Harris County Optometric Society

03/12/2026

Join us for our next Sugar Land HCOS Meeting on Wednesday March 25th at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille - Sugar Land !

Thank you to Dr. Yassir Ahmed who will be lecturing, and Alcon for sponsoring our event!

RSVP Below👇

Dr. Yasir Ahmed will review all things cornea in this 2 hour CE.

11/12/2025

Great time at our last Sugar Land HCOS meeting of 2025!

Thank you to Ocusoft for making this event possible and to Dr. Khokhar for an amazing lecture!

11/10/2025

Join us for our LAST SL HCOS Meeting of the YEAR! It's happening tomorrow night, 11/11/2025 at Churrascos Sugar Land at 7pm!

Thank you to our sponsor Ocusoft for making this event possible!

RSVP at the link below👇

Pterygium, once considered a tropical nuisance, is now increasingly common even in U.S. practices — a true "pterygium epidemic". This session equips optometrists with practical strategies for recognition, referral timing, and long-term management to ensure patients achieve the best results. 2 D/T

08/14/2025

Great meeting last night at Roxpour , Sugarland Tx !
Thank you to Dr. Roma Patel for a great lecture and Glaukos for making this event possible!

08/11/2025

Join us for our Next Sugar Land HCOS Meeting on Wednesday August 13th at Rouxpour!

Dr. Roma Patel will discuss tricks and tips on how to identify and diagnose glaucoma subtypes, how to best interpret nuances of visual fields and OCTs, and a review of current pharmaceutical options. Then we will discuss the latest data on glaucoma procedures as well as showcase the latest technology in minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries.

Thank you to Glaukos for sponsoring our event!

RSVP Below👇
[https://www.hcoshouston.com/event-details-registration/advances-in-glaucoma-diagnosis-and-new-treatment-options](https://www.hcoshouston.com/event-details-registration/advances-in-glaucoma-diagnosis-and-new-treatment-options)

08/08/2025

Join us for our Next Sugar Land HCOS Meeting on Wednesday August 13th at Rouxpour!

Dr. Roma Patel will discuss tricks and tips on how to identify and diagnose glaucoma subtypes, how to best interpret nuances of visual fields and OCTs, and a review of current pharmaceutical options. Then we will discuss the latest data on glaucoma procedures as well as showcase the latest technology in minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries.

Thank you to Glaukos for sponsoring our event!

RSVP Below👇

We will discuss tricks, tips on how to identify & diagnose glaucoma subtypes, best interpret nuances of visual fields and OCTs, a review of current pharmaceutical options. She will discuss the latest data on glaucoma procedures and showcase the latest technology minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

03/20/2025

Great time at our Sugar Land HCOS meeting last night at B.B. Italia !

Thank you to Dr. Puthenparambil for a fantastic lecture and to Sun pharma for sponsoring our event!

03/05/2025

We got quite the line up for HCOS meetings in March!

Wednesday March 19th our Sugar Land HCOS meeting will be at BB Italia! Thank you to Sun Pharma for sponsoring this meeting!
RSVP below!
https://www.hcoshouston.com/event-details-registration/dry-amd-treatments-and-whats-new-in-the-pipeline

Tuesday March 25th will be our Central HCOS meeting at Maggiano's, RSVP for this meeting below!
https://www.hcoshouston.com/event-details-registration/restoring-sight-modern-approaches-to-corneal-transplantation-2

This course will focus on the latest corneal surgery options to understand current protocols and procedures. Dr. Singh will discus the persistent and stubborn dry eye going beyond just conventional techniques. In addition, the course will focus on treating superficial corneal disorders. 2 D/T CE

01/08/2025

It is with great sadness that I share that our colleague Matt Kauffman lost his wife, Candace Espinal Kauffman, suddenly this past weekend.

We are all so sad to hear this heartbreaking news. He has a 1 year old daughter Avery and a new cold start practice. Our classmate, Darcy Seaton, generously started a gofundme page to help him during this time.

If you are able to donate, please do, if not, please keep him and his family in your prayers. Thank you

Matt Kauffman lost his wife, Candace Espinal Kauffman, suddenly this past weekend. She was tr… Darcy Seaton needs your support for Matt & Avery Kauffman Fund

11/05/2024

Join us Wednesda November 13th for our last Sugar Land HCOS meeting of 2024!

It will be at Churrascos (1520 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land) at 7pm.

Thank you to Dompe for sponsoring this event!

Register below👇

For years, it was believed that the prevalence of keratoconus was 1 in 2000 people. Recent research states the prevalence of keratoconus is as high as 1 in 375. We will review the signs and symptoms of keratoconus and how to better identify individuals that present to your office w/ corneal ectasia

06/24/2024

Join us for our next Central HCOS meeting TOMORROW NIGHT!

It's happening at Morton's Steakhouse, RSVP below!

Course Description - The end of myopia starts at the beginning. Proactive education and treatment affords better clinical and personal outcomes for the child with myopia - both short and long term. This is the most prevalent disease eye care providers will treat in their careers. Patient and fami...

06/06/2024

Join us June 11th for our next Sugar Land HCOS meeting at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille - Sugar Land !

Register at the link below!

The Current State of Optometric Staffing : Does anyone still want to work? (1 Gen CE) “Doctor, I have pretty dry eyes” Dry eye is more prevalent than ever. (1D/T CE)