Optimizing the ocular surface is only part of the equation. Successful implementation requires effective co-management, communication, and real-world application. In this case-based session, attendees will work through real patient scenarios across refractive, cataract, and corneal procedures, illustrating how preoperative optimization influences surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction. The course will also focus on how to collaborate with surgeons, determine surgical readiness, and navigate common challenges in patient management. Participants will leave with practical insight into integrating ocular surface optimization into everyday practice, along with strategies to strengthen referral relationships and co-management partners.

Almost 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Such an important, under-appreciated topic

• Very cogent and pragmatic topic. Very well presented! The best CEIOL outcomes I see are the ones that have the best corneas (including my own) going in!

• Thank you for the case studies!

• As a student the topic is helpful for future clinical practice.

• Great lecture. Really tied things together. Sure, cataract surgery can enhance vision but if we neglect the ocular surface patients will still struggle.

• Great presentation by knowledgeable ODs!

• Thank you for the handouts! Very helpful to follow along and refer back to at a later date.

• This is a very important role for us.

• This program was very informative and clear at understanding the importance of mitigating dry eye conditions prior to cataract surgery.

Speakers: Dr. Hardeep Kataria, and Dr. Mark Schaeffer

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 106416-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

CLOSE: Collaborative Learning in Ocular Surface Education

CLOSE is a year-long program that guides clinicians in adopting practical, step-by-step strategies for better diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease. This initiative will have 5 phases: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Coding & Billing, Advance Treatments, and Strategies for Success. Participants will receive useful resources to guide them along with each lecture, and an open Q&A session at each phase, where Dr. Brujic and Dr. Kading will answer any and ALL questions.

Notice: While this program is educational, accredited Continuing Education (CE) will not be offered. This is intended for clinicians who want to change the trajectory of their practice by enhancing patient outcomes.

Join Woo U for a one-hour CE event focused on integrating presbyopia-correcting eye drop therapy into your practice. This session provides a practical clinical framework, covering evidence-based strategies for effective patient selection, screening, and counseling.

Our expert panel will review available clinical trial data, real-world safety evidence, prescribing information, and case-based patient-selection scenarios. The discussion will emphasize practical prescribing confidence, including how to identify appropriate candidates, when to defer therapy, when to refer for retinal evaluation, and how to counsel patients before initiating treatment.

Almost 1500 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Excellent overview of the latest medication!

• Loved the multi-practitioner approach!

• Great lecture! I would like more lectures on genetic testing and how it can have an impact on optometry.

• Thank you great speakers and well given CE.

• I appreciated this topic very much, something new to offer patients.

• Thank you for another informative webinar.

• Enjoyed having multiple perspectives.

• Great topic, hope have further information.

• Very clear and concise information, with great examples for practical application. Great speakers.

• Great education as reps presenting these drops rarely mention the potential negative retinal issues.

Faculty: Mile Brujic, O.D., Rishi Singh, M.D., and Jacob Lang, O.D.

Moderator: Mile Brujic, O.D.

COPE ID: 106413-PH

Category: Pharmacology

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This educational activity is supported with a medical education grant from Tenpoint Therapeutics in collaboration with iVista Medical Education, Inc.

This 1-hour course reviews basics of visual fields in glaucoma, including a providing a systematic approach to interpreting the printout. Emerging concepts such as the use of 10-2 visual field testing in early glaucoma, as well as new test patterns to emphasize early central loss are presented. A short discussion about headset (“virtual reality”) perimetry concludes the course.

Over 1600 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Superb, cogent overview. Sure feels like VF interpretation will be owned by AI before we know it!

• Probably the best CE lecture so far this year.

• Excellent lecture on interpreting visual field test results. Maybe the lecturer can return to have a similar lecture on analyzing OCT results.

• Amazing lecture. More by Dr. M please!

• This was such a wonderful presentation and I’m so grateful that I could see it. Thank you very much!!

• Best lecture this year!

• She is always informative!

• Always enjoy Dr. Marelli's glaucoma presentation. Good tips on what to look for in visual field interpretation.

• Please bring Dr Marrelli back for more lectures!

• This was a very well done lecture. Great topic!

• Best class/lecture on visual fields!

• She is always a good speaker!

• VF administration and interpretation has changed since I graduated. There are not many classes on VF. Old timers like me can benefit from more educational classes on VF.

• Dr Marrelli is an excellent speaker. She made the topic easy to understand with a lot of practical examples and great advice!

• Great presentation. Nice and steady speed. Big, clear pictures. Thank you! This was such a great review of what we learned in optometry school. Thank you so much. Thank you for pointing out the cons of the VR VF machine. I used one in a practice in 2023 when the FDT died. I still think a screener VF is important in an office, but it is so important to know that the stimulus light doesn't get as bright. I don't think a lot of ODs know that. It is all about the hype of the VF having as many points as HVF and it takes up less space. The headset is somewhat heavy so I agree people with neck problems cannot do them.

