Vision Expo East 2023 preview: An agenda jam-packed with education, frame sales, and practice management tips

Vision Expo East kicks off Thursday, March 16 in New York, New York. (Image credit: Adobe Stock/Vadim)

Vision Expo East kicks off Thursday, March 16 in New York, New York, at the Javits Center and will feature education and a busy Expo hall until Sunday, March 19.

The education program runs from 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM on Sunday. The Expo hall is open 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM on Sunday.

Vision Expo East 2023 Agenda

Thursday, March 16

7:00-8:00 AM

Global contact lens forum: Elevating your contact lens practice

Melanie Frogozo, Thomas Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO; Jason Compton, OD; Sheila Morrison, OD

8:30-9:30 AM

Top 10 things you need to do to market your practice

Kristin Choryan

9:15-11:15 AM

Global contact lens forum: Seeing red: Practical problem-solving of CL red eye

Melanie Frogozo, Thomas Quinn, OD, MS, FAAO; Jason Compton, OD; Sheila Morrison, OD

9:45-10:45 AM

An Instagram workshop & strategy session

Tyler Kemp

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

What is SEO & why is it important for my marketing?

Robin Laurenson

11:15 AM-1:15 PM

March Madness: Case challenges in optometry – Optimizing ocular imaging workshop

Mark Dunbar

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Global contact lens forum: Marketing for specialty contact lenses

Jason Compton, OD

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Is Google still king?

Trudi Charest

1:30-3:30 PM

Glaucoma grab bag: Practical guidelines for effective glaucoma management

Danica Marrelli

March Madness: Case challenges in optometry – Optimizing ocular imaging – Round 1

Mark Dunbar, Mohammad Rafieetary, Steven Ferrucci, Carolyn Majcher, Julie Rodman, March Schaeffer, OD; Marc Bloomenstein, OD; Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO

Myopia control

Valerie Kattouf, OD

Ophthalmic therapeutics update

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO

The patient journey: Prescribing

Bob Alexander

Visual assessment: More than just a refraction

Michelle Hoff, OD, FAAO, ABOM, FNAO; Isabel Kazemi, OD, FAAO

2:15-3:15 PM

Easily find & create content to fill your social media calendar

Michelle Alexander

3:30-4:30 PM

Build a complete marketing plan & budget in an hour

Kevin Wilhelm

3:45-5:45 PM

Corneal relationship therapy: Managing the neurotrophic keratitis

Marc Bloomenstein, OD

Demystifying near task-specific lenes

Michelle Hoff, OD, FAAO, ABOM, FNAO; Isabel Kazemi, OD, FAAO

March Madness: Case challenges in optometry – Optimizing ocular imaging – Semifinals & Finals

Mark Dunbar, Mohammad Rafieetary, Steven Ferrucci, Carolyn Majcher, Julie Rodman, March Schaeffer, OD; Marc Bloomenstein, OD; Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO

Multi-pair sunglasses sale

Bob Alexander

Problem solving in glaucoma management

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO

Take this class first: Know how to assess a frame line for quality & fit before you visit vendors

Cira Collins, ABOM

The neuro-ophthalmology of concussion: The evaluation management of vision & visual-motor abnormalities

Valerie Kattouf, OD

5:00-6:00 PM

Optical case studies of the rich & famous

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

Prescription formulas for the pediatric patient

Valerie Kattouf, OD

The ABCs of pediatric vision

Michelle Hoff, OD, FAAO, ABOM, FNAO; Isabel Kazemi, OD, FAAO

Uncommon & complicated case reports in troubleshooting

Bob Alexander

Friday, March 17

7:15-9:15 AM

Biomicroscope usage in a contact lens practice

Michael Gzik

COVID-19, diabetes, hypertension, & racial health disparities

Sherrol Reynolds

Dry eye & contact lens wear

Melanie Frogozo

Frame styling with science and savvy to minimize thickness and maximize patient delight

Cira Collins, ABOM

Intro to sports vision children who play sports need safety eye protection

Vittorio Mena Jr, OD, MS

Leadership & culture: How to be a great leader by influencing the culture within your practice to make your team smarter

Josh Johnston, OD, FAAO

Love it or list it

Julie Helmus, OD

MIGS in glaucoma

Justin Schweitzer, OD

Strategies for dealing with unhappy patients

Mohamed Ganem

Taking the complication out of compensation

Bob Alexander

Talking ‘bout my generation

Valerie Manso

The pain game: Exploring ocular pain & inflammation

Derek Cunningham

8:30-9:30 AM

ABO advanced exam review: Domain I – Analyze and interpret visual assessment (Part 1)

Thomas Neff, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC

Attracting quality staff (in a difficult employment market)

Valerie Manso

Don’t even think about building a new building without seeing this presentation

Kurt Steele, OD

NCLE basic exam review: Domain I – Ocular anatomy, physiology, and pathology; Domain II – Refractive errors

Janet Alspaugh

Rose-colored glasses: How our eyes perceive color and how you can manipulate color like a wizard

Cira Collins, ABOM

Sports EYEllustrated: Keep your head in the game!

