2025 GWCO Congress CE Descriptions
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thursday  |  Friday  |  Saturday Sunday

  Thursday CE Sessions LL1 - Salons A-F
     
  8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | PENDING COPE 
Twelve Innovations in Eye Care that You Need to Know About presented by Dr. Brujic
 
   
 
  8:00 AM - 10:00 AMPENDING COPE 
Oral Pharmaceuticals in Primary Care Optometry presented by Dr. Lonsberry
 
   
 
  9:00 AM - 10:00 AMPENDING COPE 
PER: Premium IOL Co-management Featured Symposium
 
   
 
  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PENDING COPE 
PER: Glaucoma Featured Symposium 
 
   
 
 

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

DescriptionSpherical, 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

DescriptionThis 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.

 
   
 
  11:00 AM - 12:00 PMPENDING COPE 
PER: In-Office Procedures Workshop
 
   
 
  1:00 PM - 2:00 PMPENDING COPE 
PER: Regeneron Featured Symposium: Navigating Advances in Neovascular Retinal Disease: Translating Evidence to Practice in AMD, DME, and RVO
 
   
 
  1:00 PM - 3:00 PMPENDING COPE 
Rule These Out Before You Diagnose it as Dry Eye presented by Dr. Brujic
 
   
 
  2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPENDING COPE 
PER: Prebyopia Featured Symposium
 
   
 
 

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

DescriptionThis 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 - 4:00 PMPENDING COPE 
PER: Neurotrophic Keratitis Featured Symposium
 
   
 
  3:00 PM - 5:00 PMPENDING COPE 
Eyelid and Conjuctiva Growths & Degenerations - From Annoying to Destroying presented by Dr. Kenworthy
 
   
 
 

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

DescriptionPatients 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.

 
   
 
  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PENDING COPE 
PER: Corneal Sensitivity Workshop