We would like to invite 4th year Berkeley Optometry students and ACCCOS members to join us at our New Grad Event! Get to know your soon-to-be colleagues at our networking event!
Monday May 16th 7-9pm
The Rare Barrel at 940 Parker St, Berkeley CA
If you did not receive an invitation via email, please reach out to acccos.membership@gmail.com.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 6:30pm
Ruth's Chris Steak House 1553 Olympic Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Speaker: Dr. Katie Chu
"Contact Lenses for Presbyopic Astigmats: Their Success is Your Success"
Join us for Dinner, Education, Trivia, & Prizes
Sponsored by Bausch and Lomb
ACCCOS Installation Meeting
Date: March 27th, 2022 at 8:30am-1:30pm
Location: Callippe Preserve (outdoor patio)
8500 Clubhouse Dr., Pleasanton, CA 94566
Brunch Buffet provided
3 hours of CE
Speaker: Dr. Blair Lonsberry
Dr. Lonsberry grew up in Rossburn, Manitoba (Canada). He obtained his Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 1996 after completing a Master of Science in Physiology from the University of Manitoba. He completed his residency in Primary Care Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1997, then joined the faculty at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. During his time at SCO, he completed a Masters's in Education degree with an emphasis in adult learning.
Currently, Dr. Lonsberry is a Full Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon. Dr. Lonsberry is a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, the Optometric Retinal Society, the Optometric Glaucoma Society, and the Ocular Surface Society of Optometry.
Lecture 1 Anterior Segment Grand Rounds - 2 hours
Lecture 2 Eyelids Lumps and Bumps - 1 hour
Date: Sunday January 23, 2022
Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom Meeting
2 hours TPG, 1 hour TPA (pending approval)
“Most Common Questions from Glaucoma Rounds: Answered” by Dr. Glen Ozawa from UC Berkeley School of Optometry
“Residents Grand Rounds” by 5 residents from UC Berkeley School of Optometry & UCSF
1. Maryam Nassiri “PCV vs Wet ARMD: Same or separate disease?”
2. Kristina Lin “A Bumpy Road: Recurrent Corneal Erosion in the setting of EBMD”
3. Adrienne Coulter “A Scotoma Scare: What is Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy?”
4. Mareena Roufail “Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: Genetics and Gene Therapy” Development
5. Josh Shin Lee “UVEITIS: RED, HOT AND BOTHERED”
ACCCOS members: Free, including $25 meal stipend
Non-ACCCOS COA members: Free
Non-COA members: $25
Please RSVP by January 16th via Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acccos-january-membership-meeting-tickets-238758411837
Date: Sunday, December 5th
Time: 10 am
Location: Zoom
Because last year's event was such a success, we have invited Toadily Baked to prepare another Zoom holiday cookie decorating class for us! Each RSVP will include a pre-packed cookie decorating kit with cookies, frosting, and sprinkles and a virtual class! Kits can be picked up 2 days before the class in Lafayette, Pleasanton or Concord. The subsidized cost is $10 dollars for each member and guest. Space will be limited so make sure to sign up early! Use the link below!
Rsvp link: https://forms.gle/KXvKggG68xRA25YP7