EyeCon 2024: The path to leadership

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Fort Lauderdale is the setting for EyeCon 2024, which is running from September 27 to 28, 2024. The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel is the picturesque backdrop for the convention on Florida’s storied Gold Coast.

The conference, sponsored by Ophthalmology Times and Optometry Times, brings together leaders from both disciplines to share their expertise.

Peter J. McDonnell, MD, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Tosin U. Smith, MD, from Glaucoma Associates of Texas; Kelly K. Nichols, OD, PhD, MPH, from The University of Alabama at Birmingham; and A. Paul Chous, OD, MA, FAAO, from Chous Eye Care Associates, Tacoma, WA, put together what should prove to be a dynamic learning experience.

The sessions have been designed for both MDs and ODs and focus on the following broad topics: co-management conversations, understanding trial data, care plans development, and incorporating early and accurate diagnosis.

Symposia

Four featured symposia are planned for the event. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Savings time:

Friday, September 27

• TED in Focus: A Guide to Accurate Diagnosis and Collaborative Multidisciplinary Care for Thyroid Eye Disease--10:40-11:40 am
• Expert Perspectives on Technological Advances in Cataract Surgery--12:55-1:55 pm
• Exploring Effective Treatments for Demodex Blepharitis: Current and Emerging Options--2:25--3:25 pm

Saturday, September 28

• A Forward-Looking View of New Treatments in Geographic Atrophy—From Detection to Intervention—7:00-8:00 am

Other topics in focus

Friday, September 27

Here are the featured topics that likely will pique reader interest. All times are listed in the agenda, which can be accessed online.

• Reshaping the Future of Cataract Surgery
• Red Flags and Red Herrings You Don't Want to Miss
• Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
• Resident Award Presentations
• Networking Reception

Saturday, September 28

The Ophthalmology Track

• Rapid Fire: Breaking Updates in the Anterior Segment
• Glaucoma: Moving Topicals off the Front Line
• Establishing a Dry Eye Emphasis in Your Practice
• GA: What Every OD Should Know
• Myopia Interventions Across the Lifespan
• So Many Injections, So Little Time: Optimizing nAMD/DME Management in Your Workflow

The Optometry Track

• Rapid Fire: Breaking Results/Clinical Update
• Ocular Surface Update
• Neuro-Ophthalmic Dilemmas: To Refer or Not to Refer? Plus Audience Q & A
• GA: What Every OD Should Know
• Multidisciplinary Care of Diabetes and Audience Q & A
• Innovations in Your Practice and Audience Q & A

Registration for the in-person or virtual meeting can be done online.