Vittorio Mena Jr, OD, MS

The anti-fatigue lens opportunity!

Bob Alexander

The transformation of eye care from emerging trends: Welcome to golden age of optometry

Jay Binkowitz

Time management made easy: Task & time management strategies & techniques

Mohamed Ganem

Vision series (presented by Viatris): A different path to treating dry eye disease

Mile Brujic, OD; Selina McGee, OD, FAAO

Worried about audits? You should be, but likely not for the reasons you are

Christopher Wolfe, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO

9:45-10:45 AM

ABO advanced exam review: Domain I – Analyze & interpret visual assessment (Part 2)

Thomas Neff, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC

AMD: The past, present, & future

Steven Ferrucci

A roadmap for making the diagnosis in glaucoma

Michael Chaglasian, Eric Schmidt, OD

Corneal hysteresis & IOPcc: Glaucoma vitals for the modern era

Justin Schweitzer, OD

Eye care CEO insights

Harbir Sian, OD

Incorporating myopia management into practice

Jason Compton, OD; Melanie Frogozo

Introduction to lensometry hands-on workshop

Geoge Bourque

Light filtering lenses

Valerie Manso

Lost revenue opportunities & how to reclaim them

Jay Binkowitz

MBA strategy to maximizing inventory ROI

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

MGD & DB: New technology for diagnosis and management

Milton Hom, OD, FAAO; March Schaeffer, OD

Myopia matters

Ryan Parker, OD

NCLE basic exam review: Domain III – Instrumentation for measurement and observation

Janet Alspaugh

OCT/OCTA: The what, when, & how

Julie Rodman

The ins & outs of optometry contracts: What associate ODs should watch for and how employers can seal the deal

Christopher Lopez, OD

The leadership challenge: Uncovering your leadership skills

Mohamed Ganem

Topography & corneal measurement

Michael Gzik

Under pressure: The new hypertension guidelines

Sherrol Reynolds

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

ABO advanced exam review: Domain III – Use of ophthalmic instrumentation (Part 1)

Thomas Neff, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC

Developing a working understanding of digital compensation

Cira Collins, ABOM

Grad rounds retina potpourri: It’s not rare if it’s in your chair

Julie Rodman

Inflationary tactics: How your practice can thrive even when under stagnant reimpbursements

Christopher Wolfe, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO

Intense Pulse Light (IPL) as adjunctive treatment for MGD in ophthalmic practices

Douglas Devries

My child is not old enough for contact lenses: Guess again

Vittorio Mena Jr, OD, MS

NCLE basic exam review: Domain IV – Prefitting

Janet Alspaugh

Pharmacology update

Sherrol Reynolds

Prism made easy; practical applications

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

Team! Dream it! Teach it! Be it!

Dori Carlson, OD

Telehealth is here to stay. Really!

Valerie Manso

The power of e-commerce in eye care

Harbir Sian, OD

12:15-1:15 PM

Vision series (presented by Bausch + Lomb): Practice pearls, innovative products

Mile Brujic, OD; Michael Chaglasian

Vision series (presented by CooperVision) 1-Day Contact Lens Innovation with CooperVision: Because Day 1 is every day

Sheila Morrison, OD; Jennifer Stewart

12:30-1:30 PM

OptiCon general session: A conversation with Delilah

12:30-2:30 PM

OCT workshop

Timothy Bossie, OD, FAAO; Julie Rodman, Carolyn Majcher

2:45-4:45 PM

ABO advanced exam review: Domain II – Design, fit, and dispense eye wear and other ophthalmic devices

Thomas Neff, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC

Advanced lensometry: Application of ANSI standards

Aarlan Aceto, OD

A roadmap to medical management of glaucoma

Michael Chaglasian, Danica Marrelli

Building your business for profit

Jay Binkowitz, Michael Kling, OD

Creating your best self in spite of fear or challenge

Joy Gibb

Developing the CEO within you

Dori Carlson, OD

Flexing your optometric skills: A practical hand-on management of common anterior segment challenges

Marc Bloomenstein, Douglas Devries

How SOAP makes life easier

Ryan Parker, OD

How to build an Ortho-K practice

Jason Compton, OD; Sheila Morrison, OD

Lights, lasers, action! Incorporating aesthetics into your practice

Selina McGee, OD, FAAO; Janelle Davison, OD

MBA methods of leading & managing your practice

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

My eyes always water: Dry eye and management – Contact

Michael Gzik

NCLE basic exam review: Domain VI – Dispensing; Domain VII – Follow-up; Domain VIII: Regulatory and administrative

Janet Alspaugh

The OD role in diabetes

Sherrol Reynolds

The optometrist’s guide to managing presbyopia

Derek Cunningham, Josh Johnston, OD, FAAO

Think managing ocular surface disease is a drain on your practice revenues? Think again!

