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Heart of America Eye Care Congress
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Doctor Schedule

Show Para Schedule

Course Eval

Dates 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture Exhibit Hall
A Friday
02/07/2025 		8:00
- 10:00
Beyond 20/20: The AI Revolution in Eye Care
Attar / Morris / Shatsman / Steen
93296-GO  CEE/TQ 
Atlanta/New York
 
B 10:00
- 12:00
Best of Academy 2025
Redfern / Zimmerman
95320-GO
San Francisco 		Retina Grand Rounds: When to Manage, Who to Refer
Rafieetary
92676-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta/New York
C Luncheon 12:00
- 1:00
Luncheon Hosted by Dompe
Chicago
D 1:00
- 3:00
Lasers, Lights, Aesthetics
McGee
92579-TD  B   K 
Atlanta 		Pharmaceutical Update 2025
Caldwell
92706-PH  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
2:45
-
8:00
E Exhibit Hall 3:00
- 4:00
Exhibit Hall Opens at 2:45pm!
F 4:00
- 5:00 		Fundamentals in Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Disease States
Morris
92678-PB
Atlanta 		Navigating glaucoma management: harnessing vectors for optimal patient care
Steen
92623-GL  K   CEE/TQ 
Chicago 		Your Practice, AI, and Today’s Market: Effective Marketing Strategies for Eye Care Businesses
Shatsman
91085-PM
Empire A 		Diabetic Retinopathy: An Overview of Best Diagnostic and Management Strategies
Attar
92602-TD  K   CEE/TQ 
San Francisco 		Ocular Nutrition Tying Function, Structure, and Molecular All Together
Caldwell
90888-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
G 5:00
- 6:00
H Exhibit Hall 6:00
- 8:00
Exhibit Hall 5:45pm to 8pm Craft Beer Tour 5:45pm to 7:30pm Heart of America Eye Care Congress 2025 Poster Session
Polk
95335-GO

Note: starts at 5:45pm
I Saturday
02/08/2025 		8:00
- 9:00 		Thyroid Eye Disease- What Every Optometrist Needs to Know!
Caldwell
92712-SD  K 
Chicago 		Powerboost Lenses: Understanding the Benefits and Limitations
Hoff
92639-GO  B 
San Francisco

Note: Both Para and Doctor Course

 Keratoconus: Yesterday's Research and Today's Practice
Gromacki
91717-TD  K 
Empire C 		Optical Coherence Tomography: Served Layer by Layer
Rafieetary
92679-TD  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta 		Round 1: Neuro, Optic Nerve, & Orbit Brainteaser Cases
Borgman
91424-NO  K   CEE/TQ 
New York 		 
J 9:00
- 10:00 		Pediatric Posterior Seg
Bodack
92813-TD  K 
San Francisco 		9:00
-
2:15
K/L Exhibit Hall 10:00
- 11:30
Exhibit Hall Open 9am
M 11:30
- 12:00 		AMD Diagnostic Essentials: Mastering Detection and Assessment
Attar
92603-TD  K 
New York 		What is Hot in Retina
Rafieetary
92700-TD  K 
Atlanta 		Neuroimaging 101: MRI
Borgman
92087-NO  K 
Chicago 		Pediatric Eye Injuries
Bodack
92812-TD  K 
San Francisco 		Contact Lens Update 2025
Gromacki
93820-CL
Empire A
N 12:00
- 12:30
O Luncheon 12:30
- 2:15
Business Luncheon in Exhibit Hall, Dessert Bar following lunch
Prize drawings 1:30 - 2:15pm, including Grand Prize
P 2:15
- 3:15 		Revealing glaucoma’s depths: advances in pathophysiology understanding
Steen
92624-GL  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta 		Ocular Complications of Contact Lens Wear
Gromacki
94549-CL
Empire A 		Rule These Out Before You Diagnose It As Dry Eye
Brujic
92620-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
New York 		Pediatric Developmental Conditions
Bodack
92805-FV  CEE/TQ 
San Francisco 		Giant Cell Arteritis
Castillo
92583-SD  K 
Chicago 		 
Q 3:15
- 4:15 		Retrobulbar Hemorrhage: First Response When Seconds Count!
Castillo
92584-TD  K 
Chicago
R 4:30
- 7:00
Optometry School Alumni Receptions 4:30pm
Mix and Match 5:00pm
Presidential Camaraderie Reception 5:30pm to 7:00pm
S Sunday
02/09/2025 		8:00
- 9:00 		Pediatric Prescribing
Bodack
92876-FV  CEE/TQ 
Chicago 		Introduction to Scleral And Contact Lens Fitting and Practice
Gromacki
94550-CL
San Francisco 		Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Update
Borgman
92094-NO  K 
Atlanta 		Alternative Treatment Options to Common Ocular Disease: What Works and What Doesn't
Morris
92677-PH  K   CEE/TQ 
New York 		Cryosurgery for Optometric Physicians
Castillo
92592-SP  K 
Empire A 		 
T 9:00
- 10:00 		Twelve Innovations in Eye Care You Need to Know About
Brujic
92621-GO  CEE/TQ 
San Francisco 		Retina Brainteaser Cases
Borgman
92086-SD  K 
Atlanta 		Video Grand Rounds: Introduction to Optometric Office-based Surgery
Castillo
92591-SP  K 
Empire A
U 10:00
- 11:00 		Beyond DNA: Unveiling the Epigenetic Landscape of the Eye
Attar
92604-GO
Chicago 		Mastering Macular Edema: Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management
Rafieetary
92254-TD  K 
New York

