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January 27, 2024
8:00AM - 3:15PM

Snow School

Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, Pocono Manor, PA

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Pricing

Member OD Registration $199.00
Non-Member Registration $298.50
Guest $55
Child (17 and under) $35

Continuing Education Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM   -  Registration, Continental Breakfast and time with exhibitors 

Snow School Breakfast Fun
 Arcade token cards will be distributed by lottery during the Snow School breakfast!

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM   -  Myopia Control: Beyond 2020 
Laura Goldberg, OD, MS, FAAO 
2 hrs. NJSBO Regular Credit # 471-2025
CE Broker # 20-952441

This course will review how the scope of myopia management has changed in the last twenty years. It will provide a brief overview of the myopia epidemic, including possible causes and comorbidities associated with myopia progression, and when treatment should be initiated. Important research studies will be discussed that have provided the foundation for our current clinical treatments, including a review of treatment modalities and the research studies that have demonstrated their safety and efficacy. New developments and studies currently underway will be presented that may expand our treatment options and improve upon the ones currently available.

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM   -  Morning Break and time with exhibitors 

10:45 AM - 12:25 PM   -  The Herpes Group: 2023 Update
Joseph Shovlin, OD, FAAO 
2 hrs. NJSBO Oral Credit # 472-2025
CE Broker # 20-952443

Herpetic eye disease is commonly experienced in most clinical eye practices. The two most common ophthalmic entities seen include herpes zoster ophthalmicus and herpes simplex keratitis. Clinical features to help differentiate herpetic eye disease from non-viral conditions will be highlighted. The renewed importance of serology testing will be shared. Special attention will be given to oral treatment options and strategies to help avoid herpetic eye disease with vaccination. Concerns relating to viral resistance will be raised and new studies are offered to help better manage these conditions.

12:25 PM - 1:25 PM   -  Buffet Luncheon and time with exhibitors 

1:25 PM - 3:15 PM  -  Life Threatening Signs & Symptoms That Can't Be Missed!
Joseph Shovlin, OD, FAAO 
2 hrs. NJSBO TPA Credit # 477-2025
CE Broker # 20-952455

There are many life-threatening eye signs and symptoms that present on a regular basis to the eye care provider. Some present as corneal fascinations for metabolic, inflammatory or even infectious etiologies. Other signs and symptoms may simply present as seemingly benign flashing lights. Most often photopsia is related to vitreous changes that cause entoptic phenomenon. Unfortunately, the symptoms associated with flashing lights might represent something completely unrelated to vitreoretinal phenomena, namely a vascular, neoplastic, or neurologic etiology. Often these conditions carry significant morbidity, even mortality concerns and can’t be missed. This course will examine the differences in presentation and cite several case examples of photopsia not related to vitreoretinal conditions such as giant cell arteritis, artery occlusion, patent foramen ovale, neoplastic lesions, Purtscher-like retinopathy, and cerebral aneurysm. Several other case examples will be presented including pigmented lesions of the eye and various eye toxicities related to new immunologic treatments for cancer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CE CREDIT:
Courses presented at this event will be New Jersey State Board of Optometrists (NJSBO) and CE Broker Approved only (and are non-COPE courses). Courses will be accepted for CE credit in NJ, NY, PA, and FL. If you are licensed in any other state, please check with that state's Optometry Board to inquire if these courses will be accepted. Course outlines and speaker CVs will be added to the NJSOP event handout hub. A separate email will be sent to all registrants with instructions for accessing the handout hub when content is available.

Laura Goldberg, OD, MS, FAAO 

Dr. Goldberg is an associate optometrist at Woolf Eye Lab. She graduated from New England College of Optometry and completed a residency in Primary Care & Ocular Disease at VAMC Wilmington, DE. While in optometry school, Dr. Goldberg performed research on possible causes of developmental progression of myopia in children and received her Master’s in Vision Science. Her research sparked her passion for myopia control, and she offers many therapies to help slow near-sightedness. Dr. Goldberg is also a specialist in fitting complex contact lenses, such as scleral lenses, that are used to treat patients with irregular corneas or high astigmatism. She helps patients suffering with dry eye syndrome by using the latest technology to identify the underlying cause of the dryness and curating tailored treatment plans.

Joseph Shovlin, OD, FAAO 

Dr. Shovlin is the senior optometrist at Northeastern Eye Institute/Vision Innovation Partners in Scranton, PA.  He is an alumnus (1980) of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry/Salus University where he serves as adjunct faculty and is a clinical preceptor for the Massachusetts’ College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the State University of New York College of Optometry. He is a distinguished practitioner of the National Academy of Practice, diplomate and past chair of the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry and past chair of the Contact Lens and Cornea Section of the American Optometric Association. He is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. He is a past president of the American Academy of Optometry.

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NJSOP CE Event Registration Refund Policy

 
In the event an NJSOP continuing education event attendee wishes to rescind their event registration, refunds may be requested through email or by mail to NJSOP. Refund requests received at least 30 days or more before the event will receive a full refund. Requests made 14-29 days before the event will receive a 50% refund. Refunds will not be issued within 14 days of the event. However, registered attendees who experience an extenuating circumstance that prevents them from attending the event can request refund consideration via email or by mail. Refunds will be provided in the manner in which the registered attendee paid.  

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