Christopher Wolfe, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO

What are all these adjustment tools

George Bourque

5:00-6:00 PM

ABO advanced exam review: Domain III – Use of ophthalmic instrumentation (Part 2)

Thomas Neff, LDO, ABO-AC, NCLE-AC

Advanced optical formulae

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

Boots on the ground marketing

Julie Helmus, OD

Building sales without selling

Jay Binkowitz

Design and fitting GP lenses

Michael Gzik

Fundamentals of accommodation and convergence

Pete Hanlin

Getting started with OCT

Julie Rodman

Hiring an associate optometrist: How candidates can stand out and how employers can hire the right way

Christopher Lopez, OD

How to set achievable myopia management expectations

Jason Compton, OD

Individualizing glaucoma treatment: Understanding how to utilize traditional and novel agents

Justin Schweitzer, OD

Intersection of dry eye & beauty: Design, build, and brand a profitable dry eye spa

Janelle Davison, OD

Myopia control in eye care

Aarlan Aceto, OD

NCLE basic exam review: Domain V – Diagnostic fitting

Janet Alspaugh

Opticianry & telehealth comprehensive eye exams

George Bourque

Systemic medications in optometry

Derek Cunningham

What’s hot in retina

Mohammad Rafieetary

Saturday, March 18

7:15-8:15 AM

Advancing the understanding of geographic atrophy

Mark Dunbar, Nitish Mehta, MD

New technology in eye care

James Thimons, OD

Nutrition in clinical optometry

Paula Newsome, OD, MS, FAAO, FAAARM; Julie Poteet, OD

OCT angiography

Carolyn Majcher

Scleral lens basic fitting

Karen Lee, OD, FAAO, FSLS; Shalu Pal, OD

Visual fields: A virtual reality

Mitch Ibach, OD

8:30-9:30 AM

8 common cash flow pitfalls

Michael Kling, OD

ABO basic exam review: Domain II – ocular anatomy, physiology, pathology, and refraction; Domain VI – Laws, regulations, and standards

Tracy Bennett, LDO, ABOC-AC, NCLEC

ANSI standards: What’s new

Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

Blue you are my boy

Ryan Parker, OD

Compensated powers (and other ophthalmic conundrums)

Pete Hanlin

Crazy for culture

Dori Carlson, OD

NCLE advanced exam review: Domain IV – Routine and emergency follow-up visits

Buddy Russell, COMT, FCLSA, FSLS

Ophthalmic testing: How to perform, how to interpret

Shana Zeitlin

Optical mythbusters

George Bourque

The effect of small prism on visual comfort

Paige Shoven, Med, BBA, ABOC

The power of polarized lenses

Jackie O’Keefe, ABOC

Vision series (presented by Dompe): NK case exchange

Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO; Walter Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO; Lauren McLoughlin, OD

9:45-11:45 AM

2020 & beyond: Surgical innovations and updates

Derek Cunningham, Josh Johnston, OD, FAAO

ABO basic exam review: Domain I – Ophthalmic optics

Tracy Bennett, LDO, ABOC-AC, NCLEC

A multimodal imaging grand rounds

Carolyn Majcher

Clinical ocular concepts for allied health professionals

Vincent Young, MD

Compression mounting adjustments, repairs, assembly workshop

Aarlan Aceto, OD

Diagnostic testing: What opticians and technicians need to know to get the best results

Shana Zeitlin

Healthy living and healthy aging for healthy eyes

Paula Newsom, OD, MS, FAAO, FAAARM; Julie Poteet, OD

How to hire from within your practice

Paige Shoven, MEd, BBA, ABOC

Innovations in glaucoma: Next generation technology, medications, and delivery

Justin Schweitzer, OD

Laser therapy and advanced procedures

Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO

NCLE advanced exam review: Domain I – Prefit, preparation, evaluation

Buddy Russell, COMT, FCLSA, FSLS

Ophthalmic lens properties: Who knew?

