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Register by Phone for OpticalCEUs the Fall 2017 Seminar for Opticians Is it time to renew your state license and ABO/NCLE certification? Why not do it with the best value in continuing education? Do you need a full-day, 7-credit program? Either way, F.E. Enterprises’ OpticalCEUs has what you want and need! So register by phone to ensure your get your seat: 203 366-5991. Seatiing is disappeaering.
Pick
up the latest ideas in the field - from lens technology to
reduce blue light exposure to rigid contact lens fitting.
Earn your ABO/NCLE credits with 7 courses at the
CELEBRITY BALLROOM, FOX TOWER, Foxwoods Resort and
Casino on Sunday,
October 22.
They’ll help you:
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Explore options in new blue filter lens technology
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Learn about medications that affect vision
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Provide top-notch patient care with rigid contact
lens fitting
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Understand and experience optical phenomena
Call to register and earn
accreditation! Have some
Foxwoods fun!
P.S.
As always, conference attendees can enjoy a delicious hot
buffet lunch compliments of OpticalCEUs. Our Lecturers Accredited lecturers
Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of
Vision-Ease and
Joe Forte will
present seven courses enabling you to earn three ABO and four
NCLE credits.
For over 15
years
Linda, the new Managing
Editor for 20/20
Magazine’s Pro to Pro,
has
provided
continuing
education and training
for
opticians
at
the
state
and
national
levels.
She
is ABO and NCLE
certified,
licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written
for 20/20 and
EyeWitness
magazines.
She founded OpticalCEUs and launched OpticalCEU.com and
Optical News from
OpticalCEUs news blog for opticians. Deborah, the ECP Education Facilitator for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO, NCLE and JCAHPO seminars related to optics and best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned two optical businesses and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica. Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications. Joe,
the director of contact lens services for Greenwich
Ophthalmology Associates, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and
Optifair. He received his Master in Contact Lens Technology
(NCLEM), is certified as an Advanced Level speaker, and was
program director of the Interboro Institute College of
Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact
lenses and optics. Joe has been a Fellow of the CLSA since 1992. Directions FOX
TOWER, FOXWOODS is located at 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd, Ledyard, CT 06339 on Route 2
between I-395 and I-95.
Go to the
Foxwoods website.
Valet parking is free.
For accommodations, call Foxwoods at 1-800 PLAY BIG.
Overnight reservations are not associated with the
seminar.
Linda Conlin Named Managing Editor of "Pro to Pro" for 20/20 Magazine Also, as the new Managing Editor of Pro to Pro for 20/20 Magazine, Linda Conlin invites you to check out the latest issue at https://www.2020mag.com/
OpticalCEUs
Spring 2017 An almost record number of opticians from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts came to Foxwoods Resort and Casino for OpticalCEUs Annual Spring Seminar on April 30. They listened as gifted and knowledgeable speakers Joe Forte, Deborah Kotob of Vision Ease spoke about the following: Advise your patients about the effects of blue light exposure Review spectacle lens options and considerations for the correction of Ametropia and Presbyopia Provide top-notch patient care with new technology for specialty contact lens fitting Expand your knowledge of contact lens materials, treatments and their applications The opticians also enjoyed a complimentary breakfast as well as OpticalCEUs renowned buffet lunch of soup, salads, pulled pork, and other offerings as well as a wonderful dessert bar.
Our
Lecturers For 17 years Linda, an Adjunct Instructor with the Goodwin College Ophthalmic Sciences program, has provided continuing education and training for opticians at the state and national levels. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, and has written for 20/20 and EyeWitness magazines. She founded OpticalCEUs and launched OpticalCEU.com and Optical News from OpticalCEUs news blog for opticians. Deborah, the ECP Education Facilitator for Vision-Ease, creates and presents ABO, NCLE and JCAHPO seminars related to optics and best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned two optical businesses and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica. Deborah has achieved ABOM and NCLE certifications. Joe, the director of contact lens services for Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates, lectured at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He recently received his NCLE Masters Certificate. He is certified as an Advanced Level speaker, and was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics. Joe has been a Fellow of the CLSA since 1992.
