GSLS Registration
Location: Grand Salon Registration
(All times listed in PT*)
Wednesday, January 17: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday, January 18: 6:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday, January 19: 6:30 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 20: 6:30 am – 4:30 pm
Agenda is subject to change.
Use the Advanced Filter below to identify the tracks that are of interest.
*All Credits are pending approval for COPE, FL Board Optometry, 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.
COPE: 88729-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138588
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138588
When spectacle correction is insufficient to achieve best corrected vision, contact lenses can optimize vision, contribute to accurate calculation and use of vision enhancing devices, and enhance cosmesis to achieve patients’ functional goals.
Objectives:
- Recognize the need for specialty CL evaluation to optimize vision, prior to a LV exam
- Understand CL options and prescribe, refer, or co-manage
- Understand how CL enhances LV devices
COPE: 88688-TD
FL Board of Optometry: 20-952267
TX Board of Optometry: 20-952267
Exploration of clinical pearls to optimize care for keratoconus patients and practitioners. Emphasis on understanding the condition, reviewing essential equipment, conducting efficient exams, and offering appropriate treatment to control the disease and enhance vision.
Objectives:
- Help eye care practitioners feel confident about keratoconus management, from early detection to disease control and vision optimization
- Understand necessary equipment and clinic set-up to ensure successful keratoconus management
- Understand role of corneal cross-linking in early keratoconus management and contact lens fittings to optimize health and vision
COPE: 88701-CL
This case driven course focuses on how to approach orthokeratology fitting
based on corneal topography and tomography. This will also include how to select appropriate
patients and approach troubleshooting common fitting adjustments using corneal mapping
technologies.
Objectives:
- Understand when to start fitting orthokeratology contact lenses for myopia management and whom to fit based on patient history and corneal mapping.
- Understanding corneal shape as it is described through different topography and tomography maps such as axial, tangential, refractive, elevation, pachymetry, and ectasia screening.
- Learn how to implement follow-up care and modify common troubleshooting adjustments in orthokeratology care.
COPE: 88774-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138578
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138578
Skilled practitioners have mastered how to assess the fit of a scleral lens. But what about when a fit goes south? Join four residency-trained cornea and contact lens specialists, all who own their own specialty contact lens practice, for a two-part panel discussion on interesting and novel “in the trenches” techniques that have led to patient success.
Objectives:
- Start thinking beyond the “traditional” fit.
- Learn about the similarities of each subgroup of patients and the complications that arise from their fits.
- Anticipate and fix complications before they arise.
- Have confidence in providing care to difficult patients
COPE: 88707-GO
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138584
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138584
COPE: 88733-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138586
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138586
This presentation will discuss the diverse applications of scleral lenses beyond vision correction, including piggyback scleral lenses, oblate designs for keratoconus, scleral lenses for ptosis, drug delivery, prism correction, low vision, and optic decentration for fitting.
Objectives:
- To provide valuable insights into the many special applications of scleral lenses.
- To demonstrate scleral lens versatility and potential for improving the vision and quality of life of patients with various ocular conditions.
- To show their utility in drug delivery.
COPE: 88688-TD
FL Board of Optometry: 20-952267
TX Board of Optometry: 20-952267
Exploration of clinical pearls to optimize care for keratoconus patients and practitioners. Emphasis on understanding the condition, reviewing essential equipment, conducting efficient exams, and offering appropriate treatment to control the disease and enhance vision.
Objectives:
- Help eye care practitioners feel confident about keratoconus management, from early detection to disease control and vision optimization
- Understand necessary equipment and clinic set-up to ensure successful keratoconus management
- Understand role of corneal cross-linking in early keratoconus management and contact lens fittings to optimize health and vision
COPE: 88701-CL
This case driven, -hour course focuses on how to approach orthokeratology fitting based on corneal topography and tomography. This will also include how to select appropriate patients and approach troubleshooting common fitting adjustments using corneal mapping technologies.
Objectives:
- Understand when to start fitting orthokeratology contact lenses for myopia management and whom to fit based on patient history and corneal mapping.
- Understanding corneal shape as it is described through different topography and tomography maps such as axial, tangential, refractive, elevation, pachymetry, and ectasia screening.
