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2018 OSD Symposium

Twin Cities OSD

2018 Symposium Highlights

Materials from the event are available below to review and download.

Symposium Faculty Lectures

Saturday June 9th 2018

Breakfast and Meeting Exhibitors

7:00 – 8:00

Lecture – TFOS DEWS II – What does it mean for clinical practice ?

Speaker: Dan Nelson, MD
COPE #: 57124-AS

8:00 – 9:00

Panel Discussion I – Topic: DEWS II

Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Richard Lindstrom, MD – Scott Hauswirth, OD – Nicholas Colatrella, OD – Dan Nelson, MD – David Hardten, MD
COPE #: 57193-AS

9:00 – 10:00

Break and Meeting with Exhibitors

10:00 – 10:15

Lecture – Eyelids and OSD – Taking a Second Look at the Lids.

Speaker: Scott Hauswirth, OD
COPE #: 57024-AS

10:15 – 10:45

Panel Discussion II – Taking Diagnosing and Treating OSD to the Next Level

Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Richard Lindstrom, MD – Scott Hauswirth, OD – Nicholas Colatrella, OD – Dan Nelson, MD – David Hardten, MD
COPE #: 57132-AS

10:45 – 11:45

Lecture – How Home and In-Office OSD Devices Can Help Our Patients

Instructor: Jacob Lang, OD
COPE #: 57366-AS

11:45 – 12:15

Lunch / Exhibit Area – Lunch and Meeting with Exhibitors

12:15 – 1:15

Lecture – Surgical Techniques to Protect the Ocular Surface and Improve Cataract and Refractive Outcomes

Instructor: David Hardten
COPE #: 58306-AS

1:15 – 2:15

Workshop – OSD Treatment Devices: Intranasal Neuro-Stimulation and Intense Pulsed Light

Instructors: Jacob Lang, OD – Scott Hauswirth, OD
COPE #: 57129-AS

1:15 – 3:15

Lecture – Sutureless amniotic membranes 2.0: 2018 and beyond

Instructors: Nicholas Colatrella, OD – Jeffrey Varanelli, OD
COPE #: 55211-AS

2:15 – 3:15

Break and Meet with Exhibitors

3:15 – 3:30

Workshop – Sutureless amniotic membranes: How to properly insert and remove them

Instructors: Nicholas Colatrella, OD – Jeffrey Varanelli, OD
COPE #: 49597-AS

3:30 – 5:30

Lecture – Surgical Management in Severe OSD

Instructor: David Hardten, MD
COPE #: 57536-AS:

3:30 – 4:30

Lecture – Tricks and Tips for Successful Therapeutic Scleral Lens Wear in Ocular Surface Disease

Instructor: Melissa Barnett, OD
COPE #: 52611-CL

4:30 – 5:30

Adjourn

5:30

Sunday June 10th 2018

Breakfast and Meeting Exhibitors

7:00 – 8:00

Panel Discussion III – Common clinical challenges for the OSD provider

Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Scott Hauswirth, OD – Melissa Barnett, OD – Nicholas Colatrella, OD – Jacob Lang, OD – Jeffrey Varanelli, OD
COPE #: 57130-AS

8:00 – 9:00

Lecture – Contact Lens Dropout Prevention

Instructor: Melissa Barnett, OD
Cope#: 54471-CL

9:00 – 10:00

Break and Meeting with Exhibitors

10:00 – 10:15

Lecture – Glaucoma and OSD. Finally, better treatment options

Instructor: Jeffrey Varanelli, OD
Cope#: 57057-AS

10:15 – 10:45

Lecture – What is IPL and who benefits from it ?

Instructor: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Cope#: 57123-AS

10:45 – 11:15

Lecture – An update on systemic conditions and medications you must look out for in OSD management

Instructor: Jacob Lang, OD
Cope#: 57052-AS

11:15 – 11:45

Lecture – Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in kids: How and why I treat them differently

Instructor: Nicholas Colatrella, OD
Cope#: 57023-AS

11:45 – 12:15

Adjourn

12:15

Dr. Ahmad Fahmy

What Is IPL and Who Benefits From It

Dr. Jeff Varanelli

Glaucoma and OSD: Finally better treatment options.

Dr. Dan Nelson

DEWS II Report

Dr. Jacob Lang

OSD – Systemic Disease

Dr. Jacob Lang

OSD – Devices

Dr. David Hardten

DRH Surgical Techniques

Dr. David Hardten

OSD Surgical Management

Dr. Melissa Barnett

CL Dropout

Dr. Melissa Barnett

Scleral Lens

Dr. Nicholas Colatrella

Workshop: Sutureless Amniotic Membranes

Dr. Nicholas Colatrella

Sutureless Amniotic Membranes 2.0

Dr. Nicholas Colatrella

Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in Kids

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