• Nice slides and speaker was great!

• Best Visual field classes I've taken in a long time. Thank you.

• Excellent CE, I will rewatch as well!

Speaker: Danica Marrelli, OD

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 105955-GL

Category: Glaucoma

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Zeiss for exhibiting at this event.

Clinical algorithms promise consistency, efficiency, and better outcomes—but only when applied appropriately. This course explores how to use diagnostic algorithms as frameworks for clinical reasoning rather than rigid decision trees, helping clinicians distinguish between complicated and complex ocular surface disease while identifying the true drivers of dysfunction instead of simply treating symptoms.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great refresher and new knowledge too, thank you!

• Thank you for the thoughtful lecture

• Dr McGee is such a treasure! Encyclopedic knowledge with solid clinical application. Always such fun!

• A dry eye lecture that wasn’t boring or repetitive!!! Thank you!!!

• Insightful.Helpful for future clinical practice.

• A different take on dry eye very well done.

• Thank you for a very interesting presentation.

• Excellent and clear presentation provided by Dr.McGee.

Speaker: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 106414-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

Thank you to Bausch + Lomb for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

As we are faced with what to do for our patients with posterior segment disease, it is important to sort through myths vs realities in diagnosis and treatment. Some commonly held beliefs may be misperceptions, not the right way to handle a situation. This talk will cover some common and some less common posterior segment conditions and how to handle them (and how not to).

Almost 1400 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Dr. Gerson is brilliant and delivers the information in an interesting and useful way.

• More lectures with Dr. Gerson please!

• Well done. Clear. Concise, interesting. Just very well presented!

• Best WooU lecture I've listened to. Please have Dr. Gerson back for more!

• Excellent presentation by Dr. Gerson! Truly gave me some great insights in my daily patient case load regarding retinal pathology. Truly appreciate the insights and guidelines! Blessings!!

• This lecture revealed to me how inexperienced and old I am to diagnosing things and treatment.

• More CE from this speaker!

• EXCELLENT LECTURE! BRING DR. GERSON BACK!

• Extremely comprehensive. Love the low vision info at the end.

• Your speakers makes me proud to be a Doctor of Optometry.

• The information materials were good and practically useful.

• Thanks for the info on Controlled Glucose Meters!

• Very informative a difficult topic to see in practice.

• Great webinar! Please keep the posterior segment sessions coming.

• Wow brilliant speaker and impressive topics and low vision discussion.

• Tremendous presentation! Informative, engaging, and entertaining!

• It is a good reminder to be more mindful of your examination and have an open mind. Thank you.

• Dr Gerson is a fantastic speaker! Thanks WooU for including him in the series. Look forward to seeing much more of him. Such a cogent and useful talk!

• More topics of artery occlusions and vein occlusions; thanks for going nice and slow with images shown.

• Thank you for discussing new information on diabetes tracking, very informative!

• Really great class. I would love more classes on retina from him.

• Very informative talk on a lot of important aspects of post segment. Would love to attend more of his presentations!

• Outstanding so clear and learned a lot!

• It was very helpful reviewing through the information!

• Nice lecture. Have him back!

• The speaker was very engaging. He kept to the main point so as to not lose me in all the details.

• Dr. Gerson’s comments about Plaquenil, macular traction and diabetic retinopathy were spot on! As he lectured, I thought back upon the many patients I treated and that his results mirrored my clinical experience! Excellent lecture!

Speaker: Jeffry D. Gerson, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 105954-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Earn 1 hour of COPE-approved CE credit for free! Join Woo U and Dr. Hardeep Kataria to learn about Corneal Nerve Dysfunction. This course differentiates neurotrophic keratitis and corneal neuropathic pain using clinical features, sensitivity testing, and structural assessment, emphasizing phenotype-based diagnosis and targeted treatment strategies to improve outcomes in corneal nerve dysfunction.

Over 1300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great education, very well rounded presentation on the topic. I definitely learned about potential new therapies coming down the pipeline. Thank you!

• Very informative presentation and the presenter was tremendous!

• Fantastic presenter! Engaging, informative and knowledgeable! I will use the knowledge I gained in my everyday practice!

• Better than I thought it would be actually very informative.

• Well delivered. Articulate.

• The speaker was excellent!!!!!! Thank you!

• Excellent scientific background was provided Additional differentiation between NK and NP would be advantageous. Speaker was excellent!

• Fantastic speaker and content. Very clinically relevant.

• Dr. Kataria helped me differentiate between the STAIN W/O PAIN pts and the PAIN W/O Stain Pts.

• Wow really opened up my eyes about NK.

• Knowledgeable speaker, interesting topic presented in an effective manner with practical relevance to clinical practice.

• Absolutely wonder speaker!

