for Residents
September 11-12, 2026
The New England College of Optometry
(NECO)
Boston, MA
THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITE ONLY
Invitations are made directly to the Residency Director of each site who will accept and identify the residents selected to attend the event. If you are a Residency Director of a Cornea and Contact Lens residency site, email us at fitacademy@bostonsight.org to be added to our invitation list.
Please note the FitAcademy 2025 program is full.
FitAcademy draws on 30 years of design, manufacturing, research, and training to give emerging clinicians an edge on scleral lens fitting, assessment, and management. Our class of 2019 joined us from schools around the country, in 2020 we went virtual due to the pandemic, and in the past three years we hosted the event at the New England College of Optometry in Boston.
Cornea and contact lens residents learn about scleral lens fitting and assessment and how to manage and co-manage a range of corneal and ocular surface disorders, including dry eye disease and keratoconus. In addition to the educational component, FitAcademy’s intimate setting provides residents a unique opportunity to collaborate with fellow residents, strengthening their professional connections as they begin their careers.
WHY FITACADEMY
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
“I learned how to implement HOA correction more effectively as well as meaningful lens adjustments to better patients’ vision, comfort, and lens fits.”
“I learned a lot of troubleshooting tips and tricks with scleral lens fitting that I will implement. FitAcademy also reminded me how important it is to think beyond the lens.”
“I liked learning more tips for application and removal, as sometimes we rush through this in clinic, but it’s such a big part of the patient’s experience.”
“Loved learning about the role of technology in getting you closer to a fit endpoint when you know that a fit will be difficult.”
Didactic education
The class of 2025
Wetlab instruction
FACULTY
Karen G. Carrasquillo, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, PROSE Fellow and Sr. VP, Clinical and Professional Affairs at BostonSight
Daniel C. Brocks, MD
Chief Medical Officer at BostonSight
Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSC, FAAO
Director of Medical & Surgical Op, North America at EssilorLuxottica and Director of Specialty Lenses at Wills Eye Hospital Sr.
Avani Dave, OD, FAAO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, and Director of Optometry and Contact Lens Service at Ross Eye Institute
Anita Gulmiri, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Senior Medical Ambassador, and Faculty at New England College of Optometry
Alan Kowk, OD, FAAO, FSLS
PROSE Fellow, Director of PROSE Network Clinical Relationships at BostonSight
Jennifer Liao, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Assistant Professor of Optometry at New England College of Optometry
Sheila Morrison, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, FCCSO
Mission Eye Care Center for Dry Eye and Corneal Disease, Cornea and Contact Lens Residency Supervisor, and adjunct faculty at NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Chirag Patel, OD, FAAO
PROSE Fellow, Associate Director of Innovative Technologies at BostonSight
Stephanie Pisano, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Optometrist & Optometry Division Director at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors, whose support helps us to provide this event at little to no cost to the resident attendees.
Premier Sponsor
Premier Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Didactic education
Dr. Bita Asghari
