Friday | November 7

3:00PM-4:30PM

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

4:30PM-5:30PM

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

5:30PM-7:30PM

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-12:30PM

The Experience Lab: Sponsored Hands-On Breakout Sessions

12:30PM-1:30PM

Connect and Collaborate: Sponsored Lunch Session

1:30PM-3:00PM

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

1:30PM-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: Friday Evening Sponsored Reception