Annual Technician Course at the Wilmer Eye Institute
Wilmer's 28th Annual Technician Course will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Owens Auditorium in the Cancer Research Building of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Campus.
Questions on the application process can be directed to [email protected].
Program Agenda
As those of you who have attended our previous courses know, our programs are informal and collegial.
Our speakers aim for open, interactive communication with the audience, so you feel comfortable asking questions.
Topics include most of the ophthalmic specialties, all aimed at ophthalmic technicians. This is a sample schedule of the program:
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8 – 8:05 a.m. | Welcome – Nidia Adames, BS, COT |
| 8:05 – 9:05 a.m. | Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopia: What’s with All These Opias! – Bryce St. Clair, OD |
| 9:05 – 9:35 a.m. | How to Reduce the Incidence of Post-Operative Diplopia After C/E & Refractive Surgery – Alex Christoff, CO |
| 9:35 – 9:50 a.m. | Break |
| 9:50 – 10:50 a.m. | Visual Field: Localizing the Lesion – Kristen Col, OD |
| 10:50 – 11:50 a.m. | Specialty Contact Lenses: SCL / Gas Permeable / Scleral Contact Lenses – Brad Salus, OD |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:50 – 1:50 p.m. | Uveitis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Types – Paulina Liberman, MD |
| 1:50 – 2:35 p.m. | Pediatric Work Up – Ryan Thompson, MD |
| 2:35 – 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Management of Glaucoma: Drugs, Lasers and Surgeries – Moon Lee, MD |
| 3:45 – 4 p.m. | Closing Remarks, Collect Evaluations, CEC Paperwork Awarded |
Tuition
- Wilmer Employees: $125 – use JHU Tuition Remission
- Non-Wilmer Employees: $125
- Full-Time Op. Students: $20
- JHH Employees: $20
- Lecturers: Free
For additional details, please contact [email protected].
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