NJSOP Optometry Insights – Year-End CE

Attendee Registration

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Attendee Pricing 

Member - $255
Non-member - $382.50
Para - $125

Event and Continuing Education Agenda 

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM  - Registration and Light Refreshments  (coffee/ juice station & asstd. granola bars)

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM  - Welcome and 5 min Partner Podium Time

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM - CE #1 - Making the Right Choice Among Proven IOL Designs
Sondra Black, OD, FAAO
1 hour NJSBO TPA Credit #1704-2027 / 1 hr. CE Broker Credit #20-1412886
Technology has advanced significantly in the past decade in the IOL space. In both the monofocal and presbyopia correcting space there are more available options for your patients. Our patients are undergoing surgery earlier, more active and living longer than they were before. As the primary care practitioner it is important to understand the options your patients will be presented with when going to the surgeon for their consult. This talk will go through the technological advancements in the IOL space, the optics of the lens platform as well as design changes which lead us to the current lens technology available to your patients today. 

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM - Trivia with Partners Break

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM - CE #2 - Photobiomodulation Therapy: Theory and Practical Application in the Management of Dry AMD
Thomas Kislan, OD
1 hour NJSBO TPA Credit # 1800-2027 / 1 hour CE Broker Credit #20-1412889
This course will discuss retinal photobiomodulation and how it fits into patient care in eye care offices. Clinical theory of PBM will be discussed and how specifically it helps slow the progression of macular degeneration. Clinical studies will be reviewed and specific steps will be discussed on how to successfully implement this treatment into Optometric practices. 

11:20 AM – 11:25 AM - 5 min Partner Podium Time

11:25 AM – 12:15 PM - CE #3 - Bridging the Gap in Women's Eye and Hormonal Health
Neda Gioia, OD, CNS®, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP
1 hr. NJSBO TPA Credit #1702-2027 / 1 hr. CE Broker Credit #20-141289
Despite women comprising more than half of the global aging population, the intersection of hormonal health and ocular disease remains underrepresented in both research and clinical care. This presentation bridges the gap between eye health and women’s life cycle hormones, with a focus on perimenopause and menopause. Attendees will develop a conceptual awareness of the relationship between sex hormones and ocular health, including their influence on the ocular surface, retina, and tear film, and the theoretical basis for considering biological sex in dry eye, AMD, and glaucoma.

12:15 PM – 1:25 PM - Plated Lunch/ 2026 Awards Ceremony 

1:25 PM – 2:35 PM - General Membership Meeting - Members-Only Materials link coming soon  

2:35 PM – 3:25 PM - CE#4 - Responsible Opioid Prescribing: Management in the Optometric Practice
Steven Sorkin, OD, FSLS, Dipl. ABO
1 hr. NJSBO Oral Credit # 1703-2027 / 1 hr. CE Broker Credit #20-1412892 - This course satisfies the NJSBO 1 hour Opioid credit requirement
This course will review the contemporary state of the opioid epidemic in the United States. The roles of topical and oral pain management in eye care will be reviewed and new approaches to the management of ocular pain will be highlighted during this course including narcotic and non-narcotic medications and treatments.

Meet the Speakers



Sondra Black, OD, FAAO
Dr Black graduated from the University of Waterloo School of Optometry in 1980. She practiced optometry for 20 years in a private practice. She then joined TLC as a clinical director for the TLC Custom LASIK center in Toronto. In 2003 Dr Black became the Clinical Director for TLC Toronto. In 2009, Dr Black left TLC to become the VP-Clinical Operations for Crystal Clear Vision. She left practice in November 2017 to focus exclusively on consulting both to industry and individual practices. Her expertise lies in cataract, refractive surgery, and patient management and counselling and now works fulltime for Johnson & Johnson Vision in Education as Sr Mgr Practice Development Education.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS®, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP
Dr. Gioia is the founder of Integrative Vision, a concierge optometry practice in New Jersey that bridges traditional eye care with functional medicine and clinical nutrition to support vision and whole-body health. In addition to her Doctor of Optometry, she holds dual credentials as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and a Functional Medicine Certified Professional, reflecting a systems-based approach to patient care. She is the past president and a current fellow of the Ocular Wellness & Nutrition Society (OWNS), serves on the board of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, and is an IFM subject matter expert. Dr. Gioia created the SEEHealth™ and Eye Exam Plus™ programs for integrating comprehensive, whole-person care into practice, and contributes to the primary care educational channel on the Vumedi network. With a deep passion for advancing women's leadership in healthcare, Dr. Gioia has served on the board of Women in Optometry, received the 2021 Theia Award for Innovation.

Thomas Kislan, OD
Dr. Thomas Kislan is the founder and Medical Director of 5 large eye care practices in Northeast PA and also founded the Dry Eye Clinic of Northeast PA. Dr. Kislan lectures on ocular surface disease, omega 3 science and practice management. Dr. Kislan also has been a phase 3 FDA clinical investigator.  Dr. Kislan is also the co host of EyeCare Today, a local TV and on line show.

Steven Sorkin, OD, FSLS, Dipl. ABO
Dr. Sorkin is Director of Specialty Contact Lens Services at Corneal Associates of New Jersey in Fairfield, New Jersey. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry. He lectures extensively throughout the country and internationally on contact lenses, ocular therapeutics and corneal disease. He has a special interest in difficult to fit contact lens patients, such as those with keratoconus and post surgical cases and manages many patients with complex anterior segment conditions.

Dr. Sorkin currently serves as President of the Essex County Optometric Society and Vice President of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He also serves as a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the International Keratoconus Academy and the Advisory Board of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute and is a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. He is adjunct clinical faculty at Pennsylvania College of Optometry and the New England College of Optometry. He was named New Jersey Optometrist of the Year in 2018 by NJSOP and Preceptor of the Year by PCO in 2025.

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