OpticalCEUs Fall 2016 Succeeds Again! Some twelve dozen opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island attended OpticalCEUs Annual Fall Conference for continuing education in the Grand Pequot Ballroom, at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino on October 23. They picked the latest ideas in the field - from lens technology to reduce blue light exposure to contact lens fitting for irregular corneas. They listened to the following presentations: Just the Blue Light Facts, Ma’am! Lensology – Lens Basics Review Become a Contact Lens Fitter A New Approach to Fitting Irregular Corneas Contact Lenses – How We Got Here From There Managing Ocular Allergies
OpticalCEUs
Spring Continuing
Some 150 opticians came to Foxwoods Hotel and Casino to sharpen their skills, dusted off their imaginations, and picked up the latest optical ideas—from sun lens technology to specialty contact lenses. It all happened at OpticalCEUs Spring Seminar on April 10 in the Celebrity Ballroom of Foxwood's Fox Tower (formerly MGM Grand). In the second level ballroom, they earned up to 7 ABO/NCLE credits.OpticalCEU's speakers covered the following topics: The Nature of Light and Its Practical Applications Explore the Cornea Managing Ocular Allergies & Ocular Surface Disorders with Single Use Lenses Specialty Contact Lenses are Not That Special Shades of Green Lens Enhancements Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses |
Now Approved for New York State Credit! In association with the Opticians
Alliance of New York, OpticalCEUs is offering credits to a New
York opticians license (ID 071317-071220.017). OpticalCEUs
welcomes New York Opticians for a day of learning and fun at
Foxwoods. You can register
here.
Linda Conlin Named Managing Editor of As the new Managing Editor of Pro to Pro for 20/20
Magazine, Linda Conlin invites you to check out the
latest issue at
https://www.2020mag.com/. You can contact her
(lindaconlin@opticalceu.com) to sign up for Pro to
Pro "Email Blasts". OAA Seeking to Your Help for Texas Opticians We received the following
email from the Opticians Association of America:We are all aware of the
devastating hurricane that wreaked havoc in the State of
Texas. The Opticians Association of America is working
with the Certified Opticians Association of Texas (COAT)
to assist those opticians whose dispensaries and homes
were damaged during the historic storm.
COAT is hopeful to raise a minimum of $10,000 in order
to help these opticians. Unfortunately, most people in
the Houston area do not have flood insurance. OAA is
asking that you make a donation through COAT's GoFundMe
Page (https://www.gofundme.com/helptexasopticians).
Any size gift is deeply appreciated as we try to assist
our fellow opticians recover from the devastating damage
caused by the hurricane.
Click Here to make your donation today.
Thank you for your support and please keep your thoughts
and prayers with the people of Texas.
Goodwin College's Ophthalmic Program Accredited
At the October 2, 2016
meeting, the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA)
approved accreditation for Goodwin College’s Ophthalmic Science
The program was found to be in compliance with the Essentials of
an Accredited Educational Program for Opticianry. The
accreditation lasts for two years. This accreditation
classification will be in effect retroactive to May 25, 2016 and
expiring May 24, 2018. The accreditation status will include all
graduates of the program in 2016. This accreditation status
will be extended to 6 years when the program is able to
demonstrate full compliance with the remaining
potential/non-compliant sections of the Essentials. This is
standard for newly accredited programs.The commissioners said
that they are honored to list the Ophthalmic Science Program at
Goodwin College among its accredited programs.
Linda
Conlin Speaking at CE Meeting for New Hampshire Opticians Linda
Conlin will speak at the annual
New Hampshire Opticians Conference. The conference will be
held on Oct. 16 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concorde,
NH. She will have presentations on keratonus, the cornea,
malpractice, complications associated with grading contact
lenses.
The
Story of Vision Aired Oct. 13; The Story of Vision eBook Follows A
one-hour documentary produced for PBS broadcast and distribution.
The story’s threads will weave the tale of the journey of
humanity that discovered the science; technology and medicine
that allows us to understand how sight works, cure diseases of
the eye and correct vision. Efforts will be made to make this a
co-production with
international
partners like BBC, NHK, ABC (Australia) and other international
broadcasters."For
more information, click.
People
will also be able to download the eBook or iBook also entitled
The
Story of Vision,
produced by Mark Mattison-Shupnick, Jobson’s director of
education and training content. Four articles by Linda Conlin
appear in the book.
OpticalCEU
Speaker Joe Forte Earns NCLE Masters Joe
Forte recently earned his NCLE Masters Certificate. The
percussionist and the director of contact lens services for
Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates,
Greenwich, CT, has long served the education needs of opticians.
He lectured
at CUNY Tech, Vision Expo and Optifair. He is certified as an
Advanced Level speaker. He was program director of the Interboro
Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in
various areas of contact lenses and optics. Joe has been a Fellow
of the CLSA since 1992.
In
order to attain this esteemed status, Joe had to do the following
for NCLE examiners: The
NCLE Master in Contact Lens Technology designation
demonstrates to the public and colleagues that an individual has
attained a superior level in Contact Lens Technology.... [And he
needed to satisfy the following conditions:] Linda
Conlin Teaches in Goodwin
With
the start of the Fall 2015 semester, Linda Conlin is teaching in
the Ophthalmic
Science Program at Goodwin College, E. Hartford.
The
two-year associate degree education tract enables individuals to
learn about opticianry. Working with a dedicated team of eye care
professionals, students learn to design, fit, and dispense
corrective eyeglass and contact lenses in the school's
state-of-the-art optical fabrication laboratory, contact lenses
laboratory, and training store. The program also prepares
students to sit for ABO's and NCLE's exams.
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