ICSC 2025

The annual International Congress of Scleral Contacts (ICSC) meeting is a 2-day meeting that has historically occurred at the end of July in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but in 2024 the meeting broke from tradition and took place earlier in the year on the opposite coast. This year, ICSC will return to the east coast to Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-21, bringing the one-of-a-kind learning experience to novice and seasoned scleral lens practitioners in a new part of the United States. Here’s a quick guide to this meeting.

THIS MEETING IS FOR YOU IF YOU:

• Are new to fitting scleral lenses and want to learn more from those who regularly fit this modality
• Have a solid level of scleral lens knowledge and fitting and want to elevate your skills further and meet with like-minded clinicians
• Seek interactive panel discussions
• Enjoy hands-on learning
• Crave the opportunity to network with peers and industry
• Need in-person CE credit

WHAT TO EXPECT

The 2-day ICSC meeting will tackle perplexing challenges and broach emerging scleral lens trends via two tracks tailored to attendee experience level, Foundations and Masters. Panelists and speakers will offer insightful input on topics including upcoming scleral lens technologies, novel scleral lens uses, customized lens options, solutions for fogging, scleral lens complications, managing ocular surface disease, and more.

Returning program chairs Ariel Cerenzie, OD, FAAO, FSLS; John Gelles, OD, FAAO, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA; and Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS, have already dedicated many hours to ensuring this year’s agenda exceeds everyone’s expectations. ICSC will feature top-notch speakers, a highly interactive audience of optometrists, Scleral Lens Education Society fellows, and ophthalmologists. While the 2025 faculty was still being finalized at the time this article went to print, know that there will be a combination of familiar and new faces at the podium. With a faculty at the forefront of innovation, rest assured you’ll learn the latest in clinical advances and solutions for the most perplexing scenarios.