CRU Eye Symposium

CRU 2025 provided the latest insights regarding glaucoma, dry eye disease, retina, myopia, neurotrophic keratitis, and keratoconus.

Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO, and Quan Đông Nguyễn, MD, MSc, lectured on retinal updates at CRU 2025. The pair also covered the power of a low vision referral for patients with retinal disease.

Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, gave 2 presentations alongside other ODs and MDs at CRU 2025.

Deborah Ristvedt, DO, and Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, detail the benefits of interventional glaucoma during their CRU 2025 presentation.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, and Madeline Yung, MD, detailed the prevalence of the conditions, diagnostic tools, and treatment options.

Dr Rachelle Lin highlights the urgent need for early intervention in childhood myopia, discusses associated retinal and systemic risks, and emphasizes the long-term impact of axial length control in reducing serious ocular complications.

Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO, and Quan Đông Nguyễn, MD, MSc, presented available treatment options and what is coming down the pipeline for retinal conditions.

Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, provides insights to take glaucoma management from reactive to proactive in presentations given at CRU 2025 in Napa, California.

Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO, details her presentation on inherited retinal diseases at CRU 2025.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, and Madeline Yung, MD, discussed emerging treatment and patient care options for those with presbyopia during CRU 2025.

Jennifer Li, MD, details a talk she gave alongside Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, at CRU 2025 in Napa, California.

Deb Ristvedt, DO, details a handful of presentations on glaucoma she gave during CRU 2025 in Napa, California.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, weighs in on patient assessments, staining pattern insights, and diagnostic tips for patients who may have dry eye disease.

Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, discusses keratoconus management, diagnosis, and other key insights at CRU 2025.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO, details a talk she gave among optometrists and ophthalmologists at CRU 2025.

Alongside Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO; Nguyễn, MD, MSc, detailed what treatments are currently available for retinal vascular diseases, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

CRU Cofounder John Gelles, OD, gives his first impressions on how the conference is going thus far in Napa, California.