As courses get COPE approved, they will be added to the dates below. Make sure to check back frequently as this information often changes. ALL COPE approved classes will also be approved for Florida Approval
Wednesday, November 5th
- 5:30pm – Course Number 100: “Diabetes Update for 2025,” Emily Vrontos, OD (101200-PH)
- 7:00pm – Course Number 101: “Glaucoma Expert Panel,” Various Speakers (100091-GL)
Thursday, November 6th
- 8:00am – Course Number 102: “Low Vision Basics for the Primary Care Optometrist,” Rebecca Deffler OD, PhD, FAAO (99614-LV)
- 8:00am – Course Number 103: “The Aging Face: The Good, The Bad, and the Treatable,” Anthony DeWilde OD, FAAO (95313-PO)
- 8:00am – Course Number 400: “InfantSEE Workshop,” Various Speakers (99620-FV)
- 9:00am – Course Number 104: “Vision and Driving,” Rebecca Deffler OD, PhD, FAAO (99615-LV)
- 9:00am – Course Number 105: “What a Pain! A Guide to Headaches for the Optometrist,” Anthony DeWilde OD, FAAO (99619-NO)
- 9:00am – Course Number 144: “ERG: Making Waves in Optometry,” Frances Bynum OD, FAAO (96435-TD)
- 10:00am – Course Number 106: “Maximizing the OCT in the Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma.” Danica J. Marrelli, OD, FAAO (95530-GL)
- 10:00am – Course Number 107: “Infectious Diseases and the Eyes,” Mawada Osman, OD, MS, FAAO (100768-SD)
- 10:00am – Course Number 143: “Diabetic Eye Disease: Implementing Diabetic Protocols in Everyday Optometry Practice,” Frances Bynum, OD (98946-SD)
- 10:00am – Course Number 500: “Optimizing Revenue: Medical vs. Vision & Coordination of Benefits,” Chris Smiley, OD, FAAO (100087-PM)
- 10:00am – Course Number 401: “IPL and Radiofrequency Treatment Workshop for Ocular Surface Disease” Various Speakers (101203-TD)
- 11:00am – Course Number 108: “mTBEye: Vestibular and Vision Biomarkers in Concussion,” Katherine Weise OD, MBA, FAAO (100769-NO)
- 11:00am – Course Number 109: “Retinal Tug of War: PVDs, retinal holes, retinal tears, and retinal detachments,” Jay Lytle, OD, FAAO (100486-TD)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 110: “Ocular Disease Round Table”, Various Speakers (101199-GO)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 111: “Mastering the Fit: Optimizing Scleral Lens Optics, Corneal Periphery, and Limbal Area,” Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE (100080-CL)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 112: “Can You Hear Me Now? How to Increase Patient Compliance,” Jay Lytle OD, FAAO (100485-PB)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 113: “NASEM report on myopia,” Katherine Weise OD, MBA, FAAO & Don Mutti, OD, PhD (101201-GO)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 402: “Ophthalmic Laser Workshop,” Various Speakers (100291-LP)
- 2:00pm – Course Number 114: “Masterclass in Corneal Refractive Surgery Co-Management,” Jay Lytle OD, FAAO (100487-PO)
- 2:00pm – Course Number 115: “Would you prescribe?” Katherine Weise OD, MBA, FAAO (100770-FV)
- 3:00pm – Course Number 501: “Keynote Lecture – : Floating Eyeballs: Ocular Testing and Treatment Throughout Human Spaceflight”, Tyson Brunstetter, MBA, OD, PhD, FAAO, FAsMA (99693-GO)
- 7:00pm – Course Number 116: “Contact Lens Panel (Dinner Included)” Various Speakers (100090-CL)
Friday, November 7th
- 8:00am – Course Number 117: “Systemic Prescribing for the Primary Care Optometrist,” Danica J. Marrelli, OD, FAAO (99653-PH)
- 8:00am – Course Number 118: “Keratoconus: Clear Vision Ahead. From Diagnosis to Management” Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE (100081-CL)
- 8:00am – Course Number 119: “Infant and Pediatric Neurology” Katherine Weise OD, MBA, FAAO (100771-NO)
