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Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
One Market Place,
San Diego, Ca.  92101
This symposium is being submitted to COPE for approval of 20 credit hours.  Please check with your state licensing board to confirm that these credits meet your CE re-licensure requirements.  COPE Approval Pending.
2012 Tentative Lecture Topics/ Activity
Friday, February 24, 2012
How to prescribe and manage:

  • 1:00 PMrigid lenses for keratoconus  -   Faculty:  Boshnick    Basic Level
  • 1:50 PMhybrid lenses for keratoconus  -  Faulty:  Anderson   Basic Level 
  • 2:40 PMcustom soft lenses for keratoconus  -  Faculty:  Eiden    Basic Level
  • 3:30 PMBREAK -  FOYER
  • 4:00 PMtandem lens systems for keratoconus  -  Faculty:  Gordon    Basic Level 
  • 4:50 PMscleral lenses for keratoconus  -  Faculty:  DeNaeyer   Basic Level 
  • 6:00 PMWELCOME RECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL 


Saturday, February 25, 2012

  • BREAKFAST - FOYER  -  6:30 AM

How to prescribe and manage:

  • 7:00 AMcustom soft lenses for regular refractive errors  -  Faculty: Eiden   Advanced Level
  • 7:50 AMcontact lenses for post refractive surgery -  Faculty:  Schornack  Advanced Level 
  • 8:40 AMthe use of technology to empirically design lenses  -  Faculty:  AndersonAdvanced Level
  • 9:30 AMBREAK - FOYER
  • 10:00 AM      corneal refractive therapy for hyperopia  -  Faculty:  Herzberg    Advanced Level
  • 10:50 AM      children and sdolescents for refractive error regulation  -  Faculty:  Despotidis    Advanced Level
  • 11:40 AM      LUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL
  • 1:30 PM       soft multifocal contact lenses  -  Faculty:  Quinn    Basic Level
  • 2:20 PMhydrid multifocal lenses  -  Faculty:  Lipson    Basic Level
  • 3:10 PMGP multifocal contact lenses  -  Faculty:  Quinn    Basic Level
  • 4:00 PMBREAK - FOYER
  • 4:20 PMchildren and adolescents for overnight corneal reshaping  - Faculty:  Walline     Basic Level
  • 5:10 PMproximity control technology design for overnight corneal reshaping  -  Faculty:  Lipson    Basic Level
  • 6:00PM RECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL


Sunday, February 26, 2012

  • 6:30 AMBREAKFAST - FOYER 

How to prescribe and manage:

  • 7:00 PMsemi-scleral and scleral lenses  -  Faculty:  Sindt    Advanced Level 
  • 7:50 AMpost penetrating keratoplasy  -  Faculty:  Sindt    Advanced Level
  • 8:40 AMcorneo-scleral and mini-scleral lenses  -  Faculty:  DeNaeyer    Advanced Level
  • 9:30 AMBREAK - FOYER
  • 9:30 AMscleral lenses for ocular surface disease  -  Faculty:  Schornack    Advanced Level
  • 10:50 AM      smart lenses;  the future is now  -  Faculty:  Legerton    Advanced Level
  • 11:40 AM      LUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL 


  
Dianne M Anderson, OD, FAAO
DuPage Medical Group Eye Specialists
Chicago, Il

Robert L Gordon, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor
Southern California
College of Optometry

Michael J Lipson, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
Kellogg Eye Center  University of Michigan

Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
University of Iowa

Thomas G. Quinn, O.D., M.S., FAAO
Clinical Assistant Professor,
The Ohio University
College of Medicine

Cary M. Herzberg OD FOAA
President, Orthokeratology Academy
of America
Jerry Legerton,OD,MS, MBA FAAO
Chair, SDCOS
San Diego, CA

Featured Speakers:
Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO
North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd
Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD
Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Optometry

Muriel Schornack, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology  Mayo Clinic Medical School

Edward Boshnick OD
Miami, FL


Gregory W DeNaeyer, OD
Arena Eye Surgeons
Columbus, OH


Nick Despotidis, OD
Hamilton Square, NJ



2012 Tentative Sponsor Workshops
Saturday , February 25, 2012

  • 6:30 AMBREAKFAST - FOYER

  • 8:00 AMDuette Multifocal:  Fitting the latest technology for presbyopia
Basic LevelSponsored by:  SynergEyes

