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!
Around the Globe: Interesting Cases
October 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker: Vin Dang, OD
Course Description: Optometrists are primary eye care providers that have first hand access to rare and unique presentations of anterior and posterior segment disease. This course will review interesting cases, that can been seen in an optometrist’s office, through a grand rounds case format. Dif- ferential diagnosis, clinical pearls, and treatment options will also be discussed to better famil- iarize and aid the attendee in managing these conditions.
COPE Accreditation: 106149-GO
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1399303
Phone a Friend: The Greatest Cases That I Never Saw
October 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker: Joe Sowka, OD
Course Description: In a case-based format, several entities are discussed which presented in consultation, not in person, but via text, phone call, and email. In each case, despite limited diagnostic information and distant clinical examination, pertinent details are identified, confounding information is dissected, and key diagnostic clues and considerations are emphasized leading to proper management in each situation. This lecture emphasizes the value of secondary consultation and opinion through distant means for the betterment of patient care and improving patient outcomes.
COPE Accreditation: 106169-NO
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1399316
Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds
October 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker:Lorig Sildiryan, OD
Course Description: Coming Soon
COPE Accreditation: 106373-NO
TX/SC/MI/MO: Pending
Practice? Practice? Let’s Talk What’s New In The Lanes
October 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker: Marc Bloomenstein, OD
Course Description: Coming Soon
COPE Accreditation: Pending
TX/SC/MI/MO: Pending
From the Gut: How Diet is Linked to Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease
November 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker: Joseph Allen, OD
Course Description: A science-based overview of how diet and nutrition influence the ocular surface, cornea, and dry eye disease. Learn key nutrients, pathways, and practical strategies to support anterior segment health in clinical care.
COPE Accreditation: 105770-TD
TX/SC/MI: 20-1390658
MO: 20-1395925
Case Studies in Confusion: I Wasn’t Expecting That
November 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker: Joe Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate.
Course Description: This course examines classic presentations and typical clinical courses of common neuro-ophthalmic conditions and contrasts with situations where the course or findings were atypical and unexpected. Conditions discussed include diplopia from presumptive ischemia, ocular and systemic manifestations of giant cell arteritis, occult intracranial mass lesions, and neurologic visual field loss from anatomic vascular issues and without etiology confirmatory neuroimaging findings. Strategies are presented on how to proceed when a diagnosis or clinical course does not go as expected and how to change management approach. Thought processes are detailed as to why unusual conditions behaved as they did and reasons why alternate diagnosis were not considered.
COPE Accreditation: 106548-NO
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1406666
I’m Pregnant! Is This Drug Safe? Systemic Medications from Pediatric to Pregnant
November 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker: Bruce Onofrey, OD, FAAO
Course Description: Coming Soon
COPE Accreditation: 104964-PH
TX/SC/MI: 20-1385401
MO: 20-1395926
Opioid Prescribing – Integrating Patient Care and Practitioner Responsibility
November 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Speaker: Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO
Course Description: Coming Soon
COPE Accreditation: 106246-PH
TX/SC/MI/MO: 20-1399322
The Fine Line of the Vitreomacular Interface
November 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET
Speaker:Abigail Hartle, OD
Course Description: Coming Soon
COPE Accreditation: Pending
TX/SC/MI/MO: Pending
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Recorded Webinars
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