Friday | November 7
3:00PM-4:00PM
Welcome to MOD Live! Reimagining What's Possible in Optometry
Program Chairs: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
Innovation Unveiled: Emerging Therapies and Tech That Will Reshape Patient Care
4:00PM-5:00PM
Panel - Future Forward: Rethinking Scope, Standards, and the Soul of Optometric Care
Moderators: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
Faculty: Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO; Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO; Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO
5:00PM-7:00PM
MOD Mixer: Friday Evening Exhibitor Reception
Friday session topics not available for CE credits.
Saturday | November 8
7:00AM-8:00AM
Morning Fuel: Breakfast With Exhibitors
8:00AM-9:00AM
Surgical Synergy: Collaborative Strategies for Success
Moderator: Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
Faculty: Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO; Marie Huegel, OD, FAAO; Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO
- Refractive Surgery and the Ocular Surface
- Collaborating for Surgical Success
- Troubleshooting the Unexpected
- What’s New With LALs?
- Panel Discussion
9:00AM-10:00AM
Amplifying Presbyopia Management
Moderator: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO
Faculty: Joshua Davidson, OD, FAAO, FSLS; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
- What’s New in Treatment Options?
- The Pillar of Presbyopia
- Presbyopia as a Practice Growth Strategy
- Case Study
- Panel Discussion
10:00AM-10:30AM
Coffee Recharge: Break With Exhibitors
10:30AM-11:45AM
Glaucoma Unlocked: Diagnosis, Drops, and MIGS Decoded
Moderator: Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO
Faculty: Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO; Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO; Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO
- MIGS Pearls for ODs
- Advances in Diagnostics
- First-Line Therapy in 2025
- Case Studies
- Panel Discussion
11:45AM-1:00PM
Connect and Collaborate: Sponsored Lunch Session
1:00PM-2:00PM
Sponsor Showcase
2:00PM-3:00PM
The Experience Lab: Sponsored Hands-On Breakout Sessions
3:00PM-3:30PM
Midday Refresher: Snack Break With Exhibitors
3:30PM-4:00PM
A Sight to Save a Life: The Cancer Clues Hidden in a Dilated Eye Exam
Keynote Speaker: Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO
4:00PM-5:00PM
Retina Reality Check: Sorting the Subtle From the Serious
Moderator: Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO
Faculty: Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO; Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Osama Said, OD
- Retina or Neuro? Differentiating Optic Neuropathy from Macular Disease
- Red Flags and Referrals
- Differentiating Macular Pathologies
- Case Studies
5:00PM-6:00PM
Optometric Blueprint to Breakthrough: Your Business, Rewired
Moderator: Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO
Faculty: Joshua Davidson, OD, FAAO, FSLS; Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO; Ada Noh, OD
- Trends in Eye Care
- PE and Practice Transactions: What Every OD Should Know
- Navigating Telehealth and Remote Monitoring in the Medical Optometry Model
- My New Niche: Where to Start?
- Panel Discussion
6:00PM-7:30PM
MOD Mixer: Saturday Evening Sponsored Reception
Sunday | November 9
7:30AM-8:30AM
Sunrise Summit: Breakfast With Exhibitors
8:30AM-9:30AM
Where Are the Cones?
Moderator: Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
Faculty: Nabila Gomez, OD, FAAO; Marie Huegel, OD, FAAO; Selina McGee, OD, FAAO
- Detecting and Managing Keratoconus and Ectasia CTAK
- Corneal Crosslinking and Beyond
- Infectious Keratitis
- Case Study
- Panel Discussion
9:30AM-10:00AM
AI in Optometry
Keynote Speaker: Osama Said, OD
10:00AM-10:30AM
Coffee Recharge: Break With Exhibitors
10:30AM-12:00PM
Ocular Surface 360˚
Moderator: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO
Faculty: Nabila Gomez, OD, FAAO; Ada Noh, OD; Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Osama Said, OD
- The Psychology of Dry Eye
- Managing the Ocular Surface in Systemic Disease and Aging Therapeutics: What to Use When
- State-of-the-Art Therapeutics
- Aesthetic Interventions in the Optometric Practice
- Case Studies
- Panel Discussion
12:00PM-12:30PM
Closing Conversations
Program Chairs: Selina McGee, OD, FAAO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO
12:30PM
Grab 'n Go: Boxed Lunch Option