Soft Contact Lens Complications:

·        Contact Lenses and Corneal Infiltrates: From Tissue to Treatment

·        Challenges, Microbiology and Epidemiology of Microbial Keratitis

Irregular Corneas:

·        Keratoconus Update and Surgical Corrections including Collagen Crosslinking

·        Solving the Puzzle of Keratoconus

·        Fitting Large Diameter Lenses to Irregular Corneas

·        Specialty Contact Lens Grand Rounds from a University Clinic Setting

Corneal Imaging; Current Contact Lens Controversies:

·        Pediatric Contact Lenses and Myopia Control

·        Current Contact Lens Controversies: Is the Solution in the Solution?

·        De-mystifying Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses

Objectives: Although modern lens types such as silicone hydrogel lenses have provided the optometric patient with improved corneal physiology, remaining issues of corneal infiltrates and microbial keratitis continue to perplex the clinician. These and other recent topics, clues from current research, and controversies surrounding modern soft contact lens wear and care will be discussed.  Additionally, the clinician will gain insight on how to fit challenging irregular cornea patients using modern imaging techniques and specialty contact lenses with creative contact lens solutions and post-operative care in a grand rounds format.      

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*Dr. Loretta Szczotka-Flynn (click for Full CV)
is Professor at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in the Departments of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences as well as Epidemiology & Biostatistics. She has been Director of the Contact Lens Service at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio for almost 20 years. She serves on the editorial boards for Optometry and Vision Science and Eye & Contact Lens and she is a Contributing Editor for Contact Lens Spectrum and CL Today.  Her research interests include contact lens complications, extended contact lens wear, silicone hydrogel contact lenses, keratoconus, post-surgical contact lens fitting and corneal imaging including topography and confocal microscopy. She has authored or co-authored 48 peer reviewed manuscripts, 10 book chapters, 75 scientific meeting abstracts, and has presented over 160 presentations worldwide. 

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This course is COPE approved for 12 CE Credits.