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Music, Video, and News Just for You We all get fed up, bored. We want to escape. OpticalCEU's News Blog offers a short retreat from your crazy day. Aside from snippets of news items, once found only on an array of optical sites, you can watch the most popular optical videos from YouTube, you can listen to MP3 files from Amazon, you can feed gold fish with a click (and you don't have to clean the tank), and you can play pinball (just remember to turn down your volume if you're in the store) OpticalCEUs News Blog has a new residence at http://opticalceu.blogspot.com. "OpticalCEUs made the move in order to provide more services for the readers of the blog and attendees at its conferences," said Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEUs. “The search tool is more effective with the new site. We can provide news feeds from other sources of eye care news. Our design can be more up-to-date. Visit us aOpticalCEUs News Blog. The old blog will remain online indefinitely.
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Evaluations for Fall 2010 Seminars Written comments from attendees: "Speakers are great.” “Very informative and educational." “Overall a great job!” “Re: Why did you select this seminar? 'Location, price, knowledge of speakers on topics.'" See the evaluations for yourselves. You can also see pictures from the conference at OpticalCEU's photo album, called Elegant Education That's OpticalCEUs.
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Draws More Than OpticalCEUs today drew more than 120 opticians from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin. They came to the Conference Center at the lavish and elegant MGM Grand on the grounds of the Foxwoods Hotels and Casinos where they listened to Jean Davidson, Linda Conlin (left), and Herb Fletcher of Younger Optical discuss cosmetics and CLs, ANSI Standards for CLs, the history of eyewear, myopia and CLs, use of the new Sun Lens, the impact of the aging of baby boomers, and finally a CL fitting discussion. In the morning, the opticians enjoyed complimentary coffee and tea, and for lunch, there was an elegantly displayed buffet of cold cuts, breads, salads, and desserts. Linda Conlin founded F.E. Enterprises in 1998 as way of providing opticians with an additional option for earning continuing education. The periodic challenges found in a typical practice inspired her time and again to use her science background to find answers for the questions and issues that arose during her career. With such a wealth of information at her disposal, Linda found starting the conference—called OpticalCEUs—a natural extension of what she had been doing for years. OpticalCEU's
Starts Two OpticalCEUs has instituted an additional blog about new developments regards products in the field and how manufacturers are promoting them. It's call Optical Product News from OpticalCEUs. Opticians can reach the sites by clicking the link in the left-hand column. They can also hook up to the sites using an RSS feed.
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Demands Halt of Illegal Sales He sent letters to 7-Eleven Inc., ExxonMobil, Wholesale Club, and AAA Discount demanding they stop selling the lenses, which change or enhance eye color. He also is seeking information on past sales, distribution, and any lens-related lawsuits. Blumenthal further demanded that consumers who request them be given refunds.. Attorney General's Office investigators found the lenses for sale in Hartford at a 7-Eleven and were notified by a consumer they were being sold in West Hartford at an ExxonMobil Station. They also learned that two distributors, Wholesale Club and AAA Discount, are selling the lenses to non-eye care professional retailers in Connecticut. “These lenses may be tainted as well as tinted,” Blumenthal said. “To protect their sight, consumers seeking cosmetic contact lenses should consult an eye care professional. “Improperly used cosmetic contact lenses can cause serious and severe injury—infections, corneal damage, even blindness. Sales of cosmetic contact lenses by non-professionals is illegal and dangerous and must cease immediately. Unlicensed retailers are breaking the law as well as putting consumers at risk of infection and vision loss. I urge consumers to shun store lenses, obtaining them instead from eye care professionals. “I will act aggressively—including court action if necessary—to halt illegal sales and distribution of cosmetic contact lenses in Connecticut.” Blumenthal's letter demands an immediate sales halt and gives the businesses seven days from receipt to provide additional information. Web site note: Report suspected violations to your state Department of Health: CT—860-509-7648; MA—617-624-6000; RI—401-222-5200; and NH—603-271-4501. Record
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