Wheaton Eye Clinic
2008 9th Annual Continuing Education Conference for Optometrists

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

The Oakbrook Marriott
1401 West 22nd Street
Oakbrook, Illinois 60523

Cost: IOA members $100.00 per person
Non-members $125.00 per person

CEC: This course is approved by the Illinois Optometric Association for 6 hours of continuing education credits.

Registration: Download Registration Form to Register.

Conference Agenda: Download Agenda

7:30 to 7:50 – Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:50 to 8:00 – Introductory Remarks

8:00 to 9:00 Amblyopia Treatment: Clinical Pearls
Michael A. Kipp, M.D.
Discuss and review different treatment options for amblyopia including several recent studies from the National Amblyopic Treatment Study.

9:00 to 10:00 – Glaucoma
Stephen C. Gieser, M.D.
A discussion of treatment strategies and therapeutic options.

10:00 to 10:15 – Break

10:15 to 11:15 Contact Lens Management of the Irregular Cornea
Robert M. Grohe, O.D.
This course will review the characteristics of topography changes, fitting techniques and clinical complications specific to the irregular cornea and contact lenses.

11:15 to 12:15 – The Red Eye
Michelle E. Andreoli, M.D.
A series of case presentations of red eyes that can be misdiagnosed.

12:15 to 1:15 – Lunch

1:15 to 2:15 – Vision and Life Threatening Ocular Conditions
Steven R. Lafayette, M.D.
An overview of several diseases which can cause vision loss as well as systemic involvement.

2:15 to 3:15 – Retina
Mark J. Daily, M.D.
A discussion of Ocular Coherence Tomography and Age-related Macular Degeneration.

3:15 – Adjourn

Please note that registrants must attend the entire day to receive credits. The IOA does not allow partial session credit.