Vision Expo West 2024: Great odds of educational opportunities

News
Article

Las Vegas, Nevada is where the latest in eyewear and fashion will meet a focus on education.

Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada Image credit: AdobeStock/vichie81

Image credit: AdobeStock/vichie81

Ophthalmic professionals will gather at the Vision Expo West (VEW) 2024 annual meeting on September 18-21 in Las Vegas at the Venetian Expo.

Conference organizers herald this meeting as “the complete event for ophthalmic professionals, where eye care meets eyewear, and education, fashion and innovation mingle.”

The focus is solidly on education. Opportunities abound for in-depth presentations during each day of the conference, with sessions running from 7:00 am – 6:00 pm on September 18, 7:15 am – 6:00 pm on September 19 and 20, and 7:15 am – 3:00 pm on September 21.

The exhibit hall hours are 9:30 am – 6:00 pm on September 19 and 20, and 9:30 am – 3:00 pm on September 21.

Registration for VEW is available on the conference website.

Something for everyone

Attendees will have access to hundreds of hours of accredited education on optometric, opticianry, and business topics that range from disease management and practice growth, to lens innovation, and eyewear trends among others.

Doctors attending VEW can attend courses specifically developed to enhance both patient care and practice growth presented by experts in Optometry.

Opticians and allied health professionals that include contact lens professionals, allied ophthalmic professionals, optical assistants and office managers, frame buyers, and lab technicians will have access to the OptiCon @ Vision Expo education package that provides 6 areas of education: optical technology, allied health, contact lenses, practice management and business solutions, and American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO NCLE) basic, advanced, and practical exam review courses.

The full schedule of each day’s events is available online.

A sampling of special events

More specifics about the individual special events are available on VEW’s website.

September 18

Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament, presented by Prevent Blindness, kicks off Vision Expo with a 7:00 am tee time at the Bali Hai Country Club. Registration is at 6 am.

The Global Contact Lens Forum runs from 08:00 am - 01:20 pm and is comprised of multiple sessions that offer practical tips about clinical and business processes that will elevate specialty contact lens practice to the next level.

Marketing4ECPs Marketing and Social Media Bootcamps will take place during 6 sessions from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Practical Applications in Eyecare Today is scheduled for 3:00 - 5:30 pm at the Venetian Hotel, room 3003; registration is required: https://memberportal.thevisioncouncil.org/Members/Events/Event-Display.aspx?EventKey=VEW24RECPT&WebsiteKey=c0571dd5-b648-424f-a8b8-d39330a4413e

September 19

Vision Series Breakfast: A Different Approach to Dry Eye: A Patient-Centric Discussion

8:30-9:30 am

Vision Series Breakfast: Showcasing Inflammation and IOP Control

08:30 - 09:30 am

Disrupting the Dropout Dilemma: Bold Moves to Keep Consumers in Contact Lenses

10:00-10:30 am

The Vision Council office hours

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Too Many Optical Walk Outs? Train the Whole Team: Learn Proven Techniques to Improve Capture Rate

11:00-11:50 am

Optical Women’s Series Luncheon

12:00-1:00 pm

Vision Series Lunch: A Family of Eyecare Products with Innovations for Every Stage of Life

12:00-1:00 pm

Vision Series Lunch: Get to know XDEMVY (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25%

12:00-1:00 pm

OptiCon General Session: A Conversation with Scott Shapiro, CEO at Europa Eyewear / State Optical Co / AO Eyewear and Chair of The Vision

12:30-1:30 pm

September 20

The Vision Council All Member Meeting

8:00-9:00 am

Vision Series Breakfast: Unlocking Success: Pearle Vision Franchise Owners, Docs, and Leadership Reveal All

8:30-9:30 am

Vision Series Breakfast: Navigating the Myopia Boom: Insights to Scale Your Myopia Practice & Maximize Productivity

8:30-9:30 am

How Can AI Compliment Your Practice vs Being a Threat

10:15-10:45 am

Cultural Competency in Eye Care

11:00-11:45 am

ABO-NCLE Patient Choice Award

12:00-12:45 pm

OptiCon Patient Choice Awards Presented by United Opticians Associations

12:00-1:00 pm

Vision Monday's Most Influential Women in Optical Luncheon 2024

12:00-2:00 pm

Vision Series Lunch: Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition

12:00-1:00 pm

Vision Series Lunch: Multimodal Imaging around Pathological Myopia

12:00-1:00 pm

Elevating Athlete Performance with First-Time Olympian, Alaysha Johnson

1:05-1:35 pm

Hiring Realities in Optometry: Data Insights and Industry Collaboration

1:45-2:15 pm

September 21

VisionEd Conference Program Hours

7:15-3:00 pm

The full schedule for Saturday 21 can be found on Vision Expo West's website.

5 HR Compliance Pitfalls Threatening Your Career & Practice for Health

10:00-10:45 am

Improving Patient Flow: In the Clinic and On the Go

10:30-10:55 am

Career Resource Center

11:00 am-3:00 pm

Recent Videos
EyeCon 2024: Insights on transforming ocular surface disease management
Dr. Kristie Nguyen at Vision Expo West
Easy Anyama at Vision Expo West 2024
Alysse Henkel of The Vision Council at Vision Expo West 2024
Glenda Aleman, OD, at Vision Expo West
Dr. Ferrucci summarizes his Vision Expo West presentations and shares clinical pearls for managing retinal cases.
Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, overviews her presentations at Vision Expo West.
Dr Nate Lighthizer discusses his 2024 Vision Expo West presentations
© 2024 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.