Click the course names below for more information and to download course materials.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Atlanta/New York
Beyond 20/20: The AI Revolution in Eye Care
Attar / Morris / Shatsman / Steen
93296-GO  CEE/TQ 
Atlanta/New York
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
San Francisco
Best of Academy 2025
Redfern / Zimmerman
95320-GO
San Francisco
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Atlanta/New York
Retina Grand Rounds: When to Manage, Who to Refer
Rafieetary
92676-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta/New York
12:00 PM: Luncheon Hosted by Dompe
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Atlanta
Lasers, Lights, Aesthetics
McGee
92579-TD  B   K 
Atlanta
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
New York
Pharmaceutical Update 2025
Caldwell
92706-PH  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
2:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Exhibit Hall Open!
Exhibit Hall Opens at 2:45pm!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Atlanta
Fundamentals in Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Disease States
Morris
92678-PB
Atlanta
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Chicago
Navigating glaucoma management: harnessing vectors for optimal patient care
Steen
92623-GL  K   CEE/TQ 
Chicago
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Empire A
Your Practice, AI, and Today’s Market: Effective Marketing Strategies for Eye Care Businesses
Shatsman
91085-PM
Empire A
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
San Francisco
Diabetic Retinopathy: An Overview of Best Diagnostic and Management Strategies
Attar
92602-TD  K   CEE/TQ 
San Francisco
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New York
Ocular Nutrition Tying Function, Structure, and Molecular All Together
Caldwell
90888-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
Exhibit Hall 5:45pm to 8pm
Craft Beer Tour 5:45pm to 7:30pm
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Heart of America Eye Care Congress 2025 Poster Session
Polk
95335-GO

Note: starts at 5:45pm


8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chicago
Thyroid Eye Disease- What Every Optometrist Needs to Know!
Caldwell
92712-SD  K 
Chicago
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Francisco
Powerboost Lenses: Understanding the Benefits and Limitations
Hoff
92639-GO  B 
San Francisco

Note: Both Para and Doctor Course


8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Empire C
Keratoconus: Yesterday's Research and Today's Practice
Gromacki
91717-TD  K 
Empire C
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Atlanta
Optical Coherence Tomography: Served Layer by Layer
Rafieetary
92679-TD  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
New York
Round 1: Neuro, Optic Nerve, & Orbit Brainteaser Cases
Borgman
91424-NO  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
Sat. 9:00 AM - 2:15 PM: Exhibit Hall Open!
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
San Francisco
Pediatric Posterior Seg
Bodack
92813-TD  K 
San Francisco
Exhibit Hall Open 9am
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
New York
AMD Diagnostic Essentials: Mastering Detection and Assessment
Attar
92603-TD  K 
New York
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Atlanta
What is Hot in Retina
Rafieetary
92700-TD  K 
Atlanta
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chicago
Neuroimaging 101: MRI
Borgman
92087-NO  K 
Chicago
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
San Francisco
Pediatric Eye Injuries
Bodack
92812-TD  K 
San Francisco
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Empire A
Contact Lens Update 2025
Gromacki
93820-CL
Empire A
Business Luncheon in Exhibit Hall, Dessert Bar following lunch
Prize drawings 1:30 - 2:15pm, including Grand Prize
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Atlanta
Revealing glaucoma’s depths: advances in pathophysiology understanding
Steen
92624-GL  K   CEE/TQ 
Atlanta
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Empire A
Ocular Complications of Contact Lens Wear
Gromacki
94549-CL
Empire A
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
New York
Rule These Out Before You Diagnose It As Dry Eye
Brujic
92620-SD  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
San Francisco
Pediatric Developmental Conditions
Bodack
92805-FV  CEE/TQ 
San Francisco
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Chicago
Giant Cell Arteritis
Castillo
92583-SD  K 
Chicago
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Chicago
Retrobulbar Hemorrhage: First Response When Seconds Count!
Castillo
92584-TD  K 
Chicago
Optometry School Alumni Receptions 4:30pm
Mix and Match 5:00pm
Presidential Camaraderie Reception 5:30pm to 7:00pm
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chicago
Pediatric Prescribing
Bodack
92876-FV  CEE/TQ 
Chicago
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Francisco
Introduction to Scleral And Contact Lens Fitting and Practice
Gromacki
94550-CL
San Francisco
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Atlanta
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Update
Borgman
92094-NO  K 
Atlanta
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
New York
Alternative Treatment Options to Common Ocular Disease: What Works and What Doesn't
Morris
92677-PH  K   CEE/TQ 
New York
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Empire A
Cryosurgery for Optometric Physicians
Castillo
92592-SP  K 
Empire A
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
San Francisco
Twelve Innovations in Eye Care You Need to Know About
Brujic
92621-GO  CEE/TQ 
San Francisco
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Atlanta
Retina Brainteaser Cases
Borgman
92086-SD  K 
Atlanta
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Empire A
Video Grand Rounds: Introduction to Optometric Office-based Surgery
Castillo
92591-SP  K 
Empire A
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chicago
Beyond DNA: Unveiling the Epigenetic Landscape of the Eye
Attar
92604-GO
Chicago
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
New York
Mastering Macular Edema: Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management
Rafieetary
92254-TD  K 
New York