Events and Courses

CONFERENCE BROCHURE 2025

92nd International Conference on Light and Vision Schedule

May 14-17, 2025

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

8:00-9:00 am Registration

8:00-2:00 pm Exhibit set up

2:00-5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

 

8:45am–5:00 pm Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy 101 

8:45-10:00 am   History of Light Therapy by Hans Lessmann, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

10:00-10:30 am Break

10:30-12:30 pm Theory and Practice of Syntonic Phototherapy (2 hrs COPE) by Larry Wallace, O.D., Ph.D., FCSO

12:30-1:30 pm   Lunch on Own

1:30-3:30 pm     The Alpha Omega Pupil: Observation and Grading (2 hrs COPE) by Brenda Montecalvo O.D., FODVR, FCSO, and Rob Fox O.D., FODVR, FCSO

3:30-4:00 pm     Break/Visit exhibits

4:00-5:00 pm     Introduction to Syntonic Syndromes (1 hr COPE) by Rob Fox, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

5:00 pm               Meals on Own

6:00 pm               CSO Board Meeting

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025 (101)

8:00-9:00 am Registration

8:00-5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

9:00-5:00 pm Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy 101 

 

9:00-10:50 am   A Holistic Optometric Approach to Neuro-Rehabilitation: A Journey Through Four Cases (2 hrs COPE) by Rob Fox, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, Philip Bugaiski, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

10:50-11:20 am Break/Visit exhibits

11:20-12:20 pm Functional Visual Fields in Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy (1 hr COPE) by Mary VanHoy, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

12:20-1:30 pm   Lunch on Own

1:30-3:30 pm     The Syntonic Field: Functional/Kinetic (2 hrs COPE) by Brenda Montecalvo O.D., FODVR, FCSO and Mary VanHoy, O.D, FOVDR, FCSO

3:30-4:00 pm     Break/Visit exhibits

4:00-5:00 pm     Syntonic Practice Management by CSO Faculty

5:00 pm               Meals on Own

6:30 pm               Gem and Mineral Warehouse Tour

7:00-10:00 pm   EyeLux Hangout

 

Thursday May 15, 2025 (201)

9:00-5:00 pm Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy 201 – Concurrent with 101

9:00-10:00 am   Biotyping and Advanced Filters Larry Wallace, O.D., Ph.D., FCSO

10:00-11:00 am Modulated Light as Therapy for Ocular Disease: Harmful or Helpful (1 hr COPE) by Cathy Stern, OD., FOVDR, FNORA, FCSO

11:00-11:30 am Break/Visit Exhibits

11:30-12:30 pm Advanced Interpretation of Kinetic Functional Fields (1 hr COPE) by Simon Grbevski, B. Optom, FACBO, FOVDR, FCSO

12:30-1:30 pm   Lunch on Own

1:30-2:30 pm     Autonomic Nervous System and Heart Rate Variability Considerations for Evaluating Syntonic Filters (1 hr COPE) by Jamie C Ho, OD, FAAO, FOVDR

2:30 -3:30 pm    Helping Patients Find Coherence Through Breathwork and Syntonics (1 hr COPE) by Alia Santoyo, O.D., FCSO

3:30-4:00 pm     Break/Visit Exhibits

4:00-5:00 pm    Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) (0.5 hours COPE), Optometric Management of Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) (0.5 hrs COPE) by Brenda Montecalvo, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, Randy Schulman, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

5:00 pm               Meals on Own

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

8:00-9:00 am Registration

8:00-5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

 

8:30-9:30 am     Photobiomodulation: Light as Medicine-Past, Present, and Future (1 hr COPE) by Laura Chonko, O.D.

9:30-10:00 am   Break/Visit Exhibits

10:00-12:00 pm Practical MitoCircadian Medicine (2 hrs COPE) by Josh Rosenthal, MD

12:00-1:30 pm   Exhibitor’s Luncheon

1:30-2:30 pm     How the Endocrine System Neurotransmitters and Brain Waves affect Visual Function (1 hr COPE) by Simon Grbevski, B. Optom, FACBO, FOVDR, FCSO

2:30-3:30 pm     Quantum Physics and the Human Body-We Are but Dust (1 hr COPE) by Peter Guhl, OD, FAAO, FOVDR, FVAO, CCII

3:30-4:00 pm     Break/Visit Exhibits

4:00- 5:00pm     Syntonics in the Vision Therapy Room (1 hr COPE) by Amy Thomas, O.D., FOVDR

6:00 pm               Horseback Riding and Hayride at Catalina Riding Club

Saturday, May 17, 2025

8:00-4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open 

8:30-10:30 am   Understanding Multisensory Processing and Its Role in Vision Therapy Outcomes (1 hr COPE) by Steve Curtis, O.D., FOVDR, FNORA, FCSO, and Recent Advances in Multisensory Neurostimulation by Anadi Martel, Sc.

10:30-11:00 am Break/Visit Exhibits

11:00-12:00 pm Case Presentations in Multisensory Neuro-Rehabilitation (1 hr COPE) by Chula Lerdvoratavee, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO

12:00-1:30 pm   Business meeting and lunch

1:30-2:30 pm     ipRGCs Effects on Human Health (1 hr COPE) by Brenda Montecalvo, O.D., FOVDR, FAAO, FCSO

2:30-3:30 pm     Behold the Eyes: How to use Iris Analysis to Inform Treatment by Randy Schulman, MS, OD, FOVDR, FCSO

3:30-4:00 pm     Break

4:00-5:00 pm     Advances in Photomedicine by Dr. Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FNORA, FCSO and Dr. Ray Gottlieb, O.D., Ph.D., FOVDR, FCSO

6:30 pm               Cocktail Party (Cash bar)

7:00 pm               Awards Banquet Dinner/Awards presentation

 

No exhibiting allowed in the Conference area.