Speaker: Hardeep Kataria, OD

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 103067-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

Thank you to Dompe for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

This course encourages eye care professionals to cultivate an interventional mindset with regard to glaucoma diagnosis and management. Using a long-distance road trip as the analogy for a patient’s glaucoma journey, the instructors will provide evidence-based guidance and offer patient-centric strategies that maximize care. Paradigm-shifting studies and common MIGS will be reviewed. Grab your mix tape and snacks, and come along for the ride!

Over 1500 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great overview! The speaker is clearly passionate about providing her glaucoma patients with the best care possible.

• An accomplished lecturer.

• Dr. Cochran is a great speaker!

• Great talk. Thanks again.

• Thank you for the topic and discussion.

• Enjoyed info on DSLT and MIGS.

Speaker: Nora Lee Cothran, OD

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 105953-GL

Category: Glaucoma

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Technology in eye care continues to evolve rapidly, offering new opportunities to enhance diagnostic accuracy, improve patient outcomes, and streamline clinical decision-making. This course highlights the latest innovations in imaging, diagnostic, and treatment technologies, with a focus on how they support earlier detection and more effective management of ocular disease. Attendees will explore the clinical value of integrating current technologies into everyday practice and the importance of staying up to date in an ever-advancing field. Patient case-based examples will be used to illustrate how embracing innovation can elevate patient care

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great update on new technology available for early detection.

• Dr. Caldwell is excellent! Invite him again!

• Gave update on useful technology available!

• Excellent lecture. A lot of content covered in 50 minutes in an easy to follow format.

• The flicker technology is absolutely fantastic in our practice!

• Great speaker and very applicable to my everyday practice topic.

• Very well presented topic. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

• Have him present again!

• Thank you for incorporating basic health and the benefits of nutraceuticals into the discussion.

• Loved how you covered the "why" aspect of early detection.

• Great insight and well organized. Packed a great deal of info into a minimal amount of time. Truly appreciate Dr. Caldwell’s insights.

• Could listen to Dr Caldwell all day! Brilliant presentation today. Flicker tech was worth the ticket alone!

• Very important information and good food for thought. Never thought about color test being that important diagnostically. Thank you.

• I rated 4 because these are technologies my small office will never see. But was clear the lecturer was very knowledgeable.

• Very easy to digest information. I would be very interested in learning from Dr Caldwell on interpretation of OCT angiography.

• I appreciate availability of highly knowledgeable presentation.

• One of your best!

• Thank you for a wonderful presentation. I am impressed with the quality of the presenter.

Speaker: Gregory Caldwell, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 106443-GO

Category: General Optometry

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Why is optimizing the ocular surface so important before surgery? Join a true co-management team for a discussion on how prepping the ocular surface properly can yield significantly better results for refractive surgeries, cataract surgeries, and corneal cross linking. We will discuss what to look for, what treatment options exist for ocular surface disease and the effects of surface optimization as they relate to surgical outcomes.

Almost 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Thank you for an excellent lecture!

• Very well presented and learned a lot didn’t realize the need for ocular surface prep!

• Excellent program and presentations by participants.

• I enjoyed this presentation.

• Fantastic tag team! Well done!

• Great having both OD & OMD duo for CE.

• Excellent presentation with OD and MD combination to see both perspectives.

Speakers: Justin Schweitzer, OD and Tanner Ferguson, MD

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 106166-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

Thank you to Bausch + Lomb for exhibiting at this event.

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Knowing when to refer a patient to the retina clinic can be challenging. Often, multimodal imaging yields results that are challenging to interpret and subtle in presentation. This course will investigate various retinal conditions commonly encountered in optometry practices including epiretinal membrane, commotio retinae, vitreomacular traction, partial thickness and full thickness macular holes, retinal tears/detachments, and lattice degeneration. We will use open-ended discussion to interact with the audience and discuss clinical pearls that will guide management decisions. Should I refer to this — or not?

Almost 1700 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I need more of these "when to refer" CE's, regardless of topic :-)

• Always top level and explained easily for this old timer.

• Great up to date presentation that is very helpful.

• Dr. Rodman is always fantastic! Superb presentation today! Thank you!

• Dr Rodman rocks!

• Brilliant lecture! Very knowledgeable presenter. Time flew by!

• Dr Rodman is an excellent speaker. She has great case studies.

• Extremely proficient speaker and so well organized.

• I always thought that GA covered a large area of the fundus. Good to know that it can be a small, focal area.

• Great topic and lecture, wish it was longer!

• Great speaker and cases; please have her back on when to refer retina.

• This was one of the best CE courses I've attended. Well done!

• Thank you for taking a complicated topic and explaining it.

• Info on Geographic Atrophy, what to look for and when to refer, was especially helpful.

• Great content. I always enjoy Dr Rodman!

• Dr. Rodman is the best speaker I've heard at Woo University. She is very knowledgeable!

• This was a phenomenal presentation. The use of OCT and fundus photography allowed great comprehension of the conditions that were discussed.

