Summer Conference
July 26 & 27, 2025
Our Summer Conference 2025 will be held in person at the Fawcett Center (2400 Olentangy River Road 43210). Parking is free.
We will offer 7 hours of education each day, along with tea and coffee in the morning and a boxed lunch in the afternoon. The cost will be $40 per hour.
Registration
ALL registration must be completed online. Register Now and Save: Early Bird Pricing Ends Tuesday, July 1! Prices will increase by $10 per credit hour after that time.
As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and efficiency, the College of Optometry now uses digital attendance tracking for all in-person Continuing Education events. Paper attendance sheets were phased out in May 2024. Attendees now check in using QR codes or personalized web links—both options are available at the event.
Registration is now open!
Use the link below to go to our online enrollment page to register and purchase full conference, one-day, and/or half day attendance options. If you have any questions/issues with this new, university provided, online registration system, please reach out to us at CE@optometry.osu.edu.
Saturday, July 26 Agenda
Enhancing Care Collaboration between Ophthalmology and Optometry for Specialty Contact Lens Patients
Stephanie Pisano, OD and Chantelle Mundy, OD
Abstract: This course explores the critical role of co-management in patients with ocular diseases who require specialty contact lenses. Participants will learn to assess lens fit for potential adverse effects, monitor underlying ocular conditions for changes, and perform relevant diagnostic testing. Emphasis will be placed on patient education, ensuring individuals can recognize symptoms that require attention. Additionally, the course will highlight the importance of consistent communication with referring ophthalmologists to facilitate comprehensive patient care. By the end of the course, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge to provide optimal visual outcomes and select the most appropriate specialty contact lenses for managing various ocular conditions.
50 minutes
Category: Contact Lens
Bright Futures, Clear Vision: Key Considerations in Pediatric Prescribing
Ann Morrison, OD, PhD and Molly Papio, OD
Abstract: This lecture will discuss refractive error prescribing for young and preverbal children. This will include techniques for determining refractive error in this population and key considerations in prescribing of both hyperopic and myopic children.
50 minutes
Category: Functional Vision
Low Vision Basics for the Primary Care Optometrist
Rebecca Deffler, OD, PhD
Abstract: This course will highlight entry-level low vision rehabilitation care that can be provided with minimal additional equipment in a primary care optometry setting. We will review the basics of the goal-oriented case history focused on low vision rehabilitation, as well as straightforward interventions. Specific rehabilitation topics to be covered will include assessment and prescribing of high adds, easy-to-use low-powered magnification, and the use and modification of technology that patients may already own.
50 minutes
Category: Low Vision
Drug Diversion, Prescribing Implications and the Opioid Epidemic
Meghan Elkins, OD
Abstract: This course creates improved understanding of pain relief, drug diversion, and prescribing implications for controlled substances. Cases will be reviewed with possible treatment options for DEA and non-DEA licensed prescribers. The opioid epidemic is also reviewed to gain better understanding of the origins of the current crisis.
50 minutes
Category: Pharmacology
Lunch
50 minutes
Lunch options that can be selected when registering:
- Chicken Caesar Salad boxed lunch
- Italian Sandwich boxed lunch
- Gluten free and vegetarian boxed lunch option
Recognizing and Managing Infectious Uveitis
Erich Hinel, OD, MS
Abstract: Infectious uveitis can be a visually devastating cause of intraocular inflammation. It can present unique challenges for even the most experienced clinician. Prompt identification and treatment are paramount for successful management. This course will present an overview of the identification and management of common forms of viral, bacterial, and parasitic etiologies of uveitis. Interesting and challenging patient cases will be presented that illustrate key clinical concepts and management strategies.
50 minutes
Category: Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
The “I Done Messed Up” Grand Rounds
Meghan Elkins, OD
Abstract: This course provides the viewer explanations of what went wrong in the pathology diagnosis or management of three challenging cases. Learning points from the doctor's perspective are outlined, clinical pearls are reviewed, and recommendations for how to approach similar cases in future patient care are provided. The first case is a classic, uncommon prostaglandin-induced cystoid macular edema in a patient with prior cavitations from an epiretinal membrane. The second case walks viewers through what was originally diagnosed as a retinal detachment and the ultimate diagnosis was cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompromised patient. The third case explains how a geriatric patient received a plethora of testing for possible disc edema as a result of infectious or inflammatory causes; the peripapillary swelling, hemorrhages, and exudates were actually a peripapillary CNVM.
