Thursday, 1/20 7:30am-7:55am Breakfast Presentation 

CooperVision Leadership & Portfolio

Title: CooperVision Specialty Eye Care – United in Vision

Description:

Join CooperVision Specialty EyeCare President, Juan Carlos Aragón and Dr. Justin Kwan for a breakfast presentation you won’t want to miss. Hear the latest business updates and learn how their unmatched portfolio of life changing lenses is helping eye care professionals to stand out and change lives.

Speakers: Juan Carlos Aragón, President of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare, Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, Senior Manager, Myopia Management

Thursday, 1/20 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch and Learn Presentation 

Title: Act Now, Change Tomorrow | MiSight Certification

Description: Changing the lives of millions of children with progressing myopia means changing how the profession addresses it. Prescribe the first and only FDA-approved* MiSight® 1 day myopia control soft contact lenses so that age-appropriate children enjoy the benefits of having their vision corrected while simultaneously slowing the progression of their myopia. Together, we can ensure children with myopia have a more Brilliant Future.

Speaker: Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, Senior Manager, Myopia Management 

Thursday 1/20, 3:30pm-4:30pm

Title: Perspectives on Myopia Management Treatment Options | A Dialogue with your Colleagues

Description: What treatment options do you prescribe for your pediatric patients with myopia? CooperVision offers the world’s largest portfolio of myopia management options, including dual focus soft contact lenses, Ortho-k, and spectacles. Expert Lyndon Jones will review industry guidelines and ethical considerations when deciding an approach to present to parents. Learn from your colleagues through an interactive case series. Discuss the approach and framework on what treatment option to prescribe and hear the outcome from each of the pediatric cases.

Speakers: Mark Cosgrove, General Manager, GP Specialists Leah Johnson, OD, FAAO, FSLS Director, Professional Affairs, SEC Americas Lyndon Jones, PhD, DSc, FCOptom, FAAO, Centre for Ocular Research & Education, Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO Senior Manager, Myopia Management, Andrew Neukirch, OD, Clinic Director, Carillon Vision Care

Friday, January 21at 7:30am-7:55am

Title: Optimized Pupil Optics (OPO) Take Multifocal Scleral Lens Customization and Satisfaction to New Levels.” 

Description: Scleral lenses are a great way to correct presbyopia due to their stability and ability to hold in moisture. However, lens decentration can create higher order aberrations and affect quality of vision. Come learn how Dr. Kaufman and Dr. Siergey are finding great results with Optimized Pupil Optics (OPO) – the new high precision multifocal design option for Onefit™ MED and MED+ scleral lenses. OPO allows you to move the optic zone to better align with the visual axis and improve patient satisfaction. 

Speakers: Evan Kaufman, OD and Justine Siergey, OD, FSLS

Friday, 1/21 4:15-5:15pm

Title: Improve your Ortho-k fitting game | Rapid-fire case series – with Dr. Maria Liu

Description: Ortho-k cases range in complexity that may require customization and selection of different Ortho-k lens designs. Advance your Ortho-k fitting skills by learning from world-renowned Ortho-k and myopia control expert, Dr. Maria Liu, Chief of the Myopia Control Clinic at UC Berkeley. Dr. Liu will go through a series of rapid-fire cases and share her insights on designing Ortho-k lenses for her pediatric patients.

Speaker: Dr. Maria Liu, OD, PhD, MPH, MBA, FAAO

Bio: Maria Liu is a world-renowned clinical researcher in the field of myopia and her focus is on the impact of complex multifocal environment on emmetropization and myopia development, as well as novel optical and pharmaceutical treatments in myopia retardation. Maria Liu is an associate professor at UC Berkeley School of Optometry, and the founder of the Myopia Control Clinic of UC Berkeley Eye Center. She received her Bachelor of Clinical Medicine from Peking University, her Doctor of Optometry from Pacific University, her Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Health from University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Maria Liu, OD, PhD, MPH, MBA, FAAO

Maria Liu is a world-renowned clinical researcher in the field of myopia and her focus is on the impact of complex multifocal environment on emmetropization and myopia development, as well as novel optical and pharmaceutical treatments in myopia retardation. Maria Liu is an associate professor at UC Berkeley School of Optometry, and the founder of the Myopia Control Clinic of UC Berkeley Eye Center. She received her Bachelor of Clinical Medicine from Peking University, her Doctor of Optometry from Pacific University, her Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Health from University of California, Berkeley.

Saturday, January 22nd 11:00am-12:00pm

Title: Scleral Lenses in a Cutting-Edge Dry Eye Playbook | A Discussion on Where it Fits

Description: Dry Eye treatment has expanded dramatically from ocular therapeutics to gland treatments and even into aesthetic procedures. Join Drs. Shalu Pal and Justine Siergey to learn why and when to opt for a scleral lens amongst so many great dry eye treatment options. They will review how to troubleshoot the fit to best manage Dry Eye symptoms and how Onefit™ MED and Onefit™ MED+ scleral lenses can provide amazing comfort and visual results for your Dry Eye patients.

Speakers: Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA and Justine Siergey, OD, FSLS