COVD Seminar & Education
in conjunction with AOA Optometry's Meeting 2012
June 27, 2012
Hilton Chicago
Chicago, IL

COVD Seminar held in conjunction with Optometry’s Meeting®
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Registration Costs	Pre-registration April 26-June 13	Onsite Registration
Member	$345	$390
Non-member	$420	$465

Incorporating VT into Your Practice COPE #34493-FV
Paul R. Bernstein, O.D., FCOVD and David A. Damari, O.D., FCOVD
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Course Description: Vision therapy is an underutilized service that can be a strong profit center in most primary care practices. This course will provide an introduction to the basic techniques and inexpensive instruments necessary to begin bringing this valuable service to your patients. The result will be a better quality of life for them and a better net for your practice.

Masquerade Syndromes: Binocular Vision vs. Pathology COPE #26904-FV
Leonard Press, O.D., FCOVD and J. James Thimons, O.D.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Course Description: The line between binocular dysfunction and organic disease is sometimes a very fine one! This course investigates, thru a series of challenging cases, the relationship between these two very important specialties and how they frequently co-exist in the same patient!  

Evidence Based Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency COPE #30522-FV
Mitchell M. Scheiman, O.D., FCOVD
2:00 – 4:00p.m.
Course Description: In this course, data from recently completed clinical studies of convergence insufficiency are reviewed. Implications and suggestions for changes in clinical practice are highlighted and updated treatment approaches for convergence insufficiency are described

COVD Education that is part of Optometry’s Meeting®
Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Thursday sessions are part of Optometry’s Meeting. Registration for the two Thursday sessions is via AOA.

Should You Change the Way you Treat Amblyopia?
Mitchell Scheiman O.D., FCOVD
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Course Description: The results of recent studies of amblyopia treatment have important implications for clinical practice. Suggestions for changes in clinical practice are highlighted. Updated recommendations and options for the treatment of anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia are provided.

The Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of the Pediatric Red Eye
Ida Chung, O.D., FCOVD
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Course Description: This course provides a practical clinical approach to diagnosing and treating many common red eye disorders in your pediatric patients. Additionally, you will learn to recognize more serious, vision-threatening red eye disorders for prompt referral. This course will also cover the safety and efficacy of topical ophthalmic drugs as they relate to the treatment of pediatric red eyes.

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