December 1st - 2nd

35th AnnualCornea, Contact Lens & Contemporary Vision Care Symposium

Credit Hours: 16 Hours

Accredited

COURSE INFORMATION

The annual Cornea, Contact Lens and Contemporary Vision Care Symposium (CCLS) is a long-running, and always popular, program featuring world-renowned experts. Through a combination of clinical science and clinical pearls, practitioners have the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in contact lenses, anterior segment disease, therapeutic treatment options and surgical management of the cornea.

Hosted by Dr. Jan Bergmanson, OD, PhD, the following sessions will take place:

General Contact Lenses & Treatment Session

Norman Leach, OD, MS

Steve Ferguson, OD

Ocular Asymmetry & Pachymetry Session

Maria Walker, OD, MS

Sheila Morrison, OD, MS

Barry Eiden, OD

Scleral Lens Session

Maria Walker, OD, MS

Ralph Stone, PhD

Jan Bergmanson, OD, PhD

Myopia Control Session

David Berntsen, OD, PhD

Leah Johnson, OD

Sheila Morrison, OD, MS

Surgery Session

John Goosey, MD

Ryan Patel, OD

Marc Piccolo, OD

John Moragne, MD

Dry Eye Session

Seema Nanda, MT, OD

Anita Ticak, OD, MS

Steve Ferguson, OD

Therapeutic Session

Rebekah Montes, OD

Kellen Riccobono, OD

Seema Nanda, MT, OD

New Technology Session

Jan Bergmanson, OD, PhD

Jaime Tschen, MD

Tom Arnold, OD

2018 Professional Responsibility Course for Texas Optometrists

Joe DeLoach, OD

This program offers 16 continuing education hours, including the one hour Professional Responsibility Course for Texas Optometrists. Select the Agenda tab for session times. For lecture details, select the Downloads tab for the full agenda.

REGISTRATION NOTE: PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO REGISTER AFTER 12:00PM ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, WILL BE CONSIDERED A WALK-IN REGISTRATION AND WILL NEED TO BE HANDLED ONSITE THE DAY OF THE EVENT. AN ADDITIONAL $10 WILL BE APPLIED TO EACH 8 HOUR REGISTRATION.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Westin Hotel, Memorial City

945 Gessner Road

Houston, TX 77024

(281) 501-4300

Hotel Website

SPEAKER INFORMATION

Jan PG Bergmanson, OD, PhD, PhD h.c., DSc, CourseMaster

Dr. Bergmanson is the Brien A. Holden Professor of Optometry at University of Houston College of Optometry, founding Director of the Texas Eye Research and Technology Center, is licensed in Texas as a Therapeutic Optometrist and an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. He is a Fellow of American Academy of Optometry (AAO), where he is a Diplomate in the Cornea, Contact Lens and Refractive Technologies Section and a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. He is a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Swedish and Dutch Optometric Associations, Life Fellow of the College of Optometry, United Kingdom. Awards received include British Contact Lens Association’s Gold Medal (1998), 2002 Texas Optometric Association’s Educator of the Year Award, AAO Max Schapero Lecture Award (2006), 2014 American Optometric Association Legend Award, IACLE America’s Contact Lens Educator of the Year Award (2017) and in 2017 Joseph Dallos Award presented by Contact Lens Manufacturers Association. Scholarship encompasses 150 clinical and scientific publications, 8 chapters in texts and one book, now in its 24^th edition.

Will be held @

The Westin Houston Memorial City

945 Gessner Road

Houston,Texas 77024

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Early Bird Deadline: November 14, 2018	Early Bird Fee	Registration Fee
Entire Course - 16 Hours	$ 450	$ 495
Saturday - 8 Hours without PR	$ 295	$ 320
Sunday - 8 Hours with PR	$ 395	$ 420
Professional Responsibility Course Only	$ 95	$ 95

Available Downloads

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Saturday, December 01, 2018

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM	General Contact Lenses and Treatment Session
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Break & Exhibit Hall
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Scleral Lens Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch & Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Surgery Session
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Break & Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM	Therapeutic Session

Sunday, December 02, 2018

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Ocular Asymmetry & Pachymetry Session
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Break & Exhibit Hall
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Myopia Control Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch & Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Dry Eye Session
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Break & Exhibit Hall
2:45 PM - 4:10 PM	New Technology Session
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM	2018 Professional Responsibility Course NOTE: This course will include a screening of a previously recorded session. Participants will receive CE credit for viewing the course – No exam required.

Policies

Registration Fee Policy

We are pleased to offer a variety of registration fee options to our participants not enrolling in our entire conference. Fees listed per conference are the only options available for each course. No other discounts or fee reductions apply.

Registration payment must be received by the UHCO CE Office in full prior to the conference date.

Walk-in registration availability varies by conference. Contact the CE office prior to the conference start date to inquire about seat availability and walk-in options.

Note: When walk-in options are available, an additional fee will be applied.

In-Person Conference Registration

Conference participants receive:

Course notes for all lectures
Breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch
Direct reporting to CE Broker for the Texas Optometry Board and Florida Board of Optometry
Direct reporting to COPE
A certificate of completion
The option to complete Continuing Education with Examination (CEE) at no extra charge, when available

Live Webinar Conference Registration

Conference participants receive:

Course notes for all lectures
Direct reporting to CE Broker for the Texas Optometry Board and Florida Board of Optometry
Direct reporting to COPE
A certificate of completion.

Cancellation Policy

The College reserves the right to cancel any conference two weeks in advance if registration is inadequate. In the event that the conference is cancelled by the University of Houston, registrants are notified immediately, and all program fees will be refunded.

In the event a participant needs to cancel registration, the following Participant Registration Cancellation Policy will apply:

Registration cancellations will be accepted until noon on the Monday prior to the conference start date.
Paid fees will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee.
No refunds or transfers to future programs will be issued for cancellations received after the deadline.
Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing. To cancel, contact the CE Department at optce@central.uh.edu.

COVID-19 Special Circumstances: If you exhibit any symptoms of COVID-19, have tested positive or been diagnosed with COVID-19, or have knowingly been exposed to someone who has or is suspected/presumed to have COVID-19 after the cancellation deadline, do not attend the conference. Contact the CE Department in writing at optce@central.uh.edu to qualify for a refund. Paid fees will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee.

Notice: Any participant exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms while in attendance at the conference will be asked to leave the meeting immediately and will forfeit all registration fees.

CE Credit Information

In-Person Conference Attendance

Participants receive a name badge during check-in that contains a bar code to be scanned for attendance credit.

Name badge bar codes are unique to each participant and should not be shared.
To earn CE credit, every participant must scan their name badge bar code at the designated scanning stations.
To obtain credit, you must attend the entire lecture. Partial hours will not be awarded.
Late arrivals and/or early departures will be notated and credit will only be issued for time spent in class.
Attendance will be monitored to comply with COPE, Texas Optometry Board, and Florida Optometry Board regulations.

Live Webinar Conference Attendance

Webinars are hosted via Zoom Webinar. Registered participants receive a unique link to the session(s) they've registered for. The platform logs each participant's join and exit time; therefore, it is important to use the unique link you were provided in order to receive credit. Viewing parties are not permitted and email address may not be shared by multiple participants. The following applies to all webinar participation:

CE credit will only be awarded to registered participants.
To obtain credit, a participant must attend the entire COPE lecture. Partial hours will not be awarded, and attendance will be monitored to comply with COPE and Texas Optometry Board regulations.
During designated break times, you must remain logged into the Zoom session if you wish to receive credit for the courses following the breaks.
All agenda times are listed in Central Standard Time (CST).

Notification of Hours

Verification of continuing education hours are reported directly to COPE, CE Broker for Texas Optometry Board licensees, and CE Broker for Florida Board of Optometry licensees. Letters of completion are emailed to participants, within 15 business days after the course presentation date. Out-of-state licensed participants are responsible for notifying their state board of the continuing education hours earned at a UHCO program.

COPE

The University of Houston College of Optometry is a COPE Administrator. Courses are submitted for COPE approval when the format meets COPE criteria. As a COPE Administrator, UHCO CE is required to report COPE qualified CE hours to the ARBO OE Tracker System. COPE does not allow partial hour credit. Attendees must be present for the entire COPE course in order to receive credit.

We would like to thank our Cornea, Contact Lens and Contemporary Vision Care Symposium supporters for their generous contributions towards this program.