Contact Lenses

Symposia Highlights:

Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Symposium:
“New Frontiers in Corneal Transplantation”
Generously sponsored by 
Friday, October 25 3:00 – 6:00 PM (concludes with section Awards Ceremony)
Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) has been the gold standard for the surgical treatment of most corneal pathologies for decades. More recently however, lamellar keratoplasty has evolved as an alternative by virtue of innovations in surgical techniques which have been developed, modified or improved with new instrumentation. This has created a veritable alphabet soup of procedures with which the contact lens and anterior segment specialist must become acquainted. Speakers are Mark Terry, MD, Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, FAAO, Louise Sclafani, OD, FAAO, Cristina Schnider, OD, MBA, FAAO, and Victor Perez, MD.

Lectures and Workshops:

Wednesday, Oct. 23

Thursday, Oct. 24

Friday, Oct. 25

Saturday, Oct. 26

8-10 AM
Understanding Contemporary Contact Lens Care Products
Susan Gromacki, Michael Ward

9-11 AM
How Small Should a Big Contact Lens Be - A Debate
Langis Michaud, Christine Sindt

10 AM-12 PM
Multifocal Contact Lens Patient Selection Fitting and Problem-Solving
Edward Bennett, Vinita Henry

8-9 AM
Video Grand Rounds: Tips for your GP Fits
Dawn Lam, Annie Chang

10 AM-12 PM
A Comprehensive System for Managing Your Keratoconus Patients with Contact Lenses
Mark Andre, Patrick Caroline

11 AM-12 PM
The Practical Application of Corneal Topography in Clinical Practice
Randy Kojima, Patrick Caroline

2-3 PM
New Soft Lens Designs for the Keratoconic Cornea
Joel Silbert

9-10 AM
Contact Lens Fitting for Sports Vision Patients
Kristine Dalton

2-4 PM
The Trouble with Sclerals: Problem Solving in Tough Cases
Jeffrey Sonsino, Muriel Schornack

1:30-2:30 PM
Analysis and Comparison of Scleral Lens Fitting Techniques
Josh Lotoczky, Bruce Morgan, Craig Norman

10-11 AM
Bandage Contact Lenses in the Optometric Practice
Long Tran

4-5 PM
Contact Lens Assessment in Youth - Transition from Research to Practice
Beth Kinoshita, Dawn Lam

2:30-4:30 PM
The Decision-Making Process for Multifocal Contact Lens Prescribing
Thomas Quinn

11 AM-12 PM
Corneal Reshaping Update: 2013 and Beyond
Michael Lipson

3:30-4:30 PM
Post-Intacs Contact Lens Fitting Strategies
Clark Chang, Barry Eiden

1:30-2:30 PM
Contact Lenses For Infant Aphakia
Daniele Saltarelli

4:30-5:30 PM
Precision Prescribing of Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Matthew Lampa