• Good case examples and main points.

• Favorite lecture I have attended so far this year!

• Dr. Rodman is such a great speaker, her lectures always provide practical useful clinical tips.

Speaker: Julie Rodman, OD, MSc, FAAO, FORS

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 105905-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to iCare for exhibiting at this event.

Advances in lens based procedures are expanding options for patients with presbyopia and astigmatism. This course focuses on refractive lens exchange, light adjustable lenses and premium lens options to address these conditions. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate candidates, counsel patients on lifestyle and visual needs, manage expectations, and provide effective post-operative co-management. Clinical pearls are included to help optometrists confidently navigate these complex surgical cases.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Wow, really interesting and innovative.

• Another high quality hour of CE from Woo U!

• Dr. Schorr is a great presenter and it was cool to hear about light adjustable lenses. Will recommend for my patients!

• So many great clinical pearls!

• It was nice having an MD as speaker!

• l have learned a lot as a student.

• Thank you for a thought provoking view of early cataract surgery options.

• Interesting subject.

Speaker: Emily Schorr, MD

Date: Monday, August 17, 2026

Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time

Location: Virtual

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 105512-PO

Category: Peri-Operative Management of Ophthalmic Surgery

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Not every “dry eye” patient has dryness as the primary problem. This course demystifies nerve-based ocular surface conditions and how to differentiate them from evaporative or aqueous-deficient disease. We’ll cover the “ocular surface” nerve anatomy, key diagnostic clues, imaging findings, and management options for neurotrophic keratopathy and neuropathic pain. Attendees will gain confidence in recognizing these challenging cases early, reducing mismanagement, and guiding patients toward more predictable relief.

Almost 1300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• The speaker was fantastic!! and I say that after having practiced for 20 years in a Cornea specialty ophthalmology practice.

• Knowledgeable speaker; liked how she organized each differential diagnosis and treatment.

• To me, this is a very complex topic and probably need more exposure to diagnostic differentiation.

• Clear, concise, well done.

• Great lecture on a difficult topic.

• Tested corneal sensitivity the very next day for the first time and found Neurotrophic keratitis. Thank-you!

• Brilliant lecture. Dr. McGee is great. The Proparacaine test (slaps forehead) is genius!)

• I could listen to Dr McGee presenting anything.

• Great presentation; one of the better presentations relating to NK.

• First time attending and it was great!

• The polling aspect of the lecture was very interesting in the practical application of the material; also kept one engaged with the process. Thank you for a great discussion.

• She was so thorough and very knowledgeable about the topic.

• I learned quite a bit of practical information, however I would have really appreciated seeing her presentation slides longer, but I realize in an hour talk she could only leave them up for a given amount of time. Is there any possibility of being able to access her presentation slides. They were incredible, Informative, and highly educational. Thank you for a phenomenal speaker!!

• Excellent, knowledegable speaker. Lot of good information to review.

• I would like to listen to the recording as there is so much good information in this lecture.

Speaker: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 102958-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Dompe for exhibiting at this event.

This interactive glaucoma lecture reviews classic diagnostic tests—IOP measurement, visual field testing, gonioscopy, and optic nerve head imaging—and introduces newer technologies including OCT, OCT-A, color vision testing, and ERG.

Over 1700 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Dr. Nate is the best! I love his ability to make each of feel important and always helping us to be better in the care we give!

• I've been WOO-ED. I'll be back for more. Thanks

• Great presentation! He helped us think better about the subject. I look forward to hearing from the speaker again!

• One of the best I have attended at Woo U !!

• Great cases. Going over dignostic results and analysis.

• Very good lecture. I would like to see more diagnostic based lectures like this on various retinal diseases.

• Very refreshing with interesting presentations and current knowledge of diagnostics available to ODs and how to employ the collective information.

• Wish he could speak for longer!

• Amazing speaker. Dr. Lighthizer has the ability to present complex information in an easy to understand manner.

• What a speaker, and so up-to-date with diagnostic procedures (and therapeutic), and such great cases -- we need a Part 2 with more cases ASAP , please !

• I’d be interested in seeing a replay of this talk.

• Great lecture with cases. Please have more lectures in this case-oriented style. This makes the lectures much more interesting. Nate and Julie are my favorite Woo U lecturers because of this type of lecture format

• Excellent speaker and it's obvious you have a wealth of knowledge to share. Thank you.

• The most educational webinars I've attended in a while!

• Needs to be 2 hour course. Excellent!

• One of my favorite instructors for many years!

• Always appreciate the excellent S/N ratio with Dr Lighthizer!

• As always, Dr. L's talks are the best. Thank you!

• Always such a cogent presentation!

• Great CE and very practical in a fun way!!

• Always love a Nate lecture.

• Excellent topic & speaker. Really enjoyed the interaction with polls. Had some technical difficulties but would have loved to have gotten CE credit for attending.

• Great case studies!

