Opticians Brave the Threat of Hurricane Sandy

With Hurricane Sandy just off the East Coast on October 28th more than 135 people braved the threat to attend OpticalCEU's annual Fall Seminar for Opticians at the Grand Pequot Hotel and Casino at Foxwoods.

“Opticians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida defied the weather to attend. They were amazing,” notes Linda Conlin, president of OpticalCEUs. “It would be 24 hours before the storm made landfall in southern New Jersey. Yet some attendees came even though they would have to evacuate when they returned to their homes. Opticians are an amazing group of people. It was their presence, as it always is, that made the event a success.”

They listened and took notes to presentations by accredited lecturers Linda Conlin, Deborah Kotob of Vision-Ease, and Joe Forte in order to earn seven continuing education credits (three ABOs and four NCLEs). OpticalCEUs added a more comfortable learning environment to accompany its complimentary hot lunch buffet in the luxurious Grand Pequot Ballroom conference space.

According to an early sampling of attendee responses, the presentations were a huge success. As always, OpticalCEU's will post those results in the near future. The next continuing education seminar will be held in the spring. Look for updates here or on our OpticalCEUs website (www.opticalceu.com).

Speakers
For 14 years Linda, an NAO Fellow Ambassador and member of CLSA's University Review Committee, has provided continuing education for opticians at the state and national level. She is ABO and NCLE certified, licensed in CT, MA and RI, has a BS from Fairfield University and was a columnist for EyeWitness magazine.

Deborah, a sales consultant for Vision-Ease, writes, edits and presents ABO seminars related to best practices. A Massachusetts-licensed optician, she has owned an optical business and was a sales representative for MODO and Luxottica. Deborah is certified by the ABO and NCLE.

Joe lectured at CUNY Tech, specializing in contact lenses and was program director of the Interboro Institute College of Opticianry where he taught courses in various areas of contact lenses and optics. He has lectured at Vision Expo and Optifair. He is currently director of contact lens services for Raymond Opticians.