- 8:00am – Course Number 403: “Ophthalmic Laser In-Office Procedures Workshop” Various Speakers (100293-LP)
- 9:00am – Course Number 120: “A Roadmap of Geographic Atrophy,” Danica J. Marrelli, OD, FAAO (98889-TD)
- 09:00am – Course Number 121: “Scleral Lenses and Dry Eye: Is the Evidence Clear Enough?” Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE (100082-CL)
- 10:00am – Course Number 122: “Resident Poster Session,” Various Speakers (Ohio-Only Approved)
- 11:00am – Course Number 123: “Keeping an Eye on AI-Disease Screening and Diagnosis Options” Anthony DeWilde OD, FAAO (94348-GO)
- 11:00am – Course Number 124: “Complications Associated with Scleral Lenses and Scleral Lens Wear,” Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE (100083-CL)
- 11:00am – Course Number 125: “Peds Pharm,” Katherine Weise OD, MBA, FAAO (100772-PH)
- 11:00am – Course Number 404: “Dry Eye Treatment Workshop,” Various Speakers (100288-TD)
- 1:30pm – Course Number 126: “Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and its Risk to NASA Astronauts” Tyson Brunstetter, MBA, OD, PhD, FAAO, FAsMA (99695-NO)
- 1:30pm – Course Number 127: “Evidence Based Approach to Unilateral Optic Nerve Edema,” Anthony DeWilde OD, FAAO (99692-NO)
- 1:30pm – Course Number 128: “TBI Panel: A Multidisciplinary Approach to TBI,” Various Speakers (100285-NO)
- 1:30pm – Course Number 405: “Ophthalmic Injections Workshop,” Various Speakers (101308-SP)
- 1:30pm – Course Number 503: “Realeyes Educational Program Training,” Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD (Ohio-Only Approved)
- 2:30pm – Course Number 142: “Decoding Conjunctivitis in 2025” Jay Lytle OD, FAAO (100488-TD)
- 3:30pm – Course Number 129: “Top 10 Resident Poster Presentation” Various Speakers (Ohio-Only Approved)
- 4:30pm – Course Number 130: “Firefighter OD: Quenching the Angry Consumer,” Jay Lytle OD, FAAO (100489-PB)
- 4:30pm – Course Number 131: “Ocular Telemedicine Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)” Tyson Brunstetter, MBA, OD, PhD, FAAO, FAsMA (99696-GO)
- 4:30pm – Course Number 131: “How to Manage Myopia with Contact Lenses, Pharmaceuticals, and Glasses,” Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD (100773-GO)
Saturday, November 8th
- 8:00am – Course Number 132: “Topical Ophthalmics: The Tried and True and the New”, Jocelyn Daniel, OD, FAAO (101202-PH)
- 8:00am – Course Number 133: “Getting the Most Out of OCT-Angiography (OCTA)” Nick Fogt, OD, PhD (101356-TD)
- 9:00am – Course Number 134: “When You Have the Diagnosis, Look for a Better One,” A. Mika Moy OD, FAAO (100774-TD)
- 9:00am – Course Number 135: “Retinal Vascular Occlusive Disease” Nick Fogt, OD, PhD (101358-TD)
- 10:00am – Course Number 136: “Amniotic Membranes: Current Uses, Future Considerations” A. Mika Moy OD, FAAO (100775-TD)
- 10:00am – Course Number 137: “Imaging of Peripheral Retinal Disorders” Nick Fogt, OD, PhD (101357-TD)
- 12:00pm – Course Number 138: “Ocular Pain Management: New Philosophies and Regulations,” A. Mika Moy OD, FAAO (100776-PH)
- 1:00pm – Course Number 139: “VF Defects Beyond Glaucoma” A. Mika Moy OD, FAAO (100777-GL)
- 2:00pm – Course Number 140: “From Horses to Zebras: Challenging Anterior Segment Diagnosis Grand Rounds” A. Mika Moy OD, FAAO (100778-TD)
The Ohio Board of Optometry accepts for credit all courses that are COPE approved; a maximum of two hours of practice management (PM) or ethics jurisprudence (EJ) or one hour in each is also accepted. Courses approved for Pharmacology credit have COPE approval numbers with the following suffixes: AS, GL, IS, LP, NO, OP, PD, PH, PO, PS, RS, SD, SP.