OptoWest (OW) 2020 - Sacramento

OptoWest (OW) 2020 - Sacramento is organized by California Optometric Association (COA) and will be held on Apr 26, 2020 at  Hilton Sacramento Arden West, Sacramento, California, United States of America.

Class Handouts:
Education program attendees can access, download or print out their class handouts before leaving for OptoWest! 

Online handouts will be available for download here 30 days prior to the event.

8:00 am Reducing the Pressure in Glaucoma Decision Making, Melton & Thomas (2 hours) (TPG)

Course Description:
In-depth discussion of the most advanced diagnostic tools and treatment options to manage glaucoma patients suspects. Diagnostic and treatment pearls and review of important medications used to treat glaucoma are discussed in case presentations. Supplemental handouts: 2019 Clinical Guide to Opthamalic Drugs

10:10 am Complex Contact Lens Cases, Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO (1 hour) (TPA)

Course Description: Contact lenses provide a tremendous opportunity for optimized vision correction. This course will go through complex contact lens cases helping the attendee better understand strategies or improved outcome.

11:30 am Anterior Segment & Contact Lens Application of the OCT, Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO  (1 hour) (TPA)

Course Description:
As technologies have evolved, so has our ability to utilize them to improve our understanding of ocular conditions that we manage in our practices. This is certainly true in the realm of the insights that anterior segment imaging with OCT AS-OCT has provided us. This course will help the clinician understand the applications of AS-OCT and how to apply this information to manage anterior segment disease and complex contact lenses.

12:20 pm FFT Lunch Program: True Innovation for Your Patients from CooperVision, Steve Diamanti, PhD

Contact lens performance is dictated by both design and material. This presentation will look at the innovative approach that CooperVision has taken in combining unique materials and designs and the benefits that these innovations can bring to patients and to your practice. We’ll also share how CooperVision rethought manufacturing in order to create our extended range Biofinity® sphere and toric line of products. Space is limited. No CE for Food for Thought Programs.

1:30 pm Glaucoma: The Decision Tree in the Trenches, Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO  (2 hours) (TPG)

Course Description: Our knowledge surrounding glaucoma has increased tremendously over the last decade. This course will be a comprehensive overview on diagnostic and treatment strategies to optimize clinical outcomes. It will be presented in a practical format to help clinicians help establish appropriate monitoring and treatment protocols.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.