- Learn how to implement follow-up care and modify common troubleshooting adjustments in orthokeratology care.
COPE: 88774-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138578
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138578
Skilled practitioners have mastered how to assess the fit of a scleral lens. But what about when a fit goes south? Join four residency-trained cornea and contact lens specialists, all who own their own specialty contact lens practice, for a two-part panel discussion on interesting and novel “in the trenches” techniques that have led to patient success.
Objectives:
- Start thinking beyond the “traditional” fit.
- Learn about the similarities of each subgroup of patients and the complications that arise from their fits.
- Anticipate and fix complications before they arise.
- Have confidence in providing care to difficult patients
COPE: 88734-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138598
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138598
Fitting scleral multifocal is often not on the top of everyone’s favorite to do list. Multifocal fitting of scleral lenses is often a challenge and working with scleral lenses can be intimidating. In this course we will review patient selection tips, communication strategies to improve success, multifocal lens designs, troubleshooting strategies and new technology. Customization of multifocal designs along with the use of technology will be reviewed. Decentering optics and applying HOA optics to lenses will also be covered. With all the new technology we have, fitting multifocal lenses just got a lot more interesting.
Objectives:
- To have the tips and tricks to effective communication expectations of both presbyopia and a multifocal step by step fit.
- To understand the used of customized optics including decentering optics, optic zone size and add power distribution patterns.
- To understand the use of HOA optics and the impact on multifocal lens designs.
COPE: 88730-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138612
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138612
COPE: 88731-CL
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138622
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138622
This course will discuss how optometrists and ophthalmologists can collaborate to manage patients with ocular diseases that require specialty contact lenses, the impact on the underlying condition, contact lens fitting approaches, and follow up care.
Objectives:
- Discuss why care collaboration between optometry and ophthalmology is needed for specialty contact lens patients
- Identify what is pertinent to communicate between providers for the patient's underlying condition
- Describe how ocular surgeries can impact the specialty contact lens patient
- Discuss pertinent findings to monitor and diagnostic testing to perform at follow up visits of specialty contact lens patients
Find success with challenging fits and provide excellent comfort and visual acuity to vision enthusiasts with hybrid lenses. Streamline your fitting process and chair time with empirical fitting, and enjoy having the confidence that your first lens may often be the final.
This course will provide you the specific knowledge on how to use OCULUS technologies for Specialty Contact Lens Fitting.
Join expert fitters Dr. Langis Michaud, Dr. Sheila Morrison and Dr. Aaron Wolf as they share with you their in-depth experience using corneo-scleral 3D measurements to take specialty lens fitting deeper and wider than was possible before. Not only for Scleral lenses, but also GP, OrthoK, Soft and Hybrid, hear how these can be fitted effectively with the Eye Surface Profiler.
Learn how Bi-Elevation™ technology is changing the way scleral lenses are fit—and the impact it’s having in practice.
Explore how Paragon CRT can enhance your myopia management approach. Gain insights from Drs. Maria Liu and Leah Johnson on presenting ortho-k as an innovative option for myopia management. Learn straightforward fitting strategies for first-fit success. Leave empowered with the knowledge to prescribe, fit, and confidently implement Paragon CRT into your practice.
Join leading myopia experts to learn more about ACUVUE® Abiliti™ Overnight Lenses for Myopia Management and the FitAbiliti™ experiential fitting software. Hear how you can incorporate this innovative technology into your myopia management practice and how Johnson & Johnson can support you along the way.(TM)
There are many ways to design specialty lenses today but none more customized and exacting than topography driven fitting software. This workshop will review numerous 3rdparty software platforms and the methods to derive a variety of specialty contact lenses. Case study reviews will walk attendees through the step by step design process to create a comprehensive understanding of each platform. Each case will be generated from Medmont topography exports. Therefore, the workshop will also discuss various Medmont capture options such as visual axis, geometric capture and composite eye and the benefits of each.
Unleash the power of advanced technology in scleral fitting with Daddi Fadel and Aaron Wolf, as they unveil the strategic utilization of WAVE and cutting-edge innovations to elevate your success as a scleral lens fitter.
COPE: 88736-TD
FL Board of Optometry: 20-1138666
TX Board of Optometry: 20-1138666
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.