Schedule for Saturday, January 31st, 2026
7:00 A.M. – 7:50 A.M.
Registration/ Breakfast
7:50 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.
Welcome Address by Florida Eye Foundation
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs of Ptosis and Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
David A. Kostick, M.D., Irene T. Lee, M.D.
COPE: 102212-PO | CE: 20-1349155 | Transcript Quality
10:00 A.M. – 10:10 A.M.
Break
10:10 A.M. – 11:10 A.M.
Bridging Dermatology and Ophthalmology: The Clinical Challenge of Ocular Rosacea
Kaleb Abbott, O.D.
COPE: 102213-TD | CE: 20-1349161
11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Challenging Traditions in Cataract & Refractive Surgery
John Jarstad, M.D.
COPE: 102228-PO | CE: 20-1349163 |
12:20 P.M. – 12:45 P.M
Lunch Lecture sponsored by RX Sight
Speaker: Dr. Chris Guier, O.D.
12:15 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
Lunch
1:15 P.M. – 3:15 P.M.
The Patient in 2026: How to Engage Constructively with the Awkward, the Extraordinary and the Unpleasant
John Potter, O.D.
COPE: 102229-PM | CE: 20-1350792 | Transcript Quality
3:15 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Break
3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
From Radical Talk to Normative Practice: Actualizing The Promise of Self-Care for Medical Professionals
Justin “Jay” Miller, PhD
CE: 20-1349167
5:30 P.M.
Conclusion of Day 1
6:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
FES Staff Dinner w/ Special Guests
Schedule for Sunday, February 1st, 2026
7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.
Registration/ Breakfast
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Cosmetic Interventions and the Ocular Surface: Impacts of Surgery and Products on Eye Health.
Irene T. Lee, M.D., Kimberly A. Riordan, O.D., Ana Greenberger, N.P.
COPE: 102230-TD | CE: 20-1349171 | Transcript Quality
10:00 A.M.-10:10 A.M.
Break
10:10 A.M. -11:10 A.M.
Artificial Intelligence in Eyecare: How Al influences you and your patients
S. Akbar Hasan, M.D., Azeem Hasan
COPE: 102235-GO | CE: 20-1350449 |
11:10 A.M. -12:10 P.M.
What’s New in Retina?
McGregor Lott, M.D.
COPE: 102231-TD | CE: 20-1349175
12:15 P.M.-12:35 P.M.
Lunch Lecture sponsored by Alcon
Speakers: Dr. Amit Chokshi and Dr. S. Akbar Hasan
12:15 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
Lunch
1:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.
Prevention of Medical Errors
Susan Frick, O.D.
COPE: 102232-EJ | CE: 20-1349177
3:15 P.M. - 3:25 P.M.
Break
3:25 P.M. - 5:25 P.M.
Florida Jurisprudence for Optometry
Alice Sterling, O.D.
COPE: 101024-EJ | CE: 20-1349179