2020 Congress Schedule at a Glance
Learn about the 2020 virtual event and educational offerings.
September 18–20, 2020
GWCO is proud we were able to bring out members and supporters an online educational event. Our staff, leaders, and education team worked hard to revise our original program to fit our new online platform. We provided attendees with high-quality, multi-track optometric education.
All times listed below are Pacific Standard Time (PST).
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Friday, September 18 |
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Start Time |
Event |
Audience
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8:00 AM- 8:30 AM |
Friday Opening Remarks & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Sponsored by Alcon Vision, LLC |
All Attendees |
8:30 AM- 9:30 AM
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Session 1: The Swollen Optic Nerve: Now What? Nathan Lighthizer, OD |
OD Education |
8:30 AM- 9:30 AM |
Session 2: Prescribing in Pregnancy and Lactation Amiee Ho, OD, FAAO Course Codes | ABO: ST20N129-3 | CPC: PH-0017-20
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OD/Para Education |
9:30 AM- 9:45 AM |
Break 1 - Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision
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All Attendees |
9:45 AM- 10:45 AM |
Session 3: Grand Rounds on Visual Hallucinations and Disturbances Amiee Ho, OD, FAAO Course Codes | ABO: ST20N130-3 | CPC: SP-0025-20 |
OD Education |
9:45 AM- 11:45 AM |
Session 4: Going Viral: HSV, HZO, EKC Nathan Lighthizer, OD |
OD/Para Education |
10:45 AM- 11:00 AM |
Break 2 & Visit Exhibit Hall |
All Attendees |
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM |
Session 5: Atropine Myopia Control Jeff Walline, OD, PhD Course Codes | ABO: ST20N131-2 | CPC: PH-0013-20 |
OD/Para Education |
11:45 AM- 12:00 PM |
Break 3 & Visit Exhibit Hall |
All Attendees |
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM |
Lunch Presentations
- Alcon Vision, LLC: “The Next Big Thing”
Dr. Sean Powell
- Genentech: “Providing Care for Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy: With & Without DME”
Dr. Jeffry Gerson & Dr. Nikolas London
- Maculogix: “Change the Future”
Dr. Ryan Powell
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All Attendees |
1:00 PM- 2:00 PM |
Session 6: Don't Panic: You Can Treat That Corneal Ulcer Alison Bozung, OD, FAAO |
OD Education |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Session 7: Contact Lens Myopia Control Jeff Walline, OD, PhD Course Code | NCLE: CT20N121-2 | CPC: CL-0019-20 |
OD/Para Education |
2:00 PM- 2:30 PM |
Break 4 - Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision |
All Attendees |
2:30 PM- 3:30 PM
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Session 8: Orbit for the OD Alison Bozung, OD, FAAO |
OD Education |
2:30 PM- 3:30 PM |
Session 9: Examining Infants and Toddlers Jeff Walline, OD, PhD Course Codes | ABO: ST20N132-1 | CPC: CV-0004-20 |
OD/Para Education |
3:30 PM- 3:45 PM |
Closing Remarks, Prize Drawing |
All Attendees |
3:45 PM- 4:45 PM |
Welcome Reception - Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute |
All Attendees |
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Saturday, September 19 |
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Start Time |
Event |
Audience |
9:00 AM - 5:15 PM |
GWCO Student Program |
Students |
9:00 AM- 9:15 AM |
Saturday Opening Remarks |
All Attendees |
9:15 AM- 10:15 AM |
Session 10: The Diameter Debate Mini Scleral and Large Scleral Lenses Pros and Cons Stephanie Woo, OD |
OD Education |
9:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Session 11: The Secondary Glaucomas: From the OD and MD Perspective Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, Med, FAAO & Michael Greenwood, MD |
OD Education |
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM
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Break 5 & Visit Exhibit Hall
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All Attendees |
10:30 AM- 11:30 AM |
Session 12: Amniotic Membranes and Their Uses in Optometry Stephanie Woo, OD |
OD Education |
11:15 AM- 11:30 AM
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Break 6 & Visit Exhibit Hall |
All Attendees |
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM |
Lunch Presentations
- Allergan: “Experience & Evidence: Insights on Chronic Dry Eye Management”
Dr. Scott Schachter and Dr. Lindsay Bull
- CooperVision: “The End of Myopia Starts at the Beginning”
Dr. Justin Kwan
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All Attendees |
12:30 PM- 1:30 PM |
Session 13: Pain Management in Optometric Practice in an Era of Opioid Abuse Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, Med, FAAO |
OD Education |
12:30 PM- 1:30 PM |
Session 14: Cataract Postops Gone Bad! Robert Wooldridge, OD |
OD Education |
1:30 PM- 1:45 PM |
Break 7 & Visit Exhibit Hall
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All Attendees |
1:45 PM- 2:45 PM |
Session 15: Precision Sight Accomplished with Light How the Light Adjustable Lens Is Changing the Shape of Refractive Cataract Surgery by Delivering Customized Outcomes Michael Greenwood, MD |
OD Education |
1:45 PM- 2:45 PM |
Session 16: Glaucoma Postops Gone Bad! Robert Wooldridge, OD |
OD Education |
2:45 PM- 3:00 PM |
Break 8 & Visit Exhibit Hall
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All Attendees |
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM |
Session 17: Controversies and Consensus in Glaucoma Robert Wooldridge, OD |
OD Education |
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM |
Session 18: The Latest in Corneal Dystrophies and Degenerations Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, Med, FAAO & Michael Greenwood, MD |
OD Education |
5:00 PM- 5:15 PM |
Closing Remarks, Prize Drawing
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All Attendees |
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Sunday, September 20 |
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Start Time |
Event |
Audience |
9:00 AM- 9:15 AM |
Sunday Opening Remarks
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All Attendees |
9:15 AM- 10:15 AM |
Session 19: Therapeutic Utilization of Low Plus Lenses Gabby Marshall, OD FCOVD |
OD Education |
9:15 AM- 10:15 AM |
Session 20: The Future in Focus: Refractive Eye Care Chris Wroten, OD |
OD Education |
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM |
Break 9 & Visit Exhibit Hall
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All Attendees |
10:30 AM- 11:30 AM |
Session 21: Treating Dystautomia and Subsequent Visual Disorders with Optometric Phototherapy Gabby Marshall, OD FCOVD |
OD Education |
10:30 AM- 11:30 AM |
Session 22: The New Frontier of Optometric Aesthetics Chris Wroten, OD |
OD Education |
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM |
President's Awards Lunch - Sponsored by VSP Global |
All Attendees |
12:30 PM- 1:30 PM |
Session 23: Private Equity and Eye Care: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Michael Kling, OD |
OD Education |
12:30 PM- 2:30 PM |
Session 24: New Horizons: A Look at Future Technologies And Treatments in Eye Care Chris Wroten, OD |
OD Education |
1:30 PM- 1:45 PM |
Break 10 & Visit Exhibit Hall
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All Attendees |
1:45 PM- 2:45 PM |
Session 25: The Profitable Doctor: Ending Practice Poverty Michael Kling, OD
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OD Education |
2:30 PM- 2:45 PM |
Break 11 & Visit Exhibit Hall |
All Attendees |
2:45 PM- 3:00 PM |
Closing Remarks - Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision, Costume Contest, Prize Drawing, and Exhibit Hall Contest Winner Announcement - Sponsored by Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute |
All Attendees |
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