50 minutes
Category: Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
Lab Work: Eye Can Test That
Meghan Elkins, OD
Abstract: This course presents a thorough review of basic labs all clinicians should understand. Inflammatory and autoimmune laboratory testing highlighted. Further explanation of the importance of general laboratory terms such as sensitivity, specificity, dilutions, etc, provided to attendees. Lab work and interpretation will be reviewed. Attendees will be able to provide improved differential diagnoses considering lab results in the context of clinical presentation.
50 minutes
Category: Systemic Disease
Sunday, July 27 Agenda
Expand Your Contact Lens Toolkit: Matching Contact Lenses to Corneal Needs
Shihij Takoo, OD, MS and Tiffany Lu, OD
Abstract: This one-hour course will discuss common corneal indications for specialty contact lenses. Participants will be challenged to consider different specialty contact lens options, including scleral, corneal gas permeable, hybrid, piggyback, and custom and prosthetic soft lenses. The presenters will review challenging corneal cases and share clinical pearls on their fitting and management. Topics will include irregular cornea, post-surgical, and ocular surface disease.
50 minutes
Category: Contact Lens
Update on the Relationship Between Vision and Fall Risk
Bradley Dougherty, OD, PhD and Emily Magas, OD
Abstract: Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults and associated with an increased risk of mortality. Due to population aging, the number of individuals with vision impairment is predicted to double by 2050. Individuals with vision impairment have approximately double the risk of falls. Falls related to vision can also be associated with multifocal spectacle lens adaptation. This lecture will review the evidence for the relationships among falls and visual factors including visual field, contrast sensitivity, visual acuity, and stereopsis. Additionally, we will review results from previous clinical trials of interventions meant to prevent or reduce falls. The lecture will also include discussion of practical steps optometrists and other clinicians can take while caring for patients to lessen their fall risk and the negative consequences of falls.
50 minutes
Category: Low Vision
From Diagnosis to Treatment: Integrating Amniotic Membranes into Private Practice
Abigail Glick, OD
Abstract: This course provides eye care professionals with an overview of amniotic membranes and how to utilize both cryopreserved and dehydrated membranes for patient care. Participants will be able to recognize appropriate applications for amniotic membranes, and how to assign staff for insertion, removal, and pre/post care in a private practice setting. Through both evidence-based literature and real-world patient cases, attendees will be equipped to manage significant dry eye and neurotrophic keratitis.
50 minutes
Category: Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
Cases from a Binocular Vision Optometrist
Michelle Buckland, OD, MS
Abstract: This continuing education course examines practical binocular vision cases encountered in a typical optometric setting. Through the review of patient histories and management strategies, participants will gain practical insights into diagnosing and treating common binocular vision issues including accommodative issues, diplopia presentations, convergence and divergence difficulties.
50 minutes
Category: Functional Vision
Lunch
50 minutes
Lunch options that can be selected when registering:
- Chicken Caesar Salad boxed lunch
- Classic Club Wrap boxed lunch
- Gluten free and vegetarian boxed lunch option
Ocular Manifestations of Pediatric Systemic Disease
Casandra Solis, OD
Abstract: Learn about some of the ocular manifestations of common pediatric conditions. The lecture will discuss Down Syndrome, JIA, Neurofibromatosis, Marfan’s Syndrome and Craniosyostosis.
50 minutes
Category: Systemic Disease
Optic Disc Edema in the Pediatric Patient
Casandra Solis, OD
Abstract: Covering some of the many presentations and causes of optic disc edema in kids, this course will also review special testing, urgency of referral and cases of pseudopapilledema.
50 minutes
Category: Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
Systemic Medications Influence Glaucoma Risk
Phillip Yuhas, OD, PhD
Abstract: Many systemic medications have adverse effects that involve the eye and visual system; yet they are often overlooked by optometrists and ophthalmologists. This discussion will highlight systemic medications with a link to the development and progression of glaucoma.
50 minutes
Category: Glaucoma
Additional Information
OE Tracker Number Needed
These courses are not COPE approved, so we will not use the OE Tracker app to submit your completed courses. However, we will provide a QR code after each lecture to record attendance and receive course evaluations. You must enter your OE Tracker number after every lecture, so make sure you know that number! We will upload attendance to OE Tracker for each lecture early the following week and it may take up to six weeks for the credit to post to OE Tracker.
Cancellation
Cancellation requests must be received by email at CE@optometry.osu.edu. For requests received by the Optometry Office of Continuing Education five (5) or more business days prior to the event, 100% of your payment will be refunded. If a refund is requested within four days of the conference, those fees will not be refunded but can be applied to a future conference for a period of up to one year. For no-calls/no-shows on the training/event date or any time after the event begins, no refunds or transfers will be provided.