  • 8:00 AMChoosing the Right Presbyopic Option - Renovation® Center Distance Multifocal vs. Biexpert®  Segmented Bifocal vs. SoClear® Center     Near Progressive
Basic LevelSponsored by:  ArtOptical

  • 8:00 AM"Custom Silicone Hydrogel Lenses-The Definitive Approach."
Basic Level Sponsored by:  Contamac

  • 9:30 AMBREAK - FOYER

  • 10:00 AM      Duette for Astigmatism: Optimizing Vision for Astigmatic Patients
Basic LevelSponsored by:  SynergEyes

  • 10:00 AM      Tips for Maximizing Success with AIR OPTIX® AQUA MULTIFOCAL
Basic LevelSponsored by:  CibaVision/Alcon

  • 10:00 AM      Fitting Your Irregular Cornea Patients with Flexlens™ Custom Soft Lens Designs
Basic LevelSponsored by:  Xcel

  • 11:40 AM      LUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL

  • 2:00 PMCustom Soft Spheres, Torics and Bifocals: MADE FROM SCRATCH
Advanced LevelSponsored byt:  SpecialEyes

  • 2:00 PMCurrent Methods of Treatment and Management of Irregular Corneal conditions with KeraSoft® IC
Advanced LevelSponsored by:  ArtOptical

  • 2:00 PMTechnology driven contact lens prescribing
Advanced LevelCarl Zeiss Meditec

  • 3:30 PMBREAK - FOYER

  • 4:00 PM"Special Designs for Irregular Corneas: Post-Refractive Surgery, Post PKP and Keratoconus."
Advanced LevelSponsored by:  Metro

  • 4:00 PMWhat was Old is Now New - Fitting Scleral Lenses Today
Advanced Level    Sponsored by:  Acculens

  • 4:00 PMScleral fitting made simple
Advanced LevelEssilor Contact Lenses

  • 6:00 PMRECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL

Sunday, February 26, 2012 Workshops

  • 6:30 AMBREAKFAST - FOYER

  • 8:00 AMCorneal Refractive Therapy for Hyperopia
Basic LevelSponsored by:Orthokeratology Academy

  • 8:00 AM"Custom Silicone Hydrogel Lenses-The Definitive Approach."
Basic LevelSponsored by:Contamac

  • 8:00 AMExploring the Applications and Prescribing Advantages of Intelliwave® Custom Soft Contact Lenses
Basic LevelSponsored by:  ArtOptical

  • 9:30 AMBREAK - FOYER

  • 10:00 AMParagon CRT Certification Training
Basic LevelSponsored by:  Paragon Vision Sciences

  • 10:00 AMHarnessing iProfiler Plus in the Specialty Contact Lens Practice
Basic LevelSponsored by:  Carl Zeiss Meditec

  • 10:00 AMOver the Top:  Revolutionize Fitting Keratoconus with the New K Vault System
Basic LevelSponsored by:  Valley Contax

  • 11:40 AMLUNCH - EXHIBIT HALL

  • 2:00 PMCorneal reshaping for high myopia and presbyopia
Advanced LevelSponsored by:  Orthokeratology Academy

  • 2:00 PMClearKone: Advanced Fitting Principles and Tips for Success
Advanced LevelSponsored by:  SynergEyes

  • 3:30 PMBREAK - FOYER

  • 4:00 PMBuilding the Specialty Contact Lens Practice
Basic LevelSponsored by:  Paragon Vision Sciences

Note:  No signup is required for the lectures however, workshops do require sign-up.

Online sign-up for industry workshops with limited availability is now available. If you have registered for the meeting and need to sign up for your desired workshops, please CLICK HERE to login to your SDSCLS RegOnline account and make your workshop selections.




To view and print a table version of the tentative lecture  and workshop schedules, click and view the images below.


San Diego Specialty Contact Lens Symposium 2012 Tentative Lecute Schedule
Filling the critical need for education and training of specialty contact lens prescribing and case management.



Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, FBCLA
Associate Professor
Chief, Cornea Center for Clinical Excellence
Illinois College of Optometry/ Illinois Eye Institute

Peg Achenbach, OD, FAAO
Chief Medical and Academic Strategist
Professional Services, Vision Care
Contamac US, Inc.

Peter E. Wilcox, OD, FAAO
Wilcox Eye Center

Clark Chang, OD, MS, FAAO
Cornea and Laser Eye Institute
Hersh Vision Group

Douglas Becherer, O.D., F.A.A.0.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Southern College of Optometry