• Dr. Lighthizer was incredible as always!

• Excellent presentation, loved the cases! Thank you!

• Very clinically relevant material! Great class!

• Always appreciate listening to speaker, he does a great job and is always so engaging.

• Thank you. Short , to the point . Loved the stress free polls and how with each new information poll allowed the answer to change.

Speaker: Nathan Lighthizer, OD

Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Majcher

COPE ID: 101641-GL

Category: Glaucoma

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This program provides an overview of opportunities for eye care clinicians to better manage patients with dry eye disease and to co-manage dry eye disease within a collaborative OD/MD model. Integrating advanced therapies into clinical practice will also be explored, including how DMSt can complement current ocular surface treatments. Strategies for effective staff delegation to improve workflow efficiency, enhance patient outcomes, and promote practice growth.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Good review in the evaluation and management of dry eye by Dr. Kramer

• I want to buy a meibographer now!

• I agree with the others who commented that Dr Kramer is an excellent speaker!

• Very informated especially about trying to comanage with dermatology.

• Dr. Kramer is an exceptional presenter!

• Very insightful. Great speaker. Clear and succinct.

• I always like when you have this speaker, I enjoy her lectures.

• Thank you for presenting helpful and interestings subject matterg subject matter.

• Very nice handout and slides; very good speaker; very good moderator.

• The speaker was very knowledgeable. I thoroughly enjoyed the lecture.

• Very practical information! I am loving the WooU courses! Excellent speaker, too. Thank you.

• This seminar was extremely informative and was delivered with the expertise of one who has obviously committed her professional life to state-o-the art and current knowledge of advanced treatments for dry-eye disease. Bravo!

• Well rounded lectures. Useful Information.

Speaker: Elise Kramer, OD

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

Cost: Free!

COPE ID: 105904-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Lumenis for exhibiting at this event.

This case-based lecture outlines the clinical role of autologous serum tears in the management of ocular surface disease. It reviews what serum tears are, why they are used, which patients are ideal candidates, and when clinicians should consider prescribing them earlier in the treatment course. Case examples demonstrate practical decision-making in moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, aqueous-deficient dry eye, Sjögren disease, neurotrophic keratopathy, persistent epithelial defects, and post-surgical ocular surface compromise.

Almost 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Very interesting lecture on something I have no experience with.

• Nice to get ip to date info on this topic.

• Thank you! great cases!

• Good presentation by both speakers.

• Great sponsor choice as resource!

• Well done presentation by both speakers.

• Great speakers and very helpful lecture.

• Next level care!

• Enjoyed the topic and aided in prescribing serum for dry eyes.

Speakers: Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO and Jacob Lang OD, FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 105088-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to Vital Tears for exhibiting at this event.

This case-based course will challenge attendees with a variety of anterior segment presentations, including infectious keratitis, recurrent corneal erosions, HSV/HZV, and corneal degenerations/dystrophies. Attendees will be able to take anterior segment pearls provided during this course back to clinic on Monday morning to manage some of the toughest anterior segment conditions that present in their clinics.

Almost 1200 attended our event, and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Been looking for a CE event focusing on review of corneal disease. Dr. Schweitzer did a great job of reviewing these and providing recommendations for managing corneal infectious diseases.

• Dr. Schweitzer is really a great speaker, my first time watching one of his lectures.

• Incredibly valuable lecture with great pearls of wisdom! Thank you.

• Excellent! Perhaps one of the best lectures I’ve listened to!

• The speaker acknowledged that he would be going fast, but why not expand the time to 90 minutes for greater impact?

• Very clinically applicable and informative lecture.

• Best lecturer Woo U has had!

• Information about DMEK & DSEK was informative, and the statistical info. for each was enlightening. NK. Fuch's, Corneal transplant info. helpful.

• Amazing presentaton, packed with TONS of knowledge. It would be nice to replay this occasionally. Dr. Justin Schweitzer is a true mentor!

• Loved this topic - this topic of CE is hard to come across these days.

• Great presentation as expected

• Excellent! Eastern SD is in great hands!

• Love learning about acute conditions that require careful management and have visually impactful outcomes.

• Really enjoyed the program!

• Best virtual CE lecture I’ve attended. Well done to all!

• I really hope this is on demand; I’m going to recommend it to my colleagues!

• Outstanding! So good for review, updates, and refreshing our knowledge!

• Love the 321 rule.

• The best Woo U lecture I've attended to date.

• I always appreciate cases with presentation and treatment plans and outcomes :)

Speaker: Justin Schweitzer, OD

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

COPE ID: 105777-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

This lecture will explore the importance of blinking mechanics in proper tear secretion and maintaining ocular surface homeostasis. Eyelid muscle anatomy and function will be discussed as well as the impacts of proper blinking and dry eye.

Almost 1200 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Great practical tips I can implement immediately.

• Love learning about the latest technology/procedures.

• Finally, something new and different. Very useful and would take other classes with this speaker.

