Join Nathan Lighthizer, OD

Thursday, June 20th | 9: oo AM- 11:00 AM “In-Office Electrodiagnostics for the Non-Glaucoma Patient: Diabetes, Diabetic Retinopathy, and AMD featuring Nathan Lighthizer, OD Electrodiagnostics can be a confusing, intimidating area in optometry. These tests (VEP, pERG, ERG, mfERG, EOG) are often the key to diagnosis and prognosis of a number of inherited and acquired conditions. Although in the past most optometrists didn’t perform these tests on a regular basis, that is now changing with evolving technology, and this testing is now being incorporated into private practice optometry. VEP and pERG are being used much more often in more common ocular disease conditions such as glaucoma, plaquenil toxicity, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. The flicker ERG is being used in the early diagnosis of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. This interactive two hour lecture will review these concepts in electrodiagnostics.

Objective, functional results for you. Enhanced care for your patients.

Diopsys, Inc. provides innovative technology to help improve your clinical practice. We have made unprecedented progress in the field of visual electrophysiology, creating accessible, practical electroretinography (ERG) and visual evoked potential (VEP) vision tests that can benefit your daily patients. Results from these tests are clinically effective in helping to manage a variety of vision disorders such as diabetic retinopathy, CRVO, retinal concerns obscured by media opacities, uveitis, optic neuritis, vision problems due to TBI, and more.^1-7 Please visit the Diopsys Booth #813 at the AOA Optometry’s Meeting to learn how modern ERG and VEP can benefit your diagnostic and treatment plans.

• Both objective and functional test results
• Enhanced treatment tracking and disease management
• Intuitive, color-coded reports based on documented reference ranges

This is visual electrophysiology for the 21st century. Come see for yourself.

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