2025 Symposium Agenda
September 5th-7th 2025
Friday September 5th 2025
Opening Remarks
5:00 – 5:15
Faculty Panel Discussion
Patient-Tailored In-Office OSD Teatments Part I
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Joseph Allen, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
5:15 – 6:15
Innovation Panel
Industry leaders and physicians discuss the future of OSD research and treatment
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Joseph Allen, OD | David Hardten, MD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Jacob Lang, OD | Laura Periman, MD
6:15 – 7:15
Hosted Reception
7:15-8:30
Saturday September 6th 2025
Exhibit Hall
7:30 – 8:00
Opening Remarks
8:00 – 8:10
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
8:10 – 8:40
Lecture
My OSD Treatment Blueprint | Where to Start
Speaker: David Hardten, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
9:00 – 9:30
Workshop A
Patient – Tailored In-Office OSD Treatments Part I
Workshop Stations: Eyelid Debridement | Eyelid Warming Procedures | Meibomian Gland Probing | Meibomian Gland Expression
Instructors: Instructors: Joseph Allen, OD | Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Jacob Lang, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
9:30 – 11:30
Lunch Symposium and Exhibit Hall
11:30 – 12:30
Faculty Panel Discussion
Patient-tailored In Office Treatments Part II
Real-World Clinical Cases Highlighting: Nutrition | Neurostimulation | Demodex Blepharitis | Ocular Mucosal Irrigation | Lacrimal Dilation and Irrigation | Punctal Plug Insertion and Removal
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Damon Dierker, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
12:30 – 1:30
Faculty Panel Discussion
Navigating Multi-faceted OSD with Pertinent Diagnostics
Real World Clinical Cases Highlighting: Osmolarity | MMP-9 | Corneal Sensitivity | Meibomian Gland Imaging | Confocal Microscopy
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Damon Dierker, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
1:30 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:00
Workshop B
Patient – tailored In Office Treatments Part II – In-Office Procedures Part II
Demodex Blepharitis Identification | Ocular Mucosal Irrigation | Lacrimal Dilation and Irrigation | Punctal Plug Insertion and Removal
Instructors: Joseph Allen, OD | Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Jacob Lang, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
3:00 – 5:00
Reception and Exhibit Hall
5:00 – 5:30
Dinner Symposium and Closing Remarks
5:30 – 6:30
Adjourn
6:30
Sunday, September 7th 2025
Exhibit Hall
7:30 – 8:00
Opening Remarks
8:00 – 8:10
Breakfast Symposium
8:10 – 8:40
Faculty Panel Discussion
The Role of Regenerative Medicine and Light Treatment in OSD
Real World Clinical Cases Highlighting: Amniotic Membrane | Light Treatments in OSD
Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD
Discussants: Damon Dierker | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
8:45 – 9:45
Workshop C
Corneal Sensitivity | Osmolarity | MMP-9 | Meibomian Gland Imaging
Instructors: Joseph Allen, OD | Damon Dierker, OD | Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
9:45 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 11:00
Workshop D
Regenerative Medicine and Light Treatments in OSD Intense Pulsed Light | Low Light Level Therapy | Amniotic Membrane Insertion and Removal
Instructors: Joseph Allen, OD | Damon Dierker, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Cecelia Koetting, OD | Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Laura Periman, MD
COPE Qualified Course No: TBD
11:00 – 1:00
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
1:00
Our Common Goal
“Improving the quality of life of our patients by achieving the best treatment outcomes.”