management of these conditions through rapid fire case presentation will be discussed.

Steven Ferrucci, OD

Sepulveda VA Medical Center

9:00 – 10:40 AM PT
Retinal and OCT Grand Rounds
This course reviews some of the basic principles of retinal OCTs and OCTAs as well as uses examples to help illustrate OCT findings associated with certain clinical entities. Clinical pearls for the various diseases are stressed, as well as new treatment options and recommended management.

Dawn Lam, MS, OD, FAAO

Marshall B. Ketchum University

11:00 – 11:50 AM PT
Video Grand Rounds: Tips for your GP Fits
For the everyday practitioner, fitting GP lenses may seem intimidating; however, there is a niche of patients where GP lenses are simply the best refractive option. This course utilizes videos and patient cases to discuss common trouble-shooting strategies and fitting tips for regular corneas.

Berkeley Glaucoma Day

Terri-Diann Pickering, MD

Glaucoma Center of San Francisco & Glaucoma Research Center

8:00 – 8:50 AM PT
Steroid-Induced Glaucoma & OCT Interpretation
This course will cover OCT interpretation and provide guidelines for accurate OCT evaluation and avoiding common errors in interpretation. Additionally, the course will cover steroid-induced glaucoma, including who is at risk and how to treat and monitor.

Elizabeth Muckley, OD, FAAO

Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons

9:00 – 9:50 AM PT
Dry Eye Overview-Management and Implications in Glaucoma
This course will review dry eye disease and why it relates to ocular surface disease and how that relates to ocular surgery and glaucoma.

Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO

Vance Thompson Vision

10:00 – 10:50 AM PT
Innovations in MIGs, the OD’s Role
Optometrists encounter patients that have undergone MIGS procedures on a daily basis and that number will continue to increase. This course will take a case-based approach with polling questions challenging the attendee to make a decision on which MIGS procedure to recommend to a patient, how to handle a postoperative complication, and how to communicate with ophthalmology. As the primary eye care providers for our patients, it is imperative that we understand these procedures, communicate effectively with our patients and ophthalmologists that we are up to the challenge of managing MIGS.

Elizabeth Muckley, OD, FAAO, & Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO

11:00 – 11:50 AM PT
Glaucoma Grand Rounds
This lecture will present two cases in typical glaucoma – OHTN and NTG. A step-by-step guide to diagnosing, setting IOP goals, selecting initial treatment, and identifying progression will be reviewed. The presenters will walk through each case and ask for audience participation and discussion in how to manage the glaucoma.