2025 GWCO Congress CE Descriptions
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thursday  |  Friday  |  Saturday  |  Sunday

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | COPE #: 97570-CL
Soft Contact: New Insights, New Understandings presented by Dr. Lampa

Description: Spherical, toric, and multifocal soft contact lens fitting is an essential component of clinical practice. This course presents evidence that can provide explanations of various soft contact lens fits and how to troubleshoot using the sagittal depth charts instead of relying solely on the lens’ labeled base curve and diameter.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | COPE #: 94462-PO
The Many Surgical Roads to Better Vision presented by Dr. Kenworthy

Description: This course will emphasize corneal and lens-based surgeries to improve vision. Recognizing and treating conditions such as corneal dystrophies and dry eye can improve outcomes for any ocular surgery. Cataract surgery techniques and lens options will be discussed. A better understanding of the surgical process will improve post operative management. Refractive surgery technologies such as LASIK, PRK, SMILE will be discussed along with their pros and cons. Other alternatives such as ICL is also included. Advanced ocular imaging such as topography, epithelial mapping and anterior segment OCT will be discussed.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | COPE #: 97572-CL
Changing Lives with Scleral Lenses presented by Dr. Lampa

Description: This course will examine the issues presented with managing patients with scleral lenses. This course is intended to boost your confidence with fitting scleral lenses by improving your understanding of the various lens designs and their inherent limitations. It will describe the construction of the modern scleral lens and how to analyze the ocular surface to optimize success in fitting.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | COPE #: 98691-TD
Eyelid and Conjuctiva Growths & Degenerations - From Annoying to Destroying presented by Dr. Kenworthy

Description: This course will discuss a wide range of degenerations and growths of the eyelid, conjunctiva and ocular adnexa. These will include benign and malignant lesions of the eyelid margin and conjunctiva, as well as lesions which may be a foreboding sign of impending malignancy or other systemic disorder. Pigmentary and vascular lesions will be discussed through several case studies including melanoma and hemangioma. Participants of this course will see numerous cases that will demonstrate the various and complex growths and degenerations of the anterior segment. Lesions secondary to viral infection (adenovirus and herpes) will be investigated, including inflammation that results in pseudomembrane formation, such as in EKC.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | COPE #: 97571-CL
Management of Irregular Astigmatism Outside of Scleral Lenses presented by Dr. Lampa

Description: Patients with irregular corneal astigmatism are usually required to wear a contact lens for rehabilitation of their vision. A systematic approach to managing keratoconus, post penetrating keratoplasty, post surgery and irregular astigmatism with contact lenses is discussed. Cases histories will be presented that demonstrate the use of GP.