2024 Winter Conference - SATURDAY PM
Self-paced
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Full program description
Saturday Afternoon, December 7, 2024
Winter Conference 2024 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 $50 per hour. ALL registration must be completed online, and early bird registration will close at noon on Monday, December 2. Income from the conference will be used to fund several college initiatives. Thank you for your support of our college! If you have any issues with registration, please email CE@optometry.osu.edu.
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.
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. We will upload attendance to OE Tracker for each lecture early the following week. You must enter your OE Tracker number after every lecture, so make sure you know that number!
Agenda
1 p.m. - Acquired Diplopia
AJ Peiffer OD, MS, FAAO and Sara Hitchman, OD, FAAO
Neuro-optometry
Abstract: This presentation is a case report series of a variety of patients presenting with newdiplopia. The important and distinguishing features of each case will be reviewed to distinguish possible causes of diplopia. Special testing, referrals and appropriate treatment patterns will be discussed.
50 minutes
2 p.m. - Funny Looking Optic Nerves
AJ Peiffer OD, MS, FAAO and Sara Hitchman, OD, FAAO
Neuro-optometry
Abstract: The fundoscopic appearance of an optic nerve can vary widely from one patient to the next. This course will review case examples and special testing to help serve as a guide in determining whether an optic nerve appearance can be monitored as a variant of normal, is a congenital defect, or warrants further investigation as possible pathology.
50 minutes
3 p.m. - Sheesh… how to manage peripheral retinoschisis”
JP Maszczak, OD
Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
Abstract: This course will review the presentation of acquired peripheral retinoschisis and differential diagnoses to consider. Cases will highlight how to appropriately assess these lesions and discuss appropriate management plans.
50 minutes