Twin Cities OSD Symposium 2025

Register for the ultimate eye care event in the Twin Cities: the 2025 Ocular Surface Disease Symposium.

About this Event

Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium 2025

As the field of ocular surface disease (OSD) continues to advance, this symposium serves as a premier forum for education, innovation, and collaboration. Designed for practitioners committed to staying at the forefront of OSD diagnosis and treatment, the event offers:

✅ 12 COPE-approved CE credits
✅ Cutting-edge insights from leading experts
✅ Hands-on exposure to the latest OSD treatments and innovations

With the growing interest in OSD management, this is a unique opportunity to expand your expertise and connect with industry leaders. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your clinical knowledge while engaging with top exhibitors presenting the latest advancements in ocular health.

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Saturday, September 7th


🕑: 08:00 AM
Opening Remarks | Breakfast Symposium

🕑: 08:30 AM
Lecture with David Hardten, MD

Info: Complications of Corneal Nerve Disease | David Hardten, MD

🕑: 09:00 AM
Panel Discussion

Info: Real World Complex OSD Case Presentations: In Office Treatment for The OSD

Patient with Comorbid Disease - Eyelid Debridement | Eyelid Hygiene | Eyelid

Warming Procedures | Meibomian Gland Probing | Meibomian Gland Expression

Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD

Discussants: David Hardten, MD | Damon Dierker, OD | Jake Lang, OD

🕑: 10:00 AM
Workshop A:

Info: Eyelid Debridement | Eyelid Warming Procedures | Meibomian Gland Probing

Meibomian Gland Expression

Instructors: Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Jake Lang, OD | Damon Dierker, OD

🕑: 12:00 PM
Lunch Symposium

🕑: 01:00 PM
Innovation Panel

Info: Industry leaders and physicians discuss the future of OSD treatments and

research.

Moderator: Brad Fundingsland

Discussants: Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Laura Periman, MD | David Hardten, MD |

Damon Dierker, OD | Jake Lang, OD

🕑: 01:30 PM
Panel Discussion

Info: Real World Case Presentations and Debate: The Role of Nutrition and

Neurostimulation in OSD | Demodex Blepharitis | Ocular Mucosal Irrigation |

Lacrimal Dilation and Irrigation | Punctal Plug Insertion and Removal

Moderator: Ahmad Fahmy, OD

Discussants: Laura Periman,

🕑: 02:30 PM
Workshop B

Info: Demodex Blepharitis | Ocular Mucosal Irrigation | Lacrimal Dilation and Irrigation

Punctal Plug Insertion and Removal

Instructors: Ahmad Fahmy, OD | Hardeep Kataria, OD | Jake Lang, OD | Damon

Dierker, OD

🕑: 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks | Meet with Exhibitors

🕑: 05:00 PM
Dinner Symposium

Sunday, September 8th


🕑: 08:00 AM
Opening Remarks | Breakfast Symposium

🕑: 08:30 AM
Lecture with Laura Periman, MD

Info: Ocular Surface Inflammation and It’s Most Common Origins

🕑: 09:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Drug Delivery and Anti-Inflammatory Control

Info: Inflammatory Control with Pertinent Diagnostics | Osmolarity | MMP-9 |

Lactoferrin | IgE | Corneal Sensitivity

🕑: 10:00 AM
Workshop C: Key Diagnostics in OSD Treatment, Corneal Sensitivity & more

Info: Key Diagnostics in OSD Treatment | Corneal Sensitivity | Osmolarity | MMP-9

Lactoferrin | IgE

🕑: 12:00 PM
Lunch Symposium

🕑: 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion

Info: Real World Case Presentations and Debate - The Role Regenerative Medicine,

Amniotic Membrane and Light Treatments in OSD

🕑: 02:00 PM
Workshop D

Info: Intense Pulsed Light | Low Light Level Therapy | Amniotic Membrane Insertion

and Removal

🕑: 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks and Adjourn


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