2025 MEGA CE
2025 MEGA CE
Date: September 12-13, 2025
Rocky Mountain University
1800 Novell Place, Provo, UT 84606
Classroom on the 8th floor
Come attend the 2025 UOA Annual MEGA CE and Fall Quarterly Business meeting on Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13th. This meeting is $50 for all UOA members and a $300 charge for non-UOA members to attend. All courses are pending COPE approval. Here is the tentative schedule:
Friday:
12:45 – 1 pm: Welcome and introduction by RMU representative
1 – 2 pm: Helping those we couldn’t help before: a few refractive surgery cases (Dr. Benjamin Buckner)
2 – 3 pm: CE Course (Dr. Reid Cluff)
3 – 4 pm: A Holistic Approach to Nutrition; An Optometrist’s Perspective (Dr. Tim Earley)
4 – 5 pm: Dinner
5 – 7 pm: CE Course (Dr. Spencer Johnson)
6 – 7 pm: CE Course (Dr. David Griffin)
Saturday
9 – 10 am: Business Meeting
10 – 11 am: Optometry and Metabolic Syndrome; More Than Meets the Eye (Dr. Tim Earley)
11 – 1 pm: Glaucoma Management and Ocular Surface Disease (Dr. Kristin Bretz)
1 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 3:30 pm: Exhibit hall on the 6th floor. With raffle prize drawing at 3 pm. Must be present to win.
3:30 – 4:30 pm: Refractive surgery optometric course Patients (Dr. Tyler Rawlins)
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Cornea problems before and after cataract surgery and how to treat them and ICL Considerations (Dr. Bryan Monson)
5:30 – 6:30 pm: CE Course (Dr. Bryan Monson)
6:30 – 8 pm: Dinner sponsored by Monson Vision
Bios:
Dr. Benjamin Buckner, MD:
Dr. Buckner is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained cornea and refractive surgeon specializing in LASIK, PRK, ICL, and cataract surgery. He is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the Utah Ophthalmology Society. He grew up in Lindon, Utah, and earned an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University (cum laude, Edwin S. Hinckley Scholarship). Dr. Buckner attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (AOA Honor Society scholarship) and interned at the Boise VA Medical Center. After completing his ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri, he had a fellowship in Corneal Disease and Refractive Surgery at Hoopes Vision. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Buckner remains part of our practice amongst our team of medical professionals. He and his wife, Debi, have four children. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, water sports, and learning music.
Dr. Timothy Earley, OD
Timothy Earley, OD, currently serves as a Therapeutic Optometrist and Vice President of Human Resources at the Medina Vision and Laser Centre in Medina, OH. His interests include the monitoring and management of age-related macular degeneration, dry eye and ocular surface disease, and the fitting of multifocal contact lenses. Dr. Earley is also the Clinical Director of the Bright Eyedeas Optical Clinic at the Medina County Career Center, where students in the optical technology/visual sciences program can work with Dr. Earley to provide no cost eye exams and glasses for those in need. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Ohio Optometric Association, and is also a national speaker and consultant in the areas of specialty contact lenses, macular degeneration, and practice management.
Dr. David Griffin, MD:
Dr. David Griffin is a comprehensive ophthalmologist who enjoys treating the full spectrum of ophthalmic disease and evaluating all eye care needs. He has a keen interest in cataract and refractive surgery and offers the latest advances in surgical eye care including advanced technology lens implants to address surgical correction of astigmatism and presbyopia. He also offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, LASIK, PRK, ICL, refractive lens exchange, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and more.
Dr. Griffin chose ophthalmology because improving a patient’s vision is a profound experience and something he finds deeply rewarding. He has a genuine desire to provide exceptional medical and surgical care for every patient he meets. On a personal note, Dr. Griffin loves spending his free time with his incredible wife and beautiful daughters. They enjoy exploring the beauty of Utah together and staying active. You may also find him playing the drums, trail running, or on the soccer pitch.
Dr. Kristin Bretz, MD
Dr. Kristin O. Bretz is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, and comprehensive eye care.
Dr. Bretz has been dedicated to ophthalmic research throughout her academic and professional career. She has published and presented on a range of topics, including ocular surface disease, glaucoma risk and management, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).
Dr. Bretz has volunteered her time and services with several charitable organizations, including Unite for Sight, with whom she served as a Global Impact Fellow in Bihar, India. She currently acts as a director of Working Vision, an organization which is dedicated to treating and preventing work related injuries in developing countries by distributing safety information and equipment and improving access to care. She has performed charity surgeries for those who have no access to care and has traveled to Micronesia, Mongolia, the Navajo community and Sonoma county teaching other doctors and professionals about state of the art ophthalmic procedures and techniques.
Dr. Tyler Rawlins, OD:
Dr. Rawlins has a passion for optometry. He knows firsthand the miracle of LASIK experiencing the life changing difference after wearing glasses since he was eight years old. That experience sparked his interest in optometry, and he has never looked back.
Dr. Rawlins enjoys giving back to the community by volunteering his time and talents serving medical missions helping people who do not have access to medical or vision care.
Dr. Bryan Monson, MD:
To provide his patients exceptional vision results, Dr. Bryan Monson combines top medical experience, world-class technology, ultra-modern surgical techniques, and a compassionate and expert staff. He specializes in advanced refractive cataract surgery as well as laser vision correction refractive procedures to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
A leader and innovator in the field of refractive surgery, Dr. Monson was awarded a top research award for his work in intraocular lenses by The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has played significant investigator roles during numerous clinical trials, with his research published in many professional journals.
Dr. Monson pioneered several refractive surgeries in the region, including astigmatic SmILE, TRIFOCAL IOLs, and Light Adjustable Lenses, and he implanted the first TORIC ICLs in the State of Utah. He invented the Monson SmILE fixation device and remains a member of the ASCRS Zeiss SmILE expert panel.