COPE Course Information

COPE ID:
45221-CL
Course Title:
The Great Mimickers in Cornea and Contact Lens Disease
Format:
Live
Category:
Contact Lenses
Total CE Hours:
2.00
CEE:
Yes
Description:
Many lens related corneal conditions mimic non-lens related pathology. The clinician needs to be careful in making the accurate diagnosis and manage appropriately. Several key topic areas will be addressed including 1 the dry eye conundrum lens related v. pathologic dryness, 2 corneal fascinations like dendriform lesions should not be confused with herpes simplex or varicella zoster, and 3 when corneal infiltrates present the approbate differential is to identify what might be infectious v. sterile and to rule out non-bacterial infections for the right management.
Expires:
05/13/2018
Instructor:
Joseph Shovlin, O.D.
Co-Instructors:
MICHAEL D. DePAOLIS, O.D., F.A.A.O.

COPE Activities approved to present this course

ID Title Location Start Date End Date Provider
112897 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY-NJ CHAPTER 15TH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE MYRTLE BEACH, SC 04/05/2017 04/09/2017 american academy of optometrynew jersey chapter
111622 2016 EastWest Eye Conference Cleveland, OH 10/06/2016 10/08/2016 Ohio Optometric Association
110016 Academy 2015 New Orleans New Orleans, LA 10/06/2015 10/10/2015 american academy of optometry