• Speaker was really engaging, topic is very relevant to our day to day event.

• Speaker was excellent in his delivery.

• Very insightful! Glad I attended.

• Dr Lappin is an asset for advancing education.

• excellent review of dry eye and the lumenis technologies! Thank you!

• Thank you I learned several new things.

• This was a very interesting and informative hour of CE!

• Excellent speaker. Content was very well presented and kept me interested.

• Exceptional dry eyes thoughts ideas!!!

• Superb presentation on the topic.

• Dr Lapin is a very knowledgeable speaker. He's an excellent presenter.

• Cory is a great speaker and very knowledgeable.

• I am a retired OD and enjoy your webinars and I will advise any currently practicing ODs to consider this addendum.

• A lot of good information, a lot to think about.

Speaker: Cory Lapin, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 105043-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to Lumenis for exhibiting at this event.

This lecture will explore how dry eye treatments including IPL, low-level light therapy (LLLT), radiofrequency (RF), and microblepharoexfoliation (MBE) naturally lend aesthetic benefits in a dry eye-focused optometric practice. Attendees will learn the shared pathophysiological targets between ocular and facial conditions (e.g., rosacea), the overlap in technologies, and how to effectively incorporate aesthetic treatments into an optometric practice. Clinical cases, treatment protocols, and patient communication strategies will be discussed.

Almost 1000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I just started a dry eye practice and found this lecture very helpful!

• Dr. Kataria's lecture was incredible. I am new to learning about these treatments. Great presentation!!

• Excellent all around.

• Best presentation this year!

• Great lecturer. One of the best I’ve heard. Was different compared to many other lectures I’ve listened to for dry eye.

• Excellent lecture and visuals.

• Outstanding!!!

• Very interesting topic as LLLT is gaining popularity.

• Excellent presentation/ more demonstration on the equipment would have been great.

• She was a fantastic speaker, really great tips!

• Dr. Kataria seems a knowledgeble instructor and is passionate about the subject and it's impact on patients.

• An. exceptional speaker. One of the best.

Speaker: Hardeep Kataria, OD, FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 99702-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Lumenis for exhibiting at this event.

ABOUT CLOSE:

CLOSE is a year-long program that guides clinicians in adopting practical, step-by-step strategies for better diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease. This year-long initiative will have 5 phases- each built around a webinar. Participants will receive useful resources to guide them along with each lecture, and an open Q&A session at the end of each phase.

Important notice:Continuing Education (CE) will not be offered for this initiative. This is intended for clinicians who want to change the trajectory of their practice by enhancing patient outcomes.

Building Upon Phase 2: In Phase 2, we did a deep dive into diagnostic and treatment protocols. We also provided you a basis for creating a logical flow to a diagnostic and treatment algorithm in your practice.

Two Parts to Coding & Billing:‍ ‍Dr. Brujic introduces the two sides to billing & coding — assigning the correct ICD-10 codes and translating services to 3rd party payors or patients.

ICD-10 Codes: Different ICD-10 codes will be discussed and their uses regarding dry eye, including types of clinic visits, in-office diagnostic testing, and in-office procedures. We also review how to improve your procedure notes and what these should include.

Featured Presenters: Dr. Mile Brujic and Dr. Dave Kading

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Are you ready to conquer keratoconus? Learn how to halt progression, preserve vision, and optimize outcomes through corneal collagen cross-linking, surgical advances, and specialized contact lens options for visual rehabilitation and long-term success.

Almost 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• It's always great to hear a presentation by Dr. Barnett.

• Great speaker and very informative lecture.

• Wonderful lecture. Effective and to the point.

• Good to know more about cross linking.

• Thank you for this CE course. It was enjoyable, interesting and very educational.

• Spoke well. Was very good in presenting.

• Another excellent presentation!

• Thank you for an excellent presentation.

• The lecturer always does a fabulous a job!

• Great information. I never thought about making sure to monitor during pregnancy!

• Very well done! Thank you!

Speaker: Melissa Barnett, O.D.,F.A.A.O.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 101232-CL

Category: Contact Lenses

This event is undergoing COPE approval for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to Metro Optics for exhibiting at this event.

Join Woo U for a unique Gas Permeable Lens "Office Hours", where practitioners are encouraged to submit real clinical cases where they experience a challenge or difficulty in the fitting process.

Several cases will be selected and presented to a live panel of experts who will review each case and provide feedback. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a live interaction with the experts by asking live questions and gathering expert insights.

This event is not COPE-approved and certificate will not be provided.

Speakers: Dr. Jim Hoffman, Dr. Thomas Quinn, and Dr. Caitlin Morrison

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM Pacific Time

Location: Virtual

Moderator: Pending

Cost: Free!

Thank you to Bausch + Lomb Specialty Vision for supporting this event.

