Morgan-Sarver Symposium

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2025 Speakers and Topics

Below is the schedule of speakers and topics from the 2025 Morgan-Sarver Symposium. (Lectures, speakers, and scheduling were subject to change.)

[panel title="Friday, April 25, 2025 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT)"] Todd Margolis, MD, PhD
Washington University Physicians

“Critical Thinking About Ocular Surface Disease” COPE-Accredited Course: #96238-TD 2 TPA Hours

This lecture focused on understanding the concepts of critical thinking and applied them to demystifying ocular surface disease and its management. The talk explored how the use of language can distort how we think about ocular surface disease and its treatment.
[/panel] [panel title="Saturday, April 26, 2025 (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT)"] Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, MEd, FAAO
Pacific University Oregon

“Pain Management in Optometric Practice in the Era of an Opioid Epidemic” COPE-Accredited Course: #96242-PH 2 TPA Hours

This presentation explored ocular pain management approaches in optometric practice, emphasizing addiction awareness and appropriate prescribing practices.

Samantha Rosen, OD, FAAO
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals
Pediatric Ophthalmology

“Pediatric Contact Lens Considerations” COPE-Accredited Course: #96241-CL 1 MISC Hour

This course outlined clinical considerations and tips for fitting young patients with contact lenses, reviewed specialty lens recommendations and case examples, and offered strategies for improving comfort and success in pediatric fittings.

Ceasar Luo, MD, FACS
Bay Area Retina Associates

“A Sticky Situation: Updates on Vitreomacular Traction” COPE Course: #96240-TD 1 MISC Hour

This lecture covered disease progression and treatment options for vitreomacular traction, macular hole, and myopic degeneration.
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Berkeley Glaucoma Day

Tony Realini, MD, MPH
West Virginia University

“What’s New with SLT: LiGHT, COAST, and DSLT” COPE-Accredited Course: #96624-GL 1 TPA-GLC Hour

This talk summarized results of the LiGHT study, reviewed the COAST trial, described DLST, and discussed the evolving role of SLT in glaucoma treatment.

Mark Dunbar, OD, FAAO
Director of Optometric Services at University of Miami

“Glaucoma Puzzle: When the Pieces Don’t Always Fit” COPE-Accredited Course: #96788-GL 1 TPA-GLC Hour

This session provided an overview of how visual fields and OCT demonstrate glaucomatous optic nerve damage and disease progression, even when clinical indicators did not align perfectly.

Glen Ozawa, OD; Carl Jacobsen, OD, FAAO; & Todd Severin, MD
University of California, Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science

“A Glaucoma Question-And-Answer Session, moderated by Glen Ozawa, OD” COPE-Accredited Course: #97048-GL 1 TPA-GLC Hour

This interactive session addressed glaucoma-related questions submitted by attendees.

Anne Mika Moy, OD, FAAO
University of California, Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science

“Visual Field Defects: Looking Beyond Glaucoma” COPE-Accredited Course: #96244-GL 1 TPA-GLC Hour

Three cases were presented in a grand rounds format to highlight diagnoses initially mistaken for glaucoma.
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Registration Details

The Morgan-Sarver Symposium 2025 took place via Zoom Webinar. Registered attendees received an email with session details and a link to handouts. For assistance, please contact [email email="optoce@berkeley.edu"]optoce@berkeley.edu[/email].

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Continuing Education Credits

Ten COPE-accredited (Activity #130436) CE hours were available for the full, 3-day program.

Daily CE Breakdown

Friday, April 25, 2025: 2 CE Hours
COPE Accredited Course #96238-TD: Critical Thinking About Ocular Surface Disease

Saturday, April 26, 2025: 4 CE Hours
COPE Course #96240-TD: A Sticky Situation: Updates on Vitreomacular Traction
COPE Accredited Course #96241-CL: Pediatric Contact Lens Considerations
COPE Accredited Course #96242-PH: Pain Management in Optometric Practice in the Era of an Opioid Epidemic

Sunday, April 27, 2025: 4 CE GLC Hours
COPE Accredited Course #96624-GL: What’s New with SLT: LiGHT, COAST, and DSLT
COPE Accredited Course #96788-GL: Glaucoma Puzzle: When the Pieces Don’t Always Fit
COPE Accredited Course #97048-GL: A Glaucoma Question-And-Answer Session
COPE Accredited Course #96244-GL: Visual Field Defects: Looking Beyond Glaucoma

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Pricing

[accordion header1="Early Registration Pricing" tab1="Registered on or before March 15, 2026

• Full Program: $275
• A La Carte - Friday: $60
• A La Carte Saturday: $120
• A La Carte Sunday: $120

"] [accordion header1="Standard Registration Pricing" tab1="Registered after March 15, 2026

• Full Program: $300
• A La Carte - Friday: $70
• A La Carte Saturday : $140
• A La Carte Sunday: $140

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