A Northern California local chapter of the California Optometric Association
WINE COUNTRY CE
Join us for a day of learning and tasting in Wine Country at the
7th Annual REOS
Wine Country CE Sunday
Sunday, April 23, 2023
"Winos, Rhinos, and Nate Lighthizer....Oh My!"
featuring Dr. Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
6 hours of CE
Safari West, Santa Rosa
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Sunday, April 23, 2023
8am - 3:15pm
Safari West, Santa Rosa
Breakfast, lunch, and wine tasting included
$200 - COA/AOA member
$250 - non-AOA member
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Email reosvision@gmail.com or use our Online Form to contact us
3115 Porter Creek Rd, Santa Rosa
Be surrounded by wild life, sip wine, mingle with colleagues and enjoy exceptional quality optometric education at this unique location.
PROGRAM AGENDA
6 hours of CE (COPE-APPROVED)
Course Descriptions
Optical Surgical Procedures for Every Optometrist
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.
Laser Therapy and Advanced Procedures -
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
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.
DM: New Testing and Treatment for Retinopathy
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.
Chalazion Management
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.
Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease
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
FEATURED SPEAKER
Dr. Nate Lighthizer,
OD, FAAO
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
8:25 - 8:40 Introduction & Remarks
8:40 - 10:20 LECTURE
10:20 - 10:45 Break
Exhibit Hall Open
10:45 - 12:30 LECTURE
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch and Wine (patio)
Exhibit Hall Open
1:30 - 3:15 LECTURE
Download the full schedule here.