Getting started in myopia management can be overwhelming. This course provides a step-by-step blueprint for implementing myopia control in clinical practice, including treatment options, workflow integration, staff training, and patient selection. Attendees will also gain practical tools for communicating with parents and motivating families to commit to long-term myopia management.

Almost 1000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Thank you for making it easy to listen to you speak and making it interesting and sharing your tips.

• One of the best speakers I have heard on this topic .

• Great presenter and effective communicator.

• Great presentation. Thank you for sharing your approaches to patients!

• Absolute best myopia control CE I have ever attended.

• Excellent speaker, credentials, slides, and handout.

• Great speaker, clear presentation, interesting perspective on myopia management.

• Learned valuable information, thank you!

• I really feel motivated to make some changes to our myopia control strategies to access more patients.

• I love how she presents ideas in how to talk to our patients and present the best option to patients in an easy way.

• Great ideas about patient (parent) push back to fees.

Speaker: Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FIAOMC

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 104590-GO

Category: General Optometry

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to CooperVision for exhibiting at this event.

Join Woo U for a 4-hour summit on comprehensive glaucoma care designed to bridge the gap between diagnostic theory and real-world patient success. As glaucoma management evolves, practitioners must look beyond simple pressure readings to master both the mechanical and systemic complexities of the disease. Earn 4 hours of instant CE credit with the OE tracker app.

Over 300 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Really appreciate the multihour, low cost, relevant CE with knowledgeable speakers.

• Excellent CE. Both very knowledgeable and good speakers.

• Great information on a very complicated condition.

• Great speakers! Brought new information and served as a refresher of current and older concepts. Thank you!

• always good to keep abreast of what is progressing in Glaucoma.

• Love that you have multi-hour CE on this topic! Thank you!

• Great glaucoma lectures. Very beneficial.

• Both are excellent presenters.

• Everything was great.

• Really enjoyed Dr Ibach and Dr Steen, both very enjoyable to listen to.

• Really enjoyed both speakers. Can’t wait for more lectures by both!

• This was one of the most informative and well presented lectures that I have listened to.

Date/Time: Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:00 AM 12:00 PM

Moderator: Dr. Ariel Cerenzie

Course Title: Open or Closed: How We Treat Glaucoma presented by Mitch Ibach, OD

Course Description: Differentiating open- and angle-closure glaucoma, this lecture reviews mechanisms, diagnosis, and modern management including drops, laser, and surgery. Patient case scenarios to highlight real world decision making.

Course ID: 104096-GL

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Course Title: Optimizing Glaucoma Care: Managing the Comorbidities presented by Jessica Steen, OD

Course Description: Managing open angle glaucoma with coexisting ophthalmic conditions requires accurate diagnosis, tailored treatment, and multidisciplinary care. This course uses a case-based approach to optimize management while addressing anterior and posterior segment ophthalmic comorbidities while minimizing appointment fatigue.

Course ID: 104097-GL

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This event is COPE approved for 4 hours of Glaucoma CE credit.

This course debunks common myths surrounding miotic therapy for presbyopia, reviewing clinical evidence, patient outcomes, and practice integration strategies to help optometrists confidently incorporate miotics into modern presbyopia management. 

Over 1000 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I like how the speaker gave examples on the best candidate to offer presbyopia drops.

• It was better than I thought it would be!

• Good topic and was presented well!

• Great presentation from a new WooU speaker!

• I appreciate the presentation of the topic - very well presented and addressed exactly the reasons I don't offer these treatments. I feel energized to reattempt offering treatment with greater effort to help patients persist through the initial side effects.

• Great job, Katie!

• Thank you for the valuable information!

• I’ll start prescribing them.

• Thank you for great lecture!

• Dr. Greiner’s method of addressing this topic clearly had the practical concerns of an optometric practice and its patients. Her style was refreshing!

• This has allowed me to be more confident in prescribing the presbyopic drops.

Speaker: Katie Greiner, OD MS MBA FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 104134-PH

Category: Pharmacology

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to Lenz Therapeutics for exhibiting at this event.

This course provides an evidence-based review of myopia control. Emphasis is placed on peer-reviewed, randomized clinical trials with changes in both axial length and refractive error and interpreting the study data. Progressive addition lenses and under-correction have little or a deleterious effect. The underlying mechanisms are discussed and the potential benefits of slowing myopia on ocular disease and visual impairment will be reviewed.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

• So clear and learned so much. Wish I knew this info earlier.

• Another informative, well-presented program.

• What a great presentation! Lots of useful slides and food for thought, well expressed and well paced, and the quantity of material was just right.

• excellent choice of topic AND speaker!!

• I was a former student of Dr. Bullimore and Dr. Justin Kwan! Happy to see him and his lectures! The red light therapy safety slide helps illustrate the potential dangers that I hear of in other lectures but never in gravity.

• The world of myopia control in one hour. Thank you Mark.

• Excited to start using stellest. Great talk. Never miss an opportunity to listen to Dr Bullimore!

