2025 UNC Eye Symposium | Technician Session
William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (Sunflower Room)
April 12, 2025

Course Description
The UNC Eye Symposium will provide the latest updates and insights in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders including anterior segment, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, oculoplastic, and pediatric ophthalmology.

Target Audience
This conference is designated for Ophthalmic Assistants, Technicians, and Photographers.

Accreditation
The UNC Department of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) to provide continuing education credit to Allied Health personnel who attend the Tech Session.

Continuing Education Credit
Technicians Session
The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 Group A credit(s). Allied Health personnel should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Ophthalmic Photographer's Society: 0.00

Special Note: Credit will be awarded only upon completion of an online survey, the details of which will be included in the registration packets distributed on the day of the meeting. You will have 30 days after the meeting to complete the survey and receive your credit.

Disclosures
The 2025 UNC Eye Symposium: Technician Continuing Education Session is not sponsored by JCAHPO; only reviewed for compliance with JCAHPO standards and criteria and awarded continuing education credit accordingly; therefore, JCAHPO cannot predict the effectiveness of the program or assure its quality in substance and presentation.

2025 UNC Eye Symposium | Technician Session Agenda
William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (Sunflower Room)
Kittner Eye Center
 

April 12, 2025

 7:30 – 8:00am          Registration and Continental Breakfast


8:00 – 8:10am            Welcome and Introductions
                                   Michael Mendsen, OD

8:10 – 8:40am           Intravitreal Injections, Basics of Common Retinal Diseases
                                   Alice Zhang, MD

8:40 – 9:05am            Understanding Ocular Surface Disease and Testing: Introduction to Lipiview and Lipiflow
                                    Beth Friedland, MD

9:05 – 9:35am            Introduction to Strabismus Evaluations
                                    Marlee Silverstein, MD

9:35 – 10:00am          Approach to Droopy Brows and Eyelids
                                   Christopher Hwang, MD, MPH

10:00 – 10:20am        BREAK

10:20 – 10:45am        Workup of Common Cornea Patients
                                   Sinthu Ranjan, MD

10:45 – 11:10am        Why is the IOP High?
                                   Rodolfo Bonatti, MD

11:10 – 11:55pm        Introduction to Ophthalmic Ultrasound
                                   Jing Yan, CDOS, COMT, CRA, OCT-C, ROUB

12:00 – 12:30pm       LUNCH

1:00 – 2:15pm           Workshop One*

2:15 – 2:30pm           BREAK

2:30 – 3:45pm           Workshop Two*
 

*Workshops will be held at the UNC Kittner Eye Center at 2226 Nelson Hwy. Ste. 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27517. The two workshops are: “Ophthalmic Ultrasound” and “Progressive Lenses