Agenda-at-a-Glance

Wednesday, March 3, 2027
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OD Breakfast Symposium
300
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Zen of Scleral Fitting: Simplifying Success with Zenlens™ (workshop)
511
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Eye Urgent Care: Real Cases, Real Lessons
500
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
OD Lunch Symposium
301
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Know Your Numbers: 9 KPI's That Reveal Opportunities in Medical Eye Care
400
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Hands-on Workshop - New Tech Wearables, Virtual Fields, and Electrodiagnostics
600
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Contact Lens Masterclass - Management of Ocular Conditions with Contact Lenses
501
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
The Hidden Beliefs Driving Clinical Behavior in Optometry
401
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Contact Lens Masterclass Symposium
302
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Practical Application of Billing, Coding, and Medical Decision-Making in Modern Optometric Practice
402
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Cutting Edge Eye Care: A Showcase of Modern Eye Care Technology
601
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Contact Lens Masterclass - Are You Smarter Than a 3rd-Year Optometry Student?
502
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
OD/AHP Dinner Symposium
303
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Applications of Ophthalmic Imaging
503
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Eyes on Tomorrow: When AI Meets Eye Care
504
Thursday, March 4, 2027
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CL Complications: When Good Contacts Go Bad
102
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Wellness, Nutrition, Self Care and the Ocular Impact
100
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
TED Talks: An Update on Thyroid Eye Disease
101
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Beauty or the Beast? The Impact of Cosmetics on Ocular Health
200
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OD/AHP Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium
304
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
From Busy to Bigger
403
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Canvas of Beauty: Skin Fundamentals for Ocular Aesthetic Treatments
201
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Special Session - Cutting Edge Cataract & Refractive Surgery: From Next-Generation IOLs, ICLs, & RLE to Revolutionary Surgical Innovations
60
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Science of Increasing Capture Rate
416
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Precision in Aesthetics: Mastering Neurotoxin for Ocular Health & Beauty
202
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Uncovering Unnerving Optic Neuropathies
103
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Take the Bite out of the Mite: Managing Demodex Blepharitis
104
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Corneal Cross-Linking: Early Detection, Better Outcomes
107
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
The Art of the Fit, Simplified: An Introduction to the Arise Ortho-K Fitting System
512
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
How To Kill Team Morale in Eight Steps or Less
405
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
It's Not A Prism Sentence! Understanding Prism
700
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Seeing Through the Weight Loss Revolution: GLP-1s and Ocular Health
106
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Your Anterior Segment Toolbox
105
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Lensometry for Opticians and Technicians
800
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
OD Lunch Symposium
305
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
AHP Lunch Symposium
306
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Wet Lab - Precision in Practice: Hands-On Neurotoxin Techniques for Periocular Rejuvenation
203
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Keynote - The Future of Eyecare: Tying It All Together
61
1:45 PM - 4:45 PM
1:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Hands-on Workshop - I Can Do That! Anterior & Posterior Segment Lasers for ODs
602
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Map Quest: Mapping The Eye Inside and Out
701
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Reshaping Eyecare: Trends, Opportunities, and Disruption
408
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
The Autoimmune Eye
111
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Seeing It Through: The Optometrist’s Role in Surgical Co-Management
110
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Modern Myopia Management 2027
505
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Ocular Pharmacology: What’s New and What’s Next
109
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
IPL Mastery: Treating Dry Eye & Enhancing Aesthetic Outcomes
204
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
The Secret to Managing Unequal Refractive Errors
801
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
The Dry Eye Revolution
108
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Opioids in Eyecare
112
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
When Injured Eyes Knock
702
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
OD/AHP Dinner Symposium
307
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Decoding the Retina: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Optogenetics
506
Friday, March 5, 2027
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Serum Tears of Joy: Grand Rounds & Clinical Pearls
115
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
360 Degree Diabetic Care
114
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Amniotic Membranes: Current Uses, Future Considerations
113
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Variable Tint Lenses: Past and Present
802
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OD Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium
308
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
AHP Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium
309
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
HOYA Optical Bootcamp
830
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wet Lab - IPL in Action: Practical Application for Dry Eye & Aesthetic Enhancement
205
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Special Session - Connecting the OD-MD Dots in Vitreoretinal Disease: An Interactive Case-Based Conversation
62
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hands-on Workshop - Basic Lensometry
818
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
From Stuck to Thriving: Better Teams. Better Experiences. Better Results.
404
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
SECO Poster Program
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Radiating Beauty, Restoring Collagen: RF and Plasma Energy in Ocular Aesthetics
206
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dry Eye Management for The Team
703
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Enhancing Patient Care with Fundus Autofluorescence
120
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Interventional Glaucoma: The New Frontier
118
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Optic Nerve Anomalies
117
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
True Multifocal Lenses: Natural Accommodative Lenses
803
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Harnessing the Power of Amniotic Membranes: Practical Tips for Success
603
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Out with the Readers, In with the Drops
116
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Insurance Matters
406
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Resurface & Rejuvenate: The Power of Lasers in Ocular Aesthetics
207
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
When Dry Eye Isn't Dry Eye: Recognizing Neurotrophic Keratitis & Neuropathic Pain
119
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
OD Lunch Symposium
310
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
AHP Lunch Symposium
311
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pick Me, I Want to Be a Leader
704
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wet Lab - RF Mastery: Hands-On Techniques for Skin Tightening & Ocular Rejuvenation
208
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Improving Eyewear and Contact Lens Sales With AI
407
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Coming Soon!