Speaker: Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 104135-GO

Category: General Optometry

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Thank you to CooperVision for exhibiting at this event.

This session presents real world patient cases highlighting the use of serum tears in ocular surface disease. Through interactive case discussions, participants will learn how to integrate serum tears into practice and tailor treatment plans to achieve optimal patient outcomes. This clinically focused course emphasizes evidence based strategies and practical guidance for managing challenging cases.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I am not in a clinical setting where this is relevant, but the topic was interesting and the speakers, as always were top-notch!

• Great info that is very relevant. Thank you!

• Interesting topic! I can’t do this in my state but I did find it to be an interesting lecture!

• Can't wait to implement this!

• Dr Dierker was on point and presented practical solutions with evidence.

• Useful to know thedifferent types of serum-derived products and to learn that other ECP's have challenges in how to treat/improve the conditions of DED/neuropathic/neurogenic pts.

• Love the information. In my practice I would have to refer for this but great to know it has become more accessible.

Speakers: Cecelia Koetting, O.D. and Damon Dierker, OD

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 104095-TD

Category: Trt/Mngmnt Ocular Disease

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Vital Tears for exhibiting at this event.

From emerging research and expanding treatment options to shifting standards of care, myopia management is rapidly evolving. Eyes On Myopia 2026, in partnership with Woo University, brings together leading experts to explore what the latest evidence means for everyday practice.

Claim up to 5 hours of free COPE-approved CE through 5 virtual clinical sessions delivering clear, clinically grounded insights into what’s working, where uncertainty remains, and how to confidently apply current data in your exam room.

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Time: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm PT / 10:30 am - 6:00 pm ET

Speakers: Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dave Kading, OD, FAAO, FCLSA, and Mile Brujic OD, FAAO

The eye provides novel insights into general health, as well as pathogenesis and development of systemic diseases. In the past decade, growing evidence has demonstrated that the eye's structure and function mirror multiple systemic health conditions, especially in cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and kidney impairments. This has given rise to the field of oculomics - the application of ophthalmic biomarkers to understand mechanisms, detect and predict systemic disease. This course summarizes current concepts and evidence in the field of oculomics, highlighting the progress that has been made, remaining challenges and the opportunities for future research.

Over 900 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• Loved the OCT examples!

• This was fantastic! We need more lectures like this!

• He was a great speaker. Clear and easy to follow.

• Absolutely terrific!! Very interesting and relevant especially linking systemic/ retinal conditions with new technology and AI. Really speaks to the future of the profession. Please PLEASE more lectures like this!!! On this topic!

• Unique perspective as to what is coming with Ai.

• Excellent Lecture. Informative/ preparing a new foundation for coordination of care .

• Love Dr. Pizzimenti!!

• I would like to hear more about this technology.

• Great lecture, supporting our current practice.

• Interesting and unique topic!

• Would love to have another lecture on this topic. Very well done and is super important to the future of the primary care role we have!!

• Interesting to hear something new!

• Such a great presentation overall.

• Relevant topic and really interesting data and case studies.

• He was fabulous! Can he lecture more, and more on this topic?

Speaker: Joseph Pizzimenti, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Stewart

COPE ID: 102708-GO

Category: General Optometry

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour CE credit.

Optomed is a Finnish medical technology company and one of the leading providers globally of handheld fundus cameras and screening software. Our mission is to prevent blindness by improving access to eye screening globally. Learn more here.

This session provides a comprehensive introduction to autologous serum tears, a biologic therapy for ocular surface disease. Participants will review the composition, mechanism of action, evidence-based indications, and protocols for serum tears. The course emphasizes patient selection and clinical integration to optimize ocular surface outcomes.

Over 1100 attended our event and we received amazing feedback!

Feedback from anonymous survey:

• I signed up to be a vital tears provider immediately after lecture

• She was very easy to learn from and made it understandable to this old timers! No more just refresh drops for everyone!!

• This class helped me understand serum tears much better.

• Great topic - rarely covered, and certainly not in-depth like today - thanks !

• Great intro to how to introduce serum tears to patients.

• Enjoyed this because it's not a super common CE topic.

• Always great to hear clinically relevant information!

• Very well spoken speaker. Good flow with material (not too fast or slow).

• So helpful to get such a thorough summary!

• This is the second time I have heard this speaker and both times I was impressed by her knowledge and her passion.

• Covered all the bases, so I feel confident.

Speaker: Cecelia Koetting, O.D.

Moderator: Dr. Elise Kramer

COPE ID: 103914-PH

Category: Pharmacology

This event is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit.

Thank you to Vital Tears for exhibiting at this event.

Vital Tears was founded in 2015 with the mission to provide convenient access to autologous serum tears for patients across the United States. We employ a state-of-the-art process to deliver high-quality, customized serum tears quickly and efficiently to patients who need them. Our team is committed to serving our patients and clinical partners with excellence.