Upcoming Webinars

OEC webinars are submitted for both COPE and CE Broker accreditation. We work diligently to secure accreditation as quickly as possible—thank you for trusting Optometric Education Consultants with your continuing education!

Keratoconus for the Everyday Optometrist

September 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker: Deepak Gupta, OD

Course Description: This course will discuss the risk factors for developing keratoconus including a brief differential diagnosis. It will also review the tests to be performed on a patient suspected of having keratoconus. In the management section, we will discuss contact lens options, including specialty gas permeable lenses and achieving a 3 point touch. We will discuss surgical options such as Penetrating Keratoplasty and Corneal Cross-Linking.

COPE Accreditation: 105607-TD
TX/SC/MI: 20-1390352
MO: 20-1395924

**FREE 1hr CE WEBINAR**
Neuro-Ophthalmic Diseases: The B-Sides

September 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET
Speaker: Joe Sowka, OD

Course Description: This presentation examines the diagnosis and management of patients with neuro-ophthalmic diseases presenting in clinical practice. Conditions discussed include compressive neuropathy, ischemic neuropathy, cranial neuropathy, and demyelinating optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis. Each entity will illuminate key diagnostic findings and required diagnostic testing.

COPE Accreditation: 105991-NO
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1399562
1hr CE course followed by Symposium with Thea 9:00 – 9:30pm ET

Redefining Dry Eye Care: Innovation That Delivers – Symposium With Thea

September 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, ACC

The Peptide Revolution: Metabolic Disease and Beyond

September 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker: Tracy Offerdahl, PharmD, BPharm, RPh, FAAO

Course Description: Metabolic Disease and Beyond explores the rapidly evolving role of peptide-based therapies in modern medicine, with a primary focus on metabolic disease while expanding into their emerging applications across multiple medical specialties. Participants will examine the physiology and pharmacology of endogenous signaling peptides and their synthetic therapeutic counterparts, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, dual and triple incretin agonists, amylin analogs, and other peptide-based treatments currently approved or under investigation.

COPE Accreditation: 106175-PH 
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1399402

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Recorded Webinars

Weren’t able to join one of our live webinars? All of our webinars are recorded and published on our Youtube Channel within a few days. Click on the link below to view all recorded OEC webinars. CE credit is only available for live webinars.

 

Podcast Feature

Listen or watch Dr. Greg Caldwell on the Open Your Eyes Podcast with Dr. Kerry Gelb. This podcast about Understanding OCT can be listened to on YouTube at Part 1 & Part 2.