409
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
AR Treatments' Odyssey
804
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Double Trouble: Demystifying Diplopia
125
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mystery to Mastery: Anterior Segment Puzzles
122
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - IPL and Radiofrequency Treatment for Ocular Surface Disease
604
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Innovations in Ocular Surgery
124
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Glaucoma in Focus: Real World Strategies and Cases
123
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mastering Macular Edema: Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management
121
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Prevention of Medical Errors In Eyecare
126
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Advanced Lensometry
819
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wet Lab - Plasma Pen: Revitalizing the Skin with Collagen Activation
209
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Smart Vision: How AI Is Reshaping Eye Care
805
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
AI and The Front Desk
705
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Art & Science of Ocular Aesthetics: Integrating Skills for Success with Customized Treatment Plans
210
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Take Your Pills! Systemic Eye Prescribing
128
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Strabismus Dilemma: Prevention vs. Treatment
130
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Maneuvering the Maze: Exploring Tough Cornea Cases
129
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Integration of Aesthetics into Practice/Practice Development
211
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Red Flags and Red Herrings You Don't Want to Miss
127
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visual Fields: What’s In and What’s Out
507
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
SECO Futures in Focus: Student & Resident Networking / Party
905
Saturday, March 6, 2027
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Changing the Course of Geographic Atrophy
134
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Bending the Rules: Prism Beyond Prentice
806
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Complications of Laser Treatments: Now What?
131
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
AHP Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium - Stellest Success
313
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OD Hot Topic Breakfast Symposium
312
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Futures in Focus Breakfast Symposium
900
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Marketing 101
807
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Futures in Focus Career Connections Fair
901
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Special Session - Looking Better, Feeling Better: The Experts Weigh in on Real World OSD & Aesthetics
63
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting the Needs of Today’s Presbyopes
808
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - You Can Do This! In-Office Optometric Surgical Procedures
605
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Secondary Glaucomas: Silent Thieves
133
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Co-Management Conundrums
135
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Foundational Optometric Tools for Evaluating and Treating Acquired Brain Injury
137
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Neuroimaging 101: MRI
132
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
AHP Lunch Symposium - Making it Rain
314
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
When You Have the Diagnosis, Look for a Better One
136
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
SECO Showdown: Optometry Edition Exhibit Hall - Young Professionals Forum
902
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Futures in Focus Lunch Symposium
903
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Human Advantage
706
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
OD Lunch Symposium
315
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
From Theory to Treatment: Ophthalmic Lenses and Lasers in Action
809
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Cow Eye Dissection
820
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Increasing Success & Reducing Chair Time with Scleral CLs
606
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The 4-Day Workweek: Designing a Practice People Don’t Want to Leave
410
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pediatric Vision Care for Special Needs Populations: Tools, Techniques, and Communication Strategies
707
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Plaquenil Screening Made Practical
138
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Beyond the Equation: Advanced Optical Formulae in Practice
810
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glaucoma and the Interventional Treatment Paradigm
140
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
What You Need to Know About Ocular & Peri-Ocular Injections
141
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mastering the OCT
139
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Stop Hearing, Start Listening: The Secret Leadership Skill That Builds Trust, Teams, and Results
411
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Don't Get Zapped! OSHA and Laser Protocol
708
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Amazing Characteristics of Ophthalmic Lenses
811
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Neuro Eye Grand Rounds: Cases You Can't Miss
143
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Beyond the Diagnosis: Vision Care for Children with Autism
144
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Sticking with Injections
607
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hands-on Workshop - Frame Repairs
821
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Perils of the Pathway
146
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Making Tough Glaucoma Look Easy
145
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Florida Jurisprudence
147
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Feedback That Works: Why It’s So Hard to Give and Receive, and How to Do It Right
412
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Ophthalmic Imaging
709
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Mitigating Malpractice
508
Sunday, March 7, 2027
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
AI in Glaucoma: Could the Black Box Become the Silver Bullet?
509
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breaking Through Barriers to 5-Star Service!
413
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Opthalmic Lens Calculations
812
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Anatomy of a Progressive
813
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Green Isn't Always Clean: OCT Pearls for Glaucoma Management
510
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hiring for Alignment, Not Resumes: How to Build a Team That Actually Works
414
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Prism Like a Pro
814
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Georgia Laws and Rules
815
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Our Favorite Cases: Pearls, Pitfalls & Patients We’ll Never Forget
148
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fix What’s Stuck: Diagnosing Growth Plateaus in Your Practice
415
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Benefits of Using Free Form
816
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
How to Communicate the Need for Multiple Pair
817
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Rapid Fire: The Many Faces of GCA
149