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Current Concepts in Eye Care for Optometrists
September 7, 2019 @ 8:15 am - 4:20 pm
$99.00
Continuing education for optometrists presented by the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and UW Health Eye Clinics. Presentations will be held at the Health Sciences Learning Center adjacent to University Hospital in Madison. Complimentary dinner/reception will follow.
2019 Program
| 8:15 – 8:45am | Breakfast/Registration | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Introduction and Welcome | Eugene Cropp, OD |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Retinal Vein Occlusions | Justin Gottlieb, MD |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | Review of the Secondary Glaucomas | Daniel Knoch, MD |
| 9:50 – 10:10 | Visual Fields Associated With Neuro Disease | Yanjun (Judy) Chen, MD, PhD |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Evaluation and Management of Iritis | Laura Kopplin, MD, PhD |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Inherited Retinal Degenerations Update | Kimberly Stepien, MD |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Evaluation and Management of Hyphemas | Jennifer Larson, MD |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Management of Thyroid Disease | Suzanne van Landingham, MD |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | The Many Faces of Melanomas | Heather Potter, MD |
| 12:20 – 1:20 | Lunch | |
| 1:20 – 1:50 | Concussion Management | Kellye Knueppel, OD |
| 1:50 – 2:10 | Evaluation of Corneal Astigmatism for Cataract Surgery | Patricia Sabb, MD |
| 2:10 – 2:30 | Neurotrophic Corneal Disease | Evan Warner, MD |
| 2:30 – 2:50 | Break | |
| 2:50 – 3:10 | Corneal Neurotization | Cat Burkat, MD, FACS |
| 3:10 – 3:40 | Assessment and Management of Vitreoretinal Interface Disorders | Michael Altaweel, MD |
| 3:40 – 4:10 | Complications From “Minimally Invasive” Glaucoma Surgery | Yao Liu, MD, MS |
| 4:10 – 4:20 | Program Conclusion | Eugene Cropp, OD |
| 4:30 | Reception and Dinner Buffet | Buck & Honey’s Monona |
This program has been submitted to the Wisconsin Optometric Examining Board for six hours of continuing education credit for optometrists (includes one hour of glaucoma approved education). The views expressed in these presentations are those of the speaker and authors, and do not reflect the official policies of the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
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