Phoenix 2023 Recap 

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EDUCATION & SPEAKERS

Courses

Friday, April 14, 2023

Retina and OCT Grand Rounds
Steve Ferrucci, OD
COPE: 79206-TD | FL: 20-987768 
Course Notes (6x Slides)

AMD: The Past, Present, and Future
Steve Ferrucci, OD
COPE: 80080-TD | FL: 20-987764 
Course Notes (6x Slides)

The Secondary Glaucomas
Danica Marrelli, OD
COPE: 82799-GL | FL: 20-987758 
Course Notes (6x Slides)

Glaucoma Grab Bag: Practical Guidelines for Effective Glaucoma Management
Danica Marrelli, OD 
COPE: 80272-GL | FL: 20-987754 
Course Notes (6x Slides)


Saturday, April 15, 2023

Red Flag or Red Herring in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Andy Lee, MD
COPE: 82800-NO | FL: 20-987726  
Course Notes (Full Slides)

Visual Field Rules, Exceptions, and Exceptions to the Rules
Andy Lee, MD
COPE: 82801-NO | FL: 20-987716 
Course Notes (6x Slides)

Anterior Segment Grand Rounds: Corneas, Cases, and Complexities
Joseph Sowka, OD
COPE: 82802-TD | FL: 20-987638 
Course Notes (6x Slides)

Thyroid and Thyroid Eye Disease – Clinical Pearls and Innovations for 2023
Greg Caldwell, OD
COPE: 82009-SD | FL: 20-987634 
Course Notes (Full Slides)
Course Notes (6x Slides)


Sunday April 16, 2023

Nutrition in Ocular Disease and Systemic Health
Greg Caldwell, OD
Course Notes (Full Slides)
Course Notes (6x Slides)

 
Treatment of Pain Opioid Choices and Considerations
Greg Caldwell, OD
Course Notes (Full Slides)
Course Notes (6x Slides)
 

Prevention of Medical Errors

Joseph Sowka, OD
Course Notes (6x Slides)
 
Opioid Choices and Issues for Patient and Practitioner
Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO
Course Notes (Full Slides)
Course Notes (6x Slides)
 
Florida Jurisprudence
Joseph Sowka, OD
COPE# 74589-EJ
Course Notes (6x Slides)

Education Sponsored By:

Greg Caldwell | Optometric Education Consultants

Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO

Greg Caldwell, O.D., is a 1995 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of  Optometry. He completed a one-year residency in primary care and ocular disease at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry (ABO), member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS), and member of the Optometric Wellness and Nutritional Society (OWNS). He currently works in Duncansville, Pennsylvania as an ocular disease consultant. Dr. Caldwell’s primary focus is the diagnosis and management of anterior and posterior segment ocular disease, and he has been a participant in multiple FDA investigations and trials. Dr. Caldwell has integrated nutrition, prevention, and wellness into his patient care. He practices integrative optometry. Dr. Caldwell is a co-founder of Optometric Education Consultants and co-administrator of OCT Connect on Facebook. Dr. Caldwell has lectured extensively throughout the county and over thirteen countries internationally. In 2010 he served as President of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA) and served on the AOA Board of Trustees 2013-2016. He is President of the Blair/Clearfield Association for the Blind.

 

 

Joseph Sowka | Optometric Education Consultants

Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate

Dr. Joseph Sowka is an attending optometric physician at Center for Sight in Sarasota and Venice, Florida, a large medical-surgical practice where he focuses on glaucoma and neuro- ophthalmic disease management. He is the residency education coordinator at Center for Sight. He is also Director of Optometric Business Development for US EYE. He was formerly Professor of Optometry at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry for 28 years where he served numerous academic and administrative roles. Dr. Sowka is a founding member of both the Optometric Glaucoma Society and Optometric Retina Society. He is also the Founder and former Chair of the Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders in Optometry Special Interest Group for the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Sowka is a Glaucoma Diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry. In 2021 and 2022, he was ranked #4 optometrist in the US by Newsweek magazine “America’s Best Eye Doctors” list. He is a partner and co-owner of Optometric Education Consultants.

Joseph Sowka | Optometric Education Consultants

Danica J. Marrelli, OD, FAAO, AAO Diplomate (Glaucoma)

Danica Marrelli received her doctor of optometry degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO), and completed a residency in hospital-based optometry at the Baltimore VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She is currently a clinical professor at UHCO, where she serves as Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and staffs the glaucoma, retina, and general eye disease clinics. In the classroom, Dr. Marrelli teaches in the ocular pharmacology, glaucoma and case-based learning courses. Dr. Marrelli became a diplomate in the ocular disease (glaucoma) section of the American Academy of Optometry in November 2009 and is the vice president of the Optometric
Glaucoma Society.

Joseph Sowka | Optometric Education Consultants

Andrew G. Lee, MD

Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is chair of the Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and holds join appointments at Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A and M College of Medicine; the University of Iowa; the University of Buffalo; University of Texas Medical Branch and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr Lee has served on the Editorial Board of 20 ophthalmic journals including JAMA Ophthalmology; Survey of Ophthalmology; the American, the the Canadian, and the Japanese Journals of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology, and Eye.

He has published over 500 peer-reviewed publications and eight full textbooks in ophthalmology.

He has been the invited speaker at over 3oo national and international eye meetings and has given 14 named lectureships.

Dr. Lee has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) honor award, senior honor award, secretariat award, and lifetime achievement award. He is a past President of the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS).

He has a special interest in resident education and has received the resident teaching award 8 times at five different academic institutions.

Joseph Sowka | Optometric Education Consultants

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO

Dr. Steven Ferrucci is currently Chief of Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home. He is also the Residency Director at his sight, and a Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry/Marshall B. Ketchum University. Dr. Ferrucci has lectured and published extensively, with a special interest in Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, AMD, OCT and Fluorescein Angiography. He is a fellow in both the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retinal Society, and Past President of the ORS.

TQ EXAMS

Friday

Retina and OCT Grand Rounds

Steve Ferrucci, OD

Glaucoma Grab Bag: Practical Guidelines for Effective Glaucoma Management

Danica Marrelli, OD 

The Secondary Glaucomas

Danica Marrelli, OD

AMD: The Past, Present, and Future

Steve Ferrucci, OD

Saturday

Thyroid and Thyroid Eye Disease – Clinical Pearls and Innovations for 2023

Greg Caldwell, OD

Anterior Segment Grand Rounds: Corneas, Cases, and Complexities

Joseph Sowka, OD

Red Flag or Red Herring in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Andy Lee, MD

Sunday

Opioid Issues for the Patient and Practitioner

Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO