Twin Cities OSD

2024 Symposium Highlights

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Saturday September 7th 2024

Opening Remarks

8:00 – 8:30

Breakfast Symposium

CEQUA® is How You and Your Patients See Eye to Eye
Speaker: Jacob Lang, OD
Sponsored by : Sun Ophthalmics
Non-COPE/CME Session

8:30 – 9:00

Lecture

Complications of Corneal Nerve Disease
Speaker: David Hardten, MD
COPE: 91879-TD

9:00 – 9:30

Faculty Panel Discussion

Real World Complex OSD Case Presentations: In Office Treatment for The OSD Patient with Comorbid Disease – Eyelid Debridement | Eyelid Hygiene | Eyelid Warming Procedures | Meibomian Gland Probing | Meibomian Gland Expression
Moderation: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: David Hardten, MD | Damon Dierker, OD | Jake Lang, OD
COPE Qualified Course No. 91916-TD

9:30 – 10:30

Workshop A

Eyelid Debridement | Eyelid Warming Procedures | Meibomian Gland Probing Meibomian Gland Expression
Instructors: Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Jake Lang, OD | Damon Dierker, OD
COPE Qualified Course No. 91920-TD

10:30 – 12:30

Lunch Symposium

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: Multifaceted Approaches for a Multifaceted Condition
Speaker: Damon Dierker OD, FAAO
Sponsored by : Bausch and Lomb
Non-COPE/CME Session

12:30 – 1:00

Meet with Exhibitors

1:00 – 1:30

Innovation Panel

1:30 – 2:00

Faculty Panel Discussion

Real World Case Presentations and Debate: The Role of Nutrition and Neurostimulation in OSD | Demodex Blepharitis | Ocular Mucosal Irrigation | Lacrimal Dilation and Irrigation | Punctal Plug Insertion and Removal
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Laura Periman, MD | Damon Dierker, OD | Jake Lang, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD
COPE Qualified Course No. 91913-TD

2:00 – 3:00

Workshop B

3:00 – 5:00

Meet with Exhibitors

5:00 – 5:30

Dinner Symposium

The Importance Of Regenerative Medicine & Cryopreservation
Speaker: Scheffer Tseng, MD
Sponsored by : BioTissue
Non-COPE/CME Session

5:30 – 6:00

Dinner Symposium

Introducing XDEMVY(R) (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25%
Speaker: Jacob Lang, OD
Sponsored by : Tarsus
Non-COPE/CME Session

6:00 – 6:30

Adjourn

6:30

Sunday, September 8th 2024

Opening Remarks

8:00 – 8:30

Breakfast Symposium

A Discussion on the Role of Real Tears in Dry Eye Disease
Speaker: Damon Dierker, OD
Sponsored by : Viatris
Non-COPE/CME Session

8:30 – 9:00

Lecture

Ocular Surface Inflammation and It’s Most Common Origins
Speaker: Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No. 91918-TD

9:00 – 9:30

Faculty Panel Discussion

9:30 – 10:30

Workshop C

10:30 – 12:30

Lunch Symposium

NK Considerations: Early Diagnosis and Corneal Healing in NK
Speaker: Nicholas Colatrella, OD, FAAO
Sponsored by : Dompe
Non-COPE/CME Session

12:30 – 1:00

Meet with Exhibitors

1:00 – 1:30

Faculty Panel Discussion

Real World Case Presentations and Debate – The Role Regenerative Medicine, Amniotic Membrane and Light Treatments in OSD
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Laura Periman, MD | Hardeep Kataria, OD, | Damon Dierker, OD | Jake Lang, OD
COPE Qualified Course No. 91917-TD

1:30 – 2:30

Workshop D

2:30 – 4:30

Symposium

New! Blink NutriTears clinically proven supplement for dry eyes
Speaker: Laura Periman, MD
Sponsored by : Bausch and Lomb
Non-COPE/CME Session

4:30 – 5:00

Closing Remarks

5:00 – 5:15

Adjourn

5:15

2024 Twin Cities OSD Symposium Sponsors

Our Common Goal

“Improving the quality of life of our patients by achieving the best treatment outcomes.”