Jackie O’Keefe, ABOC

Optical talk for techs and team members

Joy Gibb

Scleral lens troubleshooting

Karen Lee, OD, FAAO, FSLS; Shalu Pal, OD

The greatest anterior segment disease & medical management of contact lens complications course ever

Jack Schaeffer, Marc Bloomenstein, OD; Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO

The optician’s guide to understanding genetic eye diseases

B.W. Phillips, NCLEM, FCLSA

What gets measured gets managed: Understanding the key financial metrics of your optometry practice

Adam Cmejla, CFP

Why a healthy business beats a smart business

Ted McElroy, OD

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Expand your practice: How to integrate low vision into everyday patient care and improve outcomes

Alexis Malkin, OD, FAAO

From couch to chair: The data-driven journey that delivers patients to our practices

Aaron Neufeld, OD

Innovation stage: Intro to “Envision” with Forma I, Lumecca I, and Morpheus8 – A revolution in ocular care technology (presented by InMode)

Bruce Dornn, OD, BSc

Keratoconus 1, 2, 3: Keratoconus management made simple

John Gelles, OD, FAAO

What to expect when you’re expecting an associate

Julie Helmus, OD

12:15-1:15 PM

Vision series (presented by TopCon): The business of myopia management – Break down barriers, build success

Glenda Aleman-Moheeputh, OD; Kevin Chan, OD, MS, FAAO; Ashley Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS

Vision series (presented by Zeiss Meditec): AMD management – The current landscape & future possibilities

Matthew Bovenzi, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Mark Dunbar; Carolyn Majcher; Yasha Modi, MD

12:30-1:30 PM

NFOS College Bowl

Pete Hanlin, Ryan Parker, OD

12:30-2:30 PM

Injections & minor procedures workshop

Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO

2:00-2:30 PM

Innovation stage: Using IPL & LLLT to treat the surrounding conditions to alleviate DED (presented by Essilor Instruments USA)

Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO

2:45-4:45 PM

ABO basics exam review: Domain III – Ophthalmic products; Domain V – Dispensing procedures

Tracy Bennett, LDO, ABOC-AC, NCLEC

Associations between systemic disease, systemic medications and eye pathology

Shana Zeitlin

Establishing a solid foundation: RGP designs & fitting

Andrew Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLE-AC

Fitting beyond the limbus

Ledonna Buckner, FCLSA, NCLEM

Glaucoma grand rounds

Eric Schmidt, OD

NCLE advanced exam review: Domain II – Design, fit, and dispense standard and specialty lenses

Michael Gzik

Ocular surface disease & dry eye

Jack Schaeffer, Marc Bloomenstein, OD; Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO

Oral pharmaceuticals in an optometric practice

Blair Lonsberry, OD, MS, MEd

Practice purchase 101: Everything you need to know to purchase your first (next) practice

Michael Kling, OD

Rapidly changing landscape of refracting technology

John Gelles, OD, FAAO; Mitch Ibach, OD

Speciality contact lens workshop

Melissa Barnett, OD; Shalu Pal, OD; Karen Lee, OD, FAAO, FSLS; Melanie Frogozo

Specialty soft & hybrid contact lenses

B.W. Phillips, NCLEM, FCLSA

The CEO guide to a practice that has grown 9x

Kurt Steele, OD

The 14 service behaviors every practice needs

Joy Gibb

The greatest posterior segment disease course ever

Mark Dunbar, Steven Ferrucci, Mohammad Rafieetary

3:30-4:15

Vision Expo keynote address: Challenge to change

Jason Romero

5:00-6:00 PM

3.5 best tools of a leader

Ted McElroy, OD

ABO basic exam review: Domain IV – Instrumentation

Tracy Bennett, LDO, ABOC-AC, NCLEC

Contact lens care & compliance

Carri Rivera, FCLSA, NCLEM

Hold my beer: Lessons learned while managing corneal & ocular surface disease with scleral lenses

John Gelles, OD, FAAO; Becky Su, OD

Improving patient communication to achieve understanding

Ryan Parker, OD

Keratoconus & crosslinking in the 21st century

Mitch Ibach, OD

NCLE advanced exam review: Domain III – Patient instruction & delivery procedures; Domain V – Administrative procedures

Buddy Russell, COMT, FCLSA, FSLS

Risky business: Dare to be different in the optical

Scott Keating, OD

The lean machine: A systematic approach to an efficient and cost-effective practice

Aaron Neufeld, OD

Topical management of presbyopia: Now & tomorrow

Mark Schaeffer, OD

Two eyes and one brain: What could possibly go wrong?

Paige Shoven, MEd, BBA, ABOC

Why contacts?

Andrew Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLE-AC