Sunday, September 20, 2020 | 9:15am - 10:15am

Session 20: The Future in Focus: Refractive Eye Care

Presenter: Chris Wroten, OD

This continuously updated, multimedia course presents a fast-paced overview of new innovations in refractive eye care, including surgical and non-surgical technologies, spectacle and contact lenses, patient outcomes and selection criteria, and their applications to treat myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia in traditional and non-traditional ways.

Learning Objectives:

• To increase knowledge of novel spectacle and contact lens technologies in development.
• To enhance understanding of refractive surgery options and their outcomes.
• To investigate pharmaceutical interventions for presbyopia.
• To expand the education of wearable technologies which can enhance patient quality of life.
• To review developing advancements in intraocular lens design.

About the Speaker

Chris Wroten, OD

Co-Owner, The Bond-Wroten Eye Clinics

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, Chris Wroten, OD, graduated from Southern College of Optometry (SCO), then completed a residency in Hospital-based Primary Eye Care at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Wroten is a partner at Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic, with three offices in southeast Louisiana, and serves as the clinic’s Chief Operating Officer, while supervising its Primary Care & Ocular Disease Residency and Student Externship Programs, both of which he founded. He has received appointment as adjunct faculty at several schools and colleges of optometry, has twice been elected president of the Optometry Association of Louisiana (OAL) and co-chairs its Education Committee, is vice-chair of SECO International’s Education Committee, and serves on the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners. He has been appointed to numerous committees within the American Optometric Association, and serves on the Board of Trustees for SCO. Dr. Wroten has lectured internationally, participated in clinical research, and been honored with several professional awards throughout his career. He is a devoted husband to his wife, Dr. Sarah Wroten, also a staff optometrist at The Bond-Wroten Eye Clinics, and is the proud father of two children, Emily and Ben.

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