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Amniotic Membranes: Feel More Comfortable in 1 Hour
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 | 1:00pm — 2:00pm PT
Presented by: Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO at Optometric Education Consultants
Sponsored by: BioTissue
Course Description:
In office and suture-less amniotic membrane (AM) is an excellent treatment due to excellent clinical, effective, and rapid outcomes to treat a variety of ocular surface conditions and contact lens complications. This course will examine what is an amniotic membrane, the various types of AMs, clinical applications, patient experience, insertion, and removal.
About Your Presenter
Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO at Optometric Education Consultants
Greg Caldwell, O.D., is a 1995 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He completed a one-year residency in primary care and ocular disease at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry (ABO). He currently works in Duncansville, Pennsylvania as an ocular disease consultant. His primary focus is the diagnosis and management of anterior and posterior segment ocular disease, and he has been a participant in multiple FDA investigations and trials. Dr. Caldwell is a co-founder of Optometric Education Consultants and co-administrator of OCT Connect on Facebook. He has lectured extensively throughout the county and over thirteen countries internationally. In 2010 he served as President of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA) and served on the AOA Board of Trustees 2013-2016. He is President of the Blair/Clearfield Association for the Blind.
