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 WINE COUNTRY CE 

Join us for a day of learning and tasting in Wine Country at the 
7th Annual REOS Wine Country CE Sunday
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"Winos, Rhinos, and Nath Lighthizer...Oh My!"
featuring Dr. Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
6 hours of CE
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Safari West, Santa Rosa
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Sunday, April 13 

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7:30am      Registration & Breakfast

8:25am      Introduction & Lectures

12:30pm    Lunch & Wine & Exhibit Room Open

1:35pm      Lectures

3:15pm      Wine Reception with Sponsors

 

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Safari West, Santa Rosa

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Breakfast, lunch, and wine tasting included

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Early bird pricing (before 03/01/23)   
      $175 - COA/AOA member

      $250 - non-AOA member

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Regular Pricing (03/02/23 and after)     
      $200 - COA/AOA member

      $275 - non-AOA member

 

 

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Feel free to use our Online Form to contact us

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Email: reosvision@gmail.com

Phone: (707) 681-1535

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3115 Porter Creek Rd, Santa Rosa
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Be surrounded by wild life, sip on great wine, and mingle with colleagues at this unique location!

PROGRAM AGENDA
6 hours of COPE-Approved CE
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Course Descriptions

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Optical Surgical Procedures for Every Optometrist
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: Optometric Surgical Procedures, including lump and bump removal, chalazion treatment punctal occlusion, suture correction for entropion, and various anterior segment laser procedures, among others, are essential procedures for optometrists to be familiar with. Furthermore, optometrists in many states are now performing these procedures on a routine basis. This interactive presentation will review and update these optometric surgical procedures including indications, contraindications, risks, complications, treatment protocols, and pre- and post-op management.

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Laser Therapy and Advanced Procedures -  
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: Optometric Surgical Procedures, including lump and bump removal, chalazion treatment punctal occlusion, suture correction for entropion, and various anterior segment laser procedures, among others, are essential procedures for optometrists to be familiar with. Furthermore, optometrists in many states are now performing these procedures on a routine basis. This interactive presentation will review and update these optometric surgical procedures including indications, contraindications, risks, complications, treatment protocols, and pre- and post-op management.

 


Floaters: A New Solution to an Old Problems
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: Emerging technology has promoted interest in utilizing lasers for the treatment of floaters. This presentation will provide an introduction to the utilization of the YAG laser for patients with symptomatic floaters, including pre-op considerations and post-op care.

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Course Title: DM: New Testing and Treatment for Retinopathy
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: This course will provide an update and thorough understanding of the flash flicker electroretinogram ffERG, proper indications and protocols, and how to interpret the results. Diabetic retinopathy has historically been evaluated and followed with structural tests DFEs, OCTs and fundus photos, this lecture will explore functional testing ERG and newer OCT testing OCT-A that helps in the evaluation of diabetic patients, and will also discuss the newest literature in regards to supplementation of diabetic retinopathy patients, as well as photobiomodulation in AMD.

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Course Title: Chalazion Management
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: Chalazion remain a condition that can be very irritating and bothersome for many patients. Traditional management includes warm compresses, oral Doxycycline, steroid injections and surgical incision and curettage. A new treatment option includes intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy. This interactive presentation reviews the advantages, disadvantages, and surgical technique of the various management options for chalazion.

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Course Title: Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease
COPE PENDING

Total CE Hours: 1

Description: This interactive course examines the use of oral pharmaceuticals in the treatment/management of a variety of anterior segment disease. Topical areas include HSV keratitis, herpes zoster opthalmicus, pre-septal cellulitis, recurrent corneal erosions, among other conditions

Dr. Nathan Lighthizer,
OD, FAAO
FEATURED SPEAKER
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Born and raised in Bismarck, ND, Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, is a graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry. Upon graduation, he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis in Ocular Disease through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the faculty at the Oklahoma College of Optometry and serves as the Chief of Specialty Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic. In 2014, he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry. Also in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education as well as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma College of Optometry. He is a founding member, and currently serves as Vice President, of the Intrepid Eye Society which is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry. He was named a member of PCON 250—a list of the top 250 optometrists in the country who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct optometric research or excel in academia and share what they have learned with other optometrists to advance the profession. Dr. Lighthizer lectures nationally on numerous topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics, and ocular disease.

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

7:30 - 8:25                  Registration, Breakfast,
                                   Exhibit Hall Open

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8:25 - 8:40                  Introduction & Remarks

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8:40 - 10:20                LECTURE

 

10:20 - 10:45              Break

                                   Exhibit Hall Open

 

10:50 - 12:30              LECTURE

 

12:30 - 1:30                Lunch and Wine

                                   Exhibit Hall Open

 

1:30 - 1:35                  Information Update

 

1:35 - 3:15                  LECTURE

 

3:15 - 4:15                  Wine Reception

                                   Exhibit Hall Open

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