Registration Hours
(All times listed in PT*)
Wednesday, January 17: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday, January 18: 6:30 am – 6:30 pm
Friday, January 19: 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 20: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
Agenda is subject to change.
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*All Credits are pending approval for COPE, FL Board Optometry, FL Board Opticianry, TX Board of Optometry.
*Note: The CEE, or Transcript Quality (TQ), courses are noted by the (CEE) tag. You can sort by this tag under Advanced Filters.
This lecture will cover historic, present, and futuristic approaches for the detection and management of keratoconus. Topics covered will include: past and present keratoconus research involving the CLEK study, pediatric keratoconus, new insights for defining keratoconus progression and how technology has advanced clinical practice for keratoconus management.
Objectives:
- 1. The participant will learn about the how the CLEK study has changed our understanding of keratoconus and its management utilizing contact lenses.
- 2. The participant will learn how keratoconus affects the pediatric population and approaches for earlier detection.
- 3. The participant will learn about new research that has advanced the understanding of defining keratoconus progression.
- 4. The participant will learn how advanced technology has improved our ability to clinically manage the keratoconus patient.
This course, delivered in Spanish and targeting the growing number of practitioners from Spanish speaking countries, will review the causes of all issues and complications that clinicians may encounter during scleral lens fitting, referring to clinical experience and literature reports, and will provide guidelines to resolve such issues.
Objectives:
- Understand the potential complications related to scleral lenses.
- Identify the signs and symptoms of complications.
- Learn how to manage and prevent complications related to scleral lens fitting.
