OVERVIEW:
The Ocular Disease Update program is going to be a comprehensive and thorough review of all aspects of ocular disease from front of the eye to the back. A thorough review of eyelid lesions, viral eye disease, swollen optic nerves, diabetes and diagnostic testing, laser procedures, optometric surgical procedures, prescribing oral medications, intense pulsed light therapy, uveitis, among other topics will be covered. Numerous lectures will have a video grand rounds component, with all lectures having a case-based lecturing style. Interactive audience response/polling will be used throughout all lectures to allow the attendee to actively engage with the speaker.
At the completion of this course, the attendee will have reviewed and gained a better understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and management options for a variety of ocular disease conditions from the anterior segment to the posterior segment.
Course Topics: (click for expanded information)
Lumps and Bumps: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management
Going Viral - HSV, HZO, EKC
Swollen Optic Nerves: Now What?
Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease
DM: New Testing and Treatment for Retinopathy
Laser Procedures for the Management of Glaucoma and More
Uveitis: Systemic and Ocular Approaches to Management
IPL in the Optometric Practice
Optometric Surgical Procedures
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, Dr. Nate Lighthizer, O.D., F.A.A.O.,
is a graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry. Upon graduation,
he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis
in Ocular Disease through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College
of Optometry (NSUOCO). Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the faculty at
the Oklahoma College of Optometry and serves as the Chief of Specialty
Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic. In 2014,
he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry.
Also in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education as
well as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma
College of Optometry. Starting in 2020, he was named the Associate
Dean of the NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry. He is a founding member,
and currently serves as President, of the Intrepid Eye Society which
is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry. He was named a
member of PCON 250 – A list of the top 250 optometrists in the country
who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct
optometric research or excel in academia and share what they have
learned with other optometrists to advance the profession. Dr.
Lighthizer lectures nationally and internationally on numerous
topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics,
and ocular disease.
This program is presented in partnership with the
New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians
Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC is an approved COPE & CE Broker provider.
This is a 16 CE Credit course.
