Winter Ophthalmic Summit 2025

The 2025 Winter Ophthalmic Summit takes place Thursday March 20 – Saturday March 22 2025, at The Hythe in Vail, Colorado. This meeting features relevant topics in retina, glaucoma, aesthetics, dry eye, contact lens, ocular disease, emerging technologies and practice management.

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* Earn up to 15hours COPE Approved In-Person CE

March 20, 2025 - March 22, 2025

Summit Speakers

Summit Schedule

Friday, October 3rd

Session 1: Contemporary Glaucoma Care | 6:30 am-7:30 am
  • Insightful strategies for diagnosing and managing glaucoma in modern clinical settings, 1 hour CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
Session 2: Therapeutic Update – Clinical Applications | 7:45 am-9:30 am
  • A practical guide to current oral and topical therapies for ocular disease, , 1 hour CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
Session 2 | 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
  • Connecting the O’s: Collaborative Care in the 21st Century, 1 hour CE Pending – Cecelia Koetting
Session 3: Glaucoma Update | 9:45 am-10:45 am
  • More depth on emerging glaucoma care protocols and technology, 1 hour CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
Vendor Round Table Discussion | 11:15 am-11:45 am
  • An interactive opportunity for industry partners and attendees to exchange insights, explore collaboration, and discuss innovations in eye care.
Session 4: Ocular Therapeutics Update | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
  • Latest advances in medical treatments and case-based applications. 2 hours CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO

Saturday, October 4th

Session 5: Key Issues in Ocular Disease Management | 6:30 am-8:10 am
  • Targeted insights into contemporary diagnosis and disease treatment. 2 hours CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
 
Session 6: Common Injections for Optometric Eye Care | 8:40 am-10:20 am
  • A deep dive into ocular injections including Botox and their growing role in primary eye care. 2 hours CE – Marty Carpenter, OD
 
Aesthetics Workshop: Botox Injections for Eye Care | 10:40 am-12:30 pm
  • Additional Registration and Fee Apply to This Session – 2 Hours Hands on instruction and targeted insights into contemporary aesthetic treatments. – Marty Carpenter, OD
 
Session 7: Mystery Solved: Conquering Therapeutic Dilemmas | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
  • Interactive, case-based session decoding complex clinical puzzles. 2 hours CE – Ron Melton, OD, FAAO & Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO
Final Remarks & Conference Close | 6:00 pm-6:50 pm
  • Blake W. Tarr, OD

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