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Next Webinar: January 20

The Clinician's Guide to Corneal Tissue Addition Keratoplasty

presented by Dr. John Gelles
Tues, January 20
8:00 pm Central

About the Presenter

Dr. John Gelles is the director of the specialty contact lens division of the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute – CLEI Center for Keratoconus in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is an assistant clinical professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and an adjunct clinical professor at State University of New York College of Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry, and New England College of Optometry. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Scleral Lens Society, Contact Lens Society of America, British Contact Lens Association, the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, and a PROSE clinical fellow. He is a board member of the Contact Lens Society of America, an executive board member and education chair of the International Keratoconus Academy, an advisory board member for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute, the education chair of the Intrepid Eye Society, the chair of Refractive Surgery Alliance collaborative care section, and serves on the American Academy of Optometry’s Innovations Council. His clinical work is dedicated exclusively to specialty contact lenses for the management of keratoconus, corneal disease, ocular surface disease, and post-surgical corneal conditions. Additionally, he is a clinical investigator for multiple keratoconus and specialty contact lens-related clinical trials at CLEI.

 

2026 Webinar Schedule

JAN 20

The Clinician’s Guide to Corneal Tissue Addition Keratoplasty
John Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA

JAN 22

STUDENT WEBINAR
Small Lens, Big Impact:  Maximizing the Benefits of Corneal GP Lenses in Your Practice
Susan Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS

FEB 17

Multifocal Contact Lens Medley: Is it ever possible to make your presbyopic patients happy?
Julie Song, OD, FAAO, FSLS

MAR 17

COPE WEBINAR
Clinical Management of Complex Corneas with Specialty Contact Lenses
Stephanie Pisano, OD, FAAO, FSLS

APR 21

Corneal GP Fitting Adjustments: Special Cases
Jason Jedlicka, OD, FAAO, FSLS

APR 23

STUDENT WEBINAR
Building a Thriving Specialty Contact Lens Practice – Insights from the Experts
Drs. Louise Sclafani, Tiffany Andrzejewski, Elise Kramer, and Carl Kramer

MAY 19

COPE WEBINAR
Specialty Contact Lens Considerations in Glaucoma Management
Gloria Chiu, OD, FAAO, FSLS

JUN 16

Specialty Contact Lens Case Grand Rounds
Drs. Catherine Liu, JoJo Brown, Megan Patterson, and Matthew Keyzer

JUL 21

Evaluating the Impact of Contact Lens Correction on Higher-Order Aberrations: Benefit or Burden?
Jeffery Sonsino, OD, FAAO, FSLS, and Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO

JUL 23

STUDENT WEBINAR
OSD and Contact Lenses
Karen Carrasquillo, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA

AUG 18

COPE WEBINAR
Specialty Contact Lens Considerations in Pediatric Patients
Samantha K. Rosen, OD, FAAO

SEP 15

Updates in Myopia Management – What You Really Need to Know
Drs. Jeff Walline, Donald Mutti, Langis Michaud, and Aaron Zimmerman

OCT 20

Essential Tools for Specialty Lens Care
Jamie Kuzniar, OD, FAAO, FSLS and Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS

OCT 22

STUDENT WEBINAR
Adapt and Fit: Overcoming Barriers to Fitting Scleral Lenses When Technology Isn’t There
Lynette Johns, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA

NOV 17

COPE WEBINAR
Advanced Scleral Lens Troubleshooting: Unraveling Lens-Related Complications vs. Ocular Disease
Karen DeLoss, OD, FSLS, FAAO

DEC 15

Comfort is Key! The Subjective Side of Contact Lens Fitting
